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House approves mailed-notice requirement for bond elections after debate over cost threshold
Summary
The House passed second substitute House Bill 76 requiring mailed notice to property owners for certain bond or special-election revenue measures; debate focused on whether the trigger should be a $1,000,000 bond threshold or an increase in average residential property tax of $15 per year. The bill passed after an amendment on the threshold was adopted.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 9 passed second substitute House Bill 76, a proposal that requires political subdivisions proposing bond or special-election revenue measures to mail notice to affected voters. Representative Glenn L. Wayne introduced the bill and said it responds to constituents who said they were uninformed about past bond elections.
Supporters and opponents disagreed over how to define which bond measures must trigger mailed notice. Representative Sidaway proposed replacing a $1,000,000 maximum-bond threshold with a test based on tax impact: "when the debt service on the bonds to be…
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