Bills / H.B. 449
H.B. 449 Utah Taxpayer Oversight of Government Spending Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee (stopped here)
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill would require voter approval before state or local governments could raise most taxes or take on debt, and would cap how much revenue a government may spend in a year unless voters approve more. It would also end automatic tax increases, require excess revenue to be refunded to taxpayers, and take effect only if a related constitutional amendment passes.
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Official description
- establishes taxpayer oversight of government spending as required by a proposed amendment to the Utah Constitution, including:
- requiring voters to approve an increase in state or local government revenue through most taxes or government debt
- limiting the amount of revenue a government entity may spend in a fiscal year unless voters approve increased spending
- eliminating automatic increases to taxes
- requiring a refund of excess revenue to taxpayers
- repeals provisions requiring residential property to be assessed using any method other than the sales comparison approach
- modifies elections provisions to accommodate voting requirements
- exempts business personal property that is not subject to a uniform fee from property tax
- makes technical and conforming changes
- makes these changes contingent upon passage of a proposed constitutional amendment
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