Bills / H.B. 210
H.B. 210 Tax Penalties Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote (stopped here)
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill would phase out marriage penalties in certain Utah individual income tax credits over five years. Starting in 2030, the income limits at which those credits shrink for single, head of household, and married filing separately filers would be half the limit for joint filers.
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Official description
- removes marriage penalties from certain individual income tax credits over a five-year period, resulting in the income phaseout amounts for filers who have single, head of household, or married filing separately status, beginning in 2030, to be half of the amount for filers who have joint filing status
- makes technical changes
What it costs you
- The state would collect $315,200 more in taxes and fees in FY2027. Spread across Utah's 1,124,822 households, that's about less than $1 more each. Who actually pays depends on the bill.
- State spending from tax funds goes up by $7,800 in FY2027.
- The official fiscal note on residents and businesses:
Enactment of this legislation could increase income tax liability for about 4,800 taxpayers by an average of $66 in FY 2027 and for about 78,500 taxpayers by $25 in FY 2028 due to the incremental changes in income thresholds. In aggregate, enactment of this legislation may increase the total income tax liability of taxpayers by $315,200 in FY 2027 and $1.9 million in FY 2028.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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Every vote
- 8 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 6, 2026Who voted how
- 7 yes, 1 no, 3 absentHouse Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 6, 2026Who voted how
- 31 yes, 42 no, 2 absentHouse vote, which failed · Mar 2, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 3, 2026 House Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Feb 6, 2026 House Revenue and Taxation Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (44 turns) →
- Feb 18, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →
- Feb 20, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (24 turns) →
- Feb 20, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (21 turns) →
- Mar 2, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (13 turns) →
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