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House Rejects Amendment Requiring Quarter-Page Ads for Large Municipal Bonding
Summary
A proposed substitute to House Bill 28 that would have required quarter‑page newspaper ads under truth-in-taxation rules for public debt over $1,000,000 failed after debate; supporters said it standardizes notice, opponents called it an unfunded mandate for small communities; substitute failed 27–36.
Lawmakers debated a substitute to House Bill 28 that would require local governments and school districts to advertise significant bonding measures with a quarter-page notice under Utah’s truth-in-taxation framework when incurring debt over $1,000,000.
Representative Tanner, sponsor of the substitute, said the ad…
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