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Senate rejects constitutional amendment to loosen property-tax language
Summary
Senate defeated a substitute for SJR 1 that would have removed certain constitution-level constraints on property taxation (uniform/equal rate and fair-market-value language); opponents warned it could enable unequal tax treatment across owner classes and create unpredictability. The measure failed on a roll-call vote.
On Feb. 3 the Utah Senate rejected a substitute Senate Joint Resolution 1 that would have amended constitutional language governing property taxation, including removing references requiring uniform and equal rates and certain valuation language.
Senator Montgomery, who…
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