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Senate amends property-tax exemption law to limit married couples to one primary residence
Summary
Lawmakers amended Senate Bill 120 on the floor to clarify that married couples who are not legally separated qualify as a single household for the primary residential property tax exemption; sponsors and opponents debated enforceability and impacts on separated spouses and counties with many second homes.
Senators on the floor amended and advanced Senate Bill 120 on Feb. 3, 2004, to clarify the definition of a household for Utah’s primary residential property tax exemption. The amendment specifies that “household includes married individuals, who are not legally separated, that have established domiciles at separate locations within the state,” and the bill was sent to the third-reading calendar.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Thomas, framed SB120 as closing a loophole the Utah State Tax Commission’s recent interpretation had created. He said the commission began ruling that a husband and wife…
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