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House approves option letting counties adopt a 0.25% sales tax in exchange for property‑tax reductions after floor amendments
Summary
After hours of debate and multiple floor amendments, the House passed HB 462 to let counties seek a 0.25% countywide sales tax (requiring a local vote) that would reduce property taxes; lawmakers debated distribution formulas, caps, and truth‑in‑taxation safeguards before passing the amended bill (62–9).
The Utah House extensively debated House Bill 462 on Feb. 26, a proposal to authorize counties to adopt a 0.25% county sales tax in exchange for reducing local property taxes. The bill drew repeated floor amendments and nearly two hours of discussion over distribution formulas, voter protections and caps on future property‑tax levies.
Sponsor Cliff Hatch described HB 462 as a measure to diversify county revenue and give local officials an option to shift some tax burden from property to sales, with implementation…
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