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Utah House urges IRS action on tax treatment for non–community-property states
Summary
The Utah House approved a resolution urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code so non–community-property states receive identical treatment to community-property states; supporters said it records the state’s position and opponents questioned whether resolutions influence federal action.
House Joint Resolution 5, introduced by Representative Hunsaker, calls on the U.S. Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax treatment equal to citizens of community-property states. Hunsaker said the resolution’s intent is to "urge the United States Congress to amend the IRS tax code to provide equal treatment to all Americans." Representative Harwood opposed using a resolution for such statements, saying memorials to Congress are often ineffective and costly to produce.
Supporters responded that other states have pursued similar resolutions and that the Internal Revenue Service was "looking at these issues," arguing the least the House could do was put its recommendation on the record. After brief debate the House opened voting and later closed it; the transcript shows the matter was referred for further consideration and recorded as referred to consent. The session transcript records a vote tally in garbled form; the certified tally is not legible in the transcript excerpt provided.
Next steps: The resolution was processed for the consent calendar per the clerk’s announcement.
