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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HJR007" sponsor="Jill Koford" designation="HJR" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0741" date="1/6/2026 15:01:543" printDate="01-06 15:52" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="const"><info><nextbuid>4</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="const" buid="3" uid="UC_AXIII_S3_2026050620260506" fromuid="UC_AXIII_S3_2018050820190101" sort="00I13 00030020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">Article XIII, Section 3</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="votesub" buid="2" uid="VS0000" sort="UB" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/><sect src="uncod" untype="contingent" buid="1" uid="CT0000" sort="UC" mtype="uncod" effdate="01/01/2027"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Property Tax Modifications</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Jill Koford</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This joint resolution of the Utah Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>relating to the Legislature's authority to exempt a portion of the fair market value of residential <ln numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7"/>property from property tax.</gd><hphead lineno="8">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9">This resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">authorize the Legislature to exempt up to 60% of the fair market value of residential <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>property from property tax. </hl></hp><oc numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12">Other Special Clauses:<ocl type="votesub" sort="1" numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13">This resolution directs the lieutenant governor to submit this proposal to voters.</ocl><ocl type="contingent" sort="10" numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">This resolution provides a contingent effective date of <effdate>January 1, 2027</effdate> for this proposal.</ocl></oc><ca numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Utah Constitution Sections Affected:<caamd numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="Article XIII, Section 3" src="const" uid="UC_AXIII_S3_2026050620260506" buid="3" sort="00I13 00030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><bold>Article XIII, Section 3</bold></sn></caamd></ca></lt><enacthead lineno="18"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each <ln numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"/>of the two houses voting in favor thereof:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="3" num="Article XIII, Section 3" type="amend" src="const" uid="UC_AXIII_S3_2026050620260506" sort="00I13 00030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="Article XIII, Section 3" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="21">Section 1. It is proposed to amend Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3 to read</secline><catline lineno="22"><bold>Article XIII, Section 3<parens/>. [Property tax exemptions.]</bold></catline><subsection ssid="3-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>The following are exempt from property tax:<subsection ssid="3-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-4" level="2"><display>(a)</display>property owned by the State;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-5" level="2"><display>(b)</display>property owned by a public library;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-4" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-6" level="2"><display>(c)</display>property owned by a school district;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-5" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-7" level="2"><display>(d)</display>property owned by a political subdivision of the State, other than a school district, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-8"/>and located within the political subdivision;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-6" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-9" level="2"><display>(e)</display>property owned by a political subdivision of the State, other than a school district, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-10"/>and located outside the political subdivision unless the Legislature by statute <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-11"/>authorizes the property tax on that property;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-7" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-12" level="2"><display>(f)</display>property owned by a nonprofit entity used exclusively for religious, charitable, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-13"/>educational purposes;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-8" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-14" level="2"><display>(g)</display>places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-9" dnum="h-o" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-15" level="2"><display>(h)</display>farm equipment and farm machinery as defined by statute;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-10" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-16" level="2"><display>(i)</display>water rights, reservoirs, pumping plants, ditches, canals, pipes, flumes, power plants, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-17"/>and transmission lines to the extent owned and used by an individual or corporation <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-18"/>to irrigate land that is:<subsection ssid="3-null-11" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-19" level="3"><display>(i)</display>within the State; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-12" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-20" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>owned by the individual or corporation, or by an individual member of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-21"/>corporation; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-13" dnum="j-o" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-22" level="2" space="false"><display>(j)</display><subsection ssid="3-null-14" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>if owned by a nonprofit entity and used within the State to irrigate land, provide <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-23"/>domestic water, as defined by statute, or provide water to a public water supplier:<subsection ssid="3-null-15" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-24" level="4" tab="1"><display>(A)</display>water rights; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-16" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-25" level="4" tab="1"><display>(B)</display>reservoirs, pumping plants, ditches, canals, pipes, flumes, and, as defined by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-26"/>statute, other water infrastructure;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-17" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-27" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>land occupied by a reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe that is exempt under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="Article XIII, Section 3(1)(j)(i)(B)" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-28"/>(1)(j)(i)(B)</xref> if the land is owned by the nonprofit entity that owns the reservoir, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-29"/>ditch, canal, or pipe; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-18" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-30" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>land immediately adjacent to a reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe that is exempt <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-31"/>under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="Article XIII, Section 3(1)(j)(i)(B)" start="0">(1)(j)(i)(B)</xref> if the land is:<subsection ssid="3-null-19" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-32" level="4"><display>(A)</display>owned by the nonprofit entity that owns the adjacent reservoir, ditch, canal, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-33"/>pipe; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-20" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-34" level="4"><display>(B)</display>reasonably necessary for the maintenance or for otherwise supporting the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-35"/>operation of the reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe.</subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-21" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-36" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="3-null-22" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>The Legislature may by statute exempt the following from property tax:<subsection ssid="3-null-23" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-37" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>tangible personal property constituting inventory present in the State on January 1 <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-38"/>and held for sale in the ordinary course of business;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-24" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-39" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>tangible personal property present in the State on January 1 and held for sale or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-40"/>processing and shipped to a final destination outside the State within 12 months;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-25" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-41" level="3" tab="1"><display>(iii)</display>subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="Article XIII, Section 3(2)(b)" start="0">(2)(b)</xref>, property to the extent used to generate and deliver <ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-42"/>electrical power for pumping water to irrigate lands in the State;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-26" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-43" level="3" tab="1"><display>(iv)</display>up to <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="3" groupid="3" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">45</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="2" groupid="2" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">60</amend>% of the fair market value of residential property, as defined by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-44"/>statute;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-27" dnum="v-o" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-45" level="3" tab="1"><display>(v)</display>household furnishings, furniture, and equipment used exclusively by the owner of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-46"/>that property in maintaining the owner's home; and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-28" dnum="vi-o" numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-47" level="3" tab="1"><display>(vi)</display>tangible personal property that, if subject to property tax, would generate an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-48"/>inconsequential amount of revenue.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-29" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-49" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The exemption under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="Article XIII, Section 3(2)(a)(iii)" start="0">(2)(a)(iii)</xref> shall accrue to the benefit of the users of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-50"/>pumped water as provided by statute.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-30" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-51" level="1"><display>(3)</display>The following may be exempted from property tax as provided by statute:<subsection ssid="3-null-31" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-52" level="2"><display>(a)</display>property owned by a disabled person who, during military training or a military <ln numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-53"/>conflict, was disabled in the line of duty in the military service of the United States or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-54"/>the State; </subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-32" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-55" level="2"><display>(b)</display>property owned by the unmarried surviving spouse or the minor orphan of a person <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-56"/>who:<subsection ssid="3-null-33" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-57" level="3"><display>(i)</display>is described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="Article XIII, Section 3(3)(a)" start="0">(3)(a)</xref>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-34" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-58" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>during military training or a military conflict, was killed in action or died in the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-59"/>line of duty in the military service of the United States or the State; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-35" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-60" level="2"><display>(c)</display>real property owned by a person in the military or the person's spouse, or both, and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-61"/>used as the person's primary residence, if the person serves under an order to federal <ln numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-62"/>active duty out of state for at least 200 days in a continuous 365-day period.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-36" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-63" level="1"><display>(4)</display>The Legislature may by statute provide for the remission or abatement of the taxes of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-64"/>the poor.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="votesub" src="uncod" uid="VS0000" sort="UB" langlock="false" numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="votesub" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="85">Section 2.  <bold>Submittal to voters.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="86"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">The lieutenant governor is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the voters of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="2-3"/>the state at the next regular general election in the manner provided by law.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec><bsec buid="1" type="uncod" untype="contingent" src="uncod" uid="CT0000" sort="UC" langlock="false" numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="3-1" sn="3"><section type="uncod" untype="contingent" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="88">Section 3.  <bold>Contingent effective date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="89"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">If the amendment proposed by this joint resolution is approved by a majority of those <ln numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="3-3"/>voting on it at the next regular general election, the amendment shall take effect on January 1, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="3-4"/>2027.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-6-26 3:52 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>