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Senate approves 10% tax on adult-oriented businesses to fund offender treatment
Summary
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 239 on March 2, imposing a 10% gross receipts tax on specified adult-oriented businesses to fund treatment for convicted sexual offenders; legislators removed earmarked spending language and debated constitutional and fairness questions.
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 239 on March 2, a measure imposing a 10% gross receipts tax on specified adult-oriented businesses and escort services intended to fund treatment for convicted sexual offenders. The bill passed as amended by a vote of 22 yeas to 4 nays.
Senator Stevenson, carrying the measure on the floor, said the tax was designed to generate dedicated revenue to treat individuals convicted of sexual offenses: “Most *** offenders continue to commit *** offenses if they do not receive treatment,” he said, arguing that treatment…
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