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House advances bill to remove state portion of food sales tax; amendment to enact immediately fails
Summary
The House passed First Substitute House Bill 101 on Feb. 22, 2023, to remove the state portion of the sales tax on groceries contingent on SJR 10 and voter approval. A proposed amendment to make the cut effective July 1, 2023 failed; the bill passed 57–15 and will go to the Senate.
First Substitute House Bill 101, introduced Feb. 22 by Representative Roner, aims to eliminate the state portion of the sales tax on food. The sponsor told the chamber that removing the state sales tax on groceries would reduce taxes by about $20,000,000 and that the measure would only take effect if SJR 10 (a proposed amendment to the Utah Constitution…
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