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Utah House pauses property-tax equalization bill after extended debate
Summary
Lawmakers debated substitute versions of HB 66, a property-tax equalization plan that collapses levies, restores and freezes the basic levy and phases in equalization; members voted to 'circle' the bill for further study, 66–27.
Salt Lake City — Lawmakers on the Utah House floor paused action Tuesday on a sweeping property-tax equalization measure after hours of debate and substitute amendments.
Representative Newbold, sponsor of a substitute version of House Bill 66, said the proposal would collapse 14 existing school levies into six, restore the basic property-tax levy to levels last seen in 1996 and freeze that rate so growing property values would funnel additional revenue into the state's Minimum School Program. "We want to assure that we don't…
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