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House rejects repeal of optional arts sales tax after floor debate
Summary
House debated and rejected House Bill 6, which would have repealed an optional local sales-tax mechanism for arts funding. Supporters cited election costs; opponents said repeal removes a local ballot option and undermines cultural programs. Vote: 25 yes, 41 no, 9 absent.
House members spent more than an hour debating House Bill 6, a measure that would repeal the optional local sales-tax authorization for arts funding, before voting the bill down.
Representative Michael G. Wattis, sponsor of the repeal, told the House the measure would save counties the recurring election costs required to place the optional arts tax on local ballots. "In Salt Lake County ... the county government paid $52,000 to put it on the ballot," Wattis…
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