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Senate approves bill to index income tax brackets starting Jan. 1, 2001
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 36 to adjust and index individual income tax brackets, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2001; supporters framed it as a measure to shield taxpayers from bracket creep while some senators urged a broader tax review.
The Utah Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 36 on Jan. 18–19, 2001, approving an adjustment to individual income tax brackets and directing automatic annual indexing going forward. Sponsor Senator Valentine said the measure would correct bracket drift beginning Jan. 1, 2001, and then index brackets annually to prevent taxpayers from being pushed into higher brackets by inflation.
Supporters framed the change as a modest, administrable response to rising incomes and…
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