SB270, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore, R-Sandy, would establish the Collections and Housing Court to hear eviction cases and other matters. Cullimore, a former eviction attorney who now has his own law practice, said this idea came from the Utah Bar Foundation as a way to improve efficiency — and help defendants access services — since most of those cases are now handled virtually rather than in person. “A lot of those services are centralized here in Salt Lake (City),” Cullimore said. “If we consolidated all the courts, the advocacy groups could help more people across the state.”