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House approves aircraft parts sales-tax exemption after rejecting nationwide sunset amendment
Summary
Lawmakers passed HB43 to exempt aircraft parts and equipment from sales tax (53–16). A proposed Anderson amendment that would have placed all sales-tax exemptions on a 1992 sunset for systematic review failed after opponents warned it would stall economic development.
The House passed House Bill 43 to exempt aircraft parts and equipment from sales tax, a measure sponsors said would help keep aviation-related businesses and maintenance facilities in Utah.
Supporters cited local firms such as Rocky Mountain Helicopters and said the exemption had previously been applied to both scheduled and unscheduled aircraft repair facilities. "That facility brings…
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