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Utah Senate approves third-substitute bill to equalize property-tax funding for schools
Summary
The Senate passed third substitute Senate Bill 97 to create a restricted equalization account intended to address local property-tax inequities and provide an ongoing funding source for education; the measure passed 18–9 with two absent after floor explanation and a roll call.
The Utah Senate passed the third substitute of Senate Bill 97 on a roll call vote after floor debate and a call of the chamber to ensure members were present.
Sponsor remarks and floor materials framed the measure as a response to persistent differences in local property-tax base and school funding. "We have provided a lot of…
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