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Senate advances county sales‑tax option for county‑owned nursing homes
Summary
House Bill 1 50, which expands an existing county option sales tax to permit counties to apply it to county‑owned nursing homes (not assisted‑living facilities), passed the Senate under suspension of the rules and will be returned to the House for enrollment (25–0–4).
The Utah Senate on March 3 advanced House Bill 1 50, an amendment to allow counties to apply an existing optional county sales tax to county‑owned nursing homes.
Senate floor sponsors clarified the measure applies only to county‑owned nursing homes and does not cover assisted living. Senators asked for confirmation about the limited scope and sponsor statements noted prior questions from stakeholders had already been answered. The question was called under suspension of the rules and the clerk recorded 25 ayes, no nays, and 4 absent. The bill will be signed by the president in open session and returned to the House for the enrolling process.
The sponsor emphasized the change is an expanded use of an option already available for hospitals, not a new county tax type. The action sends the bill back to the House for final signature and enrollment.
