It came together fairly last-minute during the final days of the 2024 Utah Legislature, when lawmakers were putting the final touches on the budget.
Senate Budget Chair Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, added a new provision into the omnibus alcohol bill for the year, HB548, that established a new program at state liquor stores to ask customers whether they'd like to round up their purchases to donate to a state fund that supports homeless service programs across Utah.
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