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House passes Truth in Bonding bill requiring clearer ballot disclosure of property‑tax impacts
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 393, which requires ballot language for bond measures to clearly state when a proposal will raise property taxes and to state the amount of the increase; the bill passed 61‑0 after adoption of a counties‑requested language amendment.
Representative Gregory Hughes introduced House Bill 393, saying it was prompted by a recent bond proposal for four light‑rail stations that did not make clear to voters that the measure would raise property taxes. "It states the amount that your taxes would increase," Hughes said of the bill's required language, which he described as a simplification requested by…
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