2025 bills / H.B. 20

H.B. 20 Property Tax Code Recodification (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Doug Welton · carried in the Senate by Sen. Daniel McCay

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

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This bill reorganizes Utah's existing property tax laws on tax relief, tax deferral and abatement, and armed forces exemptions into a new arrangement within the state code. It adds a general section explaining the procedures and rights for each type of relief and makes related technical corrections.

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Official description
  • recodifies:
  • Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 12, Property Tax Relief
  • Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 18, Tax Deferral and Tax Abatement
  • Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 19, Armed Forces Exemptions
  • creates a General Provisions part that clarifies the procedures and rights available for each type of tax relief
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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