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Utah House rejects constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds vote to approve statewide property tax
Summary
The House declined to send a two-thirds supermajority requirement for any future statewide property tax to voters, voting 32–38 on House Joint Resolution 1; supporters argued it would constrain future tax increases while opponents said it would unduly limit legislative flexibility.
The Utah House on February 22 debated House Joint Resolution 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have required a two-thirds House vote before the Legislature could enact a statewide property tax. Sponsor Representative Way told members the resolution would only send the question to voters and "does not do anything to education," and that the measure was intended to…
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