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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah imposes 2% tax on international money transmissions beginning January 1, 2027, with exemptions for customers presenting valid identification
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Stephanie Gricius and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah imposes a 2% tax on s unless the customer presents valid identification at the time of the transaction. Licensed money transmitters must collect the tax, itemize it on receipts, remit collections quarterly to the State Tax Commission, and submit annual reports.
Customers sending money abroad face a 2% tax increase unless they provide specific approved forms of identification, while licensed transmitters assume new compliance, tax collection, and record-retention duties.
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.
Customers conducting international money transmissions
Customers must pay a 2% tax on international transfers unless they present a valid approved form of identification.
Licensed money transmitters
Licensees must collect the tax, itemize it on receipts, remit collections quarterly, submit annual reports, and retain customer identification records.
State Tax Commission
The commission administers, collects, and enforces the tax, deposits revenues into the General Fund, and receives annual licensee reports.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who has to pay the 2% international money transmission tax?
What identification forms exempt a customer from the tax?
How often do licensed money transmitters have to remit the collected taxes?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
30 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
Show 24 earlier actions
- Feb 17, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 10, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 10, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 30, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0141S01
- Jan 30, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0141S01
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Jan 29, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 29, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Jan 28, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0141S01
- Jan 28, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0141S01
- Jan 23, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 16, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0141
- Jan 16, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0141
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0141
- Jan 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0141
- Jan 5, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 5, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Establishment of International Money Transmission Tax
Utah creates a completely new tax framework targeting cross-border financial transactions while providing an exemption mechanism tied to specific government-issued identification.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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