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Utah House advances winery tax-relief measure after full debate on sunset rules
Summary
After extended debate over investment uncertainty and potential out-of-state benefits, the Utah House passed House Bill 2 (winery amendment), adopting amendments requiring review and a delayed sunset; the measure clears the House and is sent to the Senate.
Representative David Adams, sponsor of House Bill 2, told the House that the bill aims to ease a business-markup burden on small wineries by reducing the Liquor Control Commission markup from 61% to 30% for producers making less than 20,000 gallons a year and marketing those products in Utah. Adams said many of the industry’s sales ("80% is sold on-site") make the current markup effectively a state-imposed administrative cost the businesses are bearing.
The central dispute on the floor centered on a sunset date in the amendment. Representative Martin R. Stevens proposed an amendment that…
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