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Senate pauses contentious vehicle tax overhaul and sends proposal to interim study
Utah State Senate · February 26, 1997
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Summary
Senate debate over a plan to replace Utah's vehicle property tax with a transaction fee highlighted concerns about fairness and a $53 million fiscal note; senators voted to return the measure to rules and assign it to interim study for further work.
A high-profile floor debate on Feb. 26 over a proposal to replace Utah's fee-in-lieu (vehicle property) tax with a transaction-based fee ended with the Senate sending the proposal back to committee for interim study.
Sponsor case: Senator Manti (floor sponsor) described the bill as an attempt to modernize an "outmoded" and…
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