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House approves bill limiting some local fee authority, citing Salt Lake County police fee
Summary
First substitute HB 226 passed the House 54–17 after sponsors said the measure would prohibit certain local fees and exempt small-class counties; sponsors framed the bill as restoring policy clarity for special service districts and giving counties time to adjust via a delayed effective date.
The Utah House on Feb. 7 passed first substitute House Bill 226, Local Government Fee Authority, 54–17 after debate and an amendment that narrowed the bill’s immediate impact on certain small counties.
Sponsor Representative Harper said the bill seeks to clarify when local political subdivisions may impose fees, and pointed to recent use of a fee by a special police district in Salt Lake County as an example of a mechanism the bill would restrict. Harper explained he proposed an amendment to exclude fourth-, fifth- and sixth-class…
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