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House rejects proposal to recalibrate personal exemptions for education funding; critics call it a 'head tax'
Summary
Representative Corey Holdaway's plan to change how Utah applies federal exemption amounts to state taxable income (HB 279) was debated sharply and failed in the House by 21–45. Sponsors cast it as a fairness step to bolster education funding; opponents said it penalizes families with children.
On Feb. 16, 2001, the Utah House considered House Bill 279, a proposal by Representative Corey Holdaway to alter how personal exemptions are calculated for state income tax purposes. Holdaway said the measure would change the percentage of the federal exemption applied at the state level (80% for taxpayers claiming one or two exemptions and 70% for those with three or more), a change he described as a modest…
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