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Utah County reviews HB 456 changes to transient room tax, weighs 0.25% increase to fund trails, search-and-rescue and marketing
Summary
County staff outlined changes from HB 456 (2025) to the transient room tax (TRT), estimated $400,000 in new revenue if the county adopts a 0.25% increase before July 1, and possible uses including trail repairs, search-and-rescue support and targeted tourism marketing.
Utah County staff briefed commissioners on June 11 about changes to the transient room tax under HB 456 (2025) and the county’s options to adopt an additional 0.25 percentage point before a July 1 deadline.
County planner Ezra (staff member) told the commission the legislation, effective July 1, changes how TRT revenue may be used and allows counties of Utah County’s size to implement an extra 0.25% on hotel and similar lodging, raising the total to 4.5% and producing “about $400,000 of additional revenue annually.”
The new law simplifies eligible uses, Ezra said, making the first 2% explicitly available for tourism promotion and allowing a broader set of items to be paid from the remainder. For counties generating more than $1 million annually in TRT…
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