State housing plan

(1) The division shall develop a state housing plan by December 31, 2025. (2) (a) The division shall partner with the Legislature, municipal and county governments, the home building industry and related stakeholders, and the general public in the development of the state housing plan described in Subsection (1). (b) In developing the state housing plan, the division may develop regional housing plans within the state housing plan. (3) The state housing plan shall: (a) prioritize collaboration over preemption and collaboration across private and public sectors; (b) promote a holistic and regional approach to housing; (c) enable connected communities and center-based development; (d) acknowledge cross-issue policy alignment; (e) maintain a long-range vision; (f) promote opportunity and inclusivity; (g) recognize complex market forces; and (h) consider rural and urban contexts. (4) The state housing plan shall include data and metrics: (a) about actual and potential housing production; (b) about actual and potential infrastructure capacity, maintenance, and development; and (c) allowing the division to measure success of the state housing plan over time. (5) In gathering data and developing metrics, the division shall analyze moderate income housing reports received by the division and: (a) determine which, if any, of the moderate income housing strategies described in Sections 10-21-201 and 17-80-201 are correlated with an increase in the supply of moderate income housing, either built or entitled to be built, in the political subdivision that implements the moderate income housing strategy; and (b) draw conclusions regarding any data trends identified by the division as meaningful or significant. (6) By no later than October 1 of each year, the division shall provide a written report on the development and implementation of the state housing plan to the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee and the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee.