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Senate debates and defeats proposal to require 70% governing-body approval before raising property taxes
Utah State Senate · February 22, 2000
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Summary
Senate Bill 156, as amended by its sponsor Sen. Poulton, would have required a 70% governing-body vote before property taxes could be increased. Lawmakers debated effects on three-member commissions and counties; the first substitute failed on the floor (recorded 9–19 with 1 absent).
Senator Poulton introduced a first substitute to Senate Bill 156 that would require a 70% vote of a governing body before enacting a property-tax increase, down from an initial sponsor proposal for voter approval. Poulton said the change responds to concerns about rising property-tax burdens and…
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