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Committee restores five-year 'hold harmless' for school district tax effort
Utah House Revenue and Taxation Committee · January 29, 2026
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Summary
Lawmakers voted to favorably recommend HB300, which restores a prior five-year hold-harmless calculation for school districts to reduce the frequency of tax-rate adjustments tied to rising property values; Granite School District testified it faced a $44M shortfall tied to last year’s change.
The committee unanimously recommended House Bill 300, a measure sponsored by Representative Kyle to restore a five-year hold-harmless provision affecting how local school districts’ tax effort is measured for state funding guarantees.
Representative Kyle…
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