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Utah House requires cities, counties to spend at least 10% of local beer tax on prevention programs
Summary
The House passed House Bill 40 on Feb. 6, 2014, requiring that at least 10% of beer excise tax revenue distributed to municipalities and counties be used for evidence‑based prevention programs; the bill does not raise the beer tax and passed 64–6.
Representative Draxler told the House that House Bill 40 is not a tax increase but a reallocation of existing local beer excise revenue to emphasize prevention of underage and binge drinking. “House bill 40 simply says that of the beer tax revenue that goes to cities and counties, we would require that at least 10% of that be used for prevention programs,” he said, calling for evidence‑based or evidence‑informed programs.
Supporters pointed to the small share currently used for prevention. Representative Green said the state collects about $13 million a year in beer…
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