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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah SB 65 overhauls school district property tax remittances and creates minimum basic tax fund
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsors: Lincoln Fillmore and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill amends provisions related to the minimum basic tax that school districts impose.
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.
school districts
School districts must remit minimum basic tax revenues to the state treasurer and receive redistributed state allocations for their basic school programs.
taxpayers
state treasurer
The state treasurer is responsible for receiving monthly tax remittances, depositing them into the new special fund, and communicating deposit amounts and interest.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to the tax revenue collected by school districts under the minimum basic tax rate?
How quickly does the state distribute funds back to the school districts after receiving deposits?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in House committee.
Procedural history
34 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
Show 28 earlier actions
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 18, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 18, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 17, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ floor amendment
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 28, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 13, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 13, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0065
- Jan 12, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0065
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 2, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 2, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
- Nov 19, 2025Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0065
- Nov 3, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0065
- Nov 3, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0065
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Total
29
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 11
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (29)
Show 2 earlier roll calls
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Total
29
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 11
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (29)
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Total
7
- Yes
- 4
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Discoveries
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Centralization of Minimum Basic Tax Revenues
The legislation shifts from decentralized local retention of minimum basic tax proceeds to mandatory monthly state remittance and subsequent redistribution through a dedicated special revenue fund.
Connected Entities
Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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