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House approves measure to block ‘passive’ state tax increases tied to federal changes
Summary
First substitute House Bill 216 passed the House 71–1; it creates a process that quarantines automatic state revenue increases caused by changes in the federal definition of taxable income and requires a legislative vote before the state can spend that money.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 13 approved first substitute House Bill 216, a measure designed to prevent unvoted, automatic increases in state income tax revenue that happen when the federal definition of taxable income changes. The bill passed the House on a recorded vote, 71‑1.
Representative Thurston, sponsor of the bill, described the legislation as a guard against what he called “passive tax increases” that previously raised state…
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