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House approves constitutional amendment to correct taxation on leased personal property after amendment fails
Summary
The House passed SJR 3 (property-tax exemption correction) after rejecting an amendment that would have excluded fee-based government operations that compete with private businesses; Representative Anderson cited his company’s $79,657.34 property-tax bill during debate.
The Utah House debated and passed SJR 3, a proposed amendment to the state constitution aimed at correcting an anomaly where local subdivisions taxed themselves on leased personal property. Representative Ivory, the House sponsor, said the measure would allow municipalities to ‘‘net out’’ taxes on leased equipment and avoid duplicative internal levies.
Representative Anderson moved an amendment to add language…
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