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Utah House approves county-option sales tax for open-space preservation after heated debate
Summary
The House passed second substitute H.B.125 to allow counties to place a local sales tax for open-space and agricultural preservation, 41–33, after extensive floor amendments and argument over statewide election timing and urban/rural allocation splits.
SALT LAKE CITY — After hours of debate over how to balance rural and urban priorities, the Utah House of Representatives on March 1 approved second substitute House Bill 125, a county-option sales tax measure that would let counties ask voters to add a local sales and use tax to finance open-space and agricultural preservation projects.
Representative Evan Olson, the bill’s sponsor on the floor, moved the measure back onto the House calendar and said members should expect significant amendments. Representative Dan Becker then offered two floor amendments. One would set a single statewide election date so all counties…
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