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Senate advances constitutional amendment and statute to exempt active-duty military from property tax

Utah State Senate · February 14, 2012
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The Utah Senate on Feb.14 approved a third-substitute constitutional resolution and a first-substitute statutory bill to exempt qualifying active-duty military members’ primary residences from property tax while on duty; senators debated the qualifying-service test and fiscal implications.

The Utah Senate on Feb. 14 approved a constitutional amendment and companion statute designed to exempt the primary residences of qualifying active-duty military members from state property taxes while they are serving outside Utah.

Senator Robles presented the package, which combines Senate Joint Resolution 8 (a constitutional amendment) and Senate Bill 116 (the enabling statute). "They will be exempt from property tax while on duty," Robles said when explaining the intent of the package, noting the resolution sets the…

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