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House passes tax-relief bill to raise circuit-breaker cap amid funding questions
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 22 to change tax-year income used for renter/property relief and raise the circuit-breaker cap up to 40%; sponsors acknowledged a $1,850,000 fiscal note and said funding sources are still being identified. The bill passed 61–8.
Representative Harper moved the House to uncircle and explained House Bill 22, a property tax relief measure that (1) changes which year’s income is used when applicants seek renter or property tax relief and (2) raises both the property tax circuit breaker and renter’s relief up to 40 percent of the statutory amount. Harper told the House the change will align state practice with federal standards and that the bill carries a fiscal note of $1,850,000.
Why it matters: the circuit breaker targets property-tax relief to households whose primary asset is…
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