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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah requires development authorities to publish annual tax increment revenue and property value data online
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Ray Ward
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 461 requires state development authorities and the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to publish detailed annual reports on tax increment revenues, property valuations, and expenditures on a publicly accessible website by June 30 each year. The legislation covers entities such as the Utah Inland Port Authority, the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, and s, and mandates annual compliance notices to the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee by September 1.
Local taxing entities and residents gain public access to fiscal data tracking how s and tax increments are collected, forecasted, and spent across major state development project areas.
- Tax increment financing allows development authorities to capture property tax revenues generated by increases in property values within designated project areas. context
- The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee is a legislative committee in Utah that reviews local government and special district issues. context
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.
Taxing entities within project areas
Taxing entities receive mandatory descriptions of benefits and documentation of property tax differentials or augmentations paid to development authorities.
Utah development authorities
Authorities must compile and annually publish extensive property value assessments, historical receipts, and project maps on public websites by June 30.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
11 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 5, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0461
- Feb 5, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0461
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
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- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 2, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0461
- Feb 2, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0461
- Feb 2, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 2, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Standardized Transparency Across Multiple Development Authorities
The bill aligns reporting standards across distinct independent state entities—including the Inland Port Authority, Point of the Mountain, Fairpark District, and MIDA—under a unified June 30 disclosure deadline.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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