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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Bill Requires Fiscal-Year Taxing Entities to Notice Tentative Budget Property Tax Increases
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Tom Peterson and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 365 requires fiscal-year taxing entities whose mayor or budget officer proposes a property tax rate increase in a tentative budget to explicitly state that increase on their public meeting notices starting January 1, 2027. The bill specifies posting requirements and timelines for these notices across interlocal entities and special districts.
Property owners in fiscal-year taxing entities will receive clearer advanced notice during tentative budget presentations when local officials propose property tax increases, affecting how residents learn about and participate in local tax rate decisions.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
fiscal year taxing entities
Fiscal-year taxing entities must include specific statements regarding proposed property tax rate increases on their public meeting notices.
property owners
Property owners receive advance notification on meeting notices when local tentative budgets include proposed property tax rate increases.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
37 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
Show 31 earlier actions
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Mar 4, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0365S01
- Mar 4, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0365S01
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Mar 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0365S01
- Mar 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0365S01
- Feb 27, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 27, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 27, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ held
- Feb 25, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ floor amendment
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ amended
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 29, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 28, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0365
- Jan 28, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0365
- Jan 26, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0365
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0365
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
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- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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