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House backs bill to curtail new "corporate town" incorporations; HB 54 passes 53–19
Summary
After lengthy debate on March 3, the Utah House passed a bill that limits a 2024 preliminary municipality process that critics said allowed creation of privately controlled “corporate towns.” Representative Koehler and supporters argued the change restores local control; the House approved the measure 53–19.
The Utah House on March 3 passed the first substitute to House Bill 54, municipal incorporation modifications, after an extended floor discussion about so-called corporate towns and local control. Representative Koehler, the sponsor, described the bill as a rollback of last year’s preliminary municipality provisions and said it would prevent the unchecked creation of privately controlled incorporations going forward. The bill passed 53 yeas to 19 nays.
Koehler said the earlier law allowed…
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