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Senate passes energy franchise tax bill after heated debate over process and local impact
Summary
After contentious floor debate over procedure and local fiscal impacts, the Utah Senate passed a substitute to House Bill 461 imposing a franchise-style tax on gas and electricity and sending the measure back to the House for consideration (29–9 recorded vote).
The Utah Senate on Feb. 28 approved a substitute for House Bill 461 that would affect municipal franchise taxation of natural gas and electricity, but not other energy sources, sending the measure back to the House after a prolonged floor fight.
Senator Blackcomb, the sponsor on the floor, described the substitute as narrowing the bill to tax only gas and electricity and directing broader energy questions to interim study (SEG 2496–2512). Sponsors argued the measure "levels…
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