S.J.R. 401

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JOINT RESOLUTION - REPEALING TAX OPINION
2 QUESTION
3 2012 FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund
6 House Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This joint resolution repeals 2012 General Session, H.J.R. 13, Joint Resolution - Tax
11 Opinion Question, which directs the lieutenant governor to present an opinion question
12 to registered voters on whether to impose a state sales and use tax for certain purposes.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This resolution:
15 . repeals 2012 General Session, H.J.R. 13, Joint Resolution - Tax Opinion Question,
16 which directs the lieutenant governor to place on the 2012 regular general election
17 ballot an opinion question regarding whether to impose a state sales and use tax to
18 support and enhance heritage, arts, culture, and museums.
19 Special Clauses:
20 None
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22 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 WHEREAS, Section 36-16a-102 authorizes the Legislature to submit a non-binding
24 opinion question to the legal voters of Utah in a general election;
25 WHEREAS, during the 2012 General Session, the Legislature passed H.J.R. 13, Joint
26 Resolution - Tax Opinion Question, which directs the lieutenant governor to submit a
27 non-binding opinion question to the legal voters of Utah at the 2012 regular general election on

28 whether the state should impose a sales and use tax rate equal to the difference between .15%
29 and the sales and use tax rate imposed within the boundaries of an unincorporated area of a
30 county or city or town under Title 59, Chapter 12, Part 7, County Option Funding for
31 Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and Zoological Organizations or Facilities, or Title 59,
32 Chapter 12, Part 14, City or Town Option Funding for Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and
33 Zoological Organizations or Facilities, to support Utah's heritage, arts, culture, and museums;
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35 WHEREAS, the Legislature no longer desires the non-binding opinion question be
36 presented to the legal voters of Utah at the 2012 regular general election:
37 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature repeals 2012 General
38 Session, H.J.R. 13, Joint Resolution - Tax Opinion Question.
39 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the lieutenant
40 governor as notification that the directive contained in 2012 General Session, H.J.R. 13, Joint
41 Resolution - Tax Opinion Question is repealed.




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