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8 LONG TITLE
9 Committee Note:
10 The Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee recommended this bill.
11 Legislative Vote: 12 voting for 0 voting against 6 absent
12 General Description:
13 This joint resolution of the Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution related
14 to taxes and fees.
15 Highlighted Provisions:
16 This resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to:
17 ▸ prohibit the State, or a political subdivision of the State, from imposing or
18 authorizing a new tax or fee on the transfer of real property.
19 Special Clauses:
20 This resolution directs the lieutenant governor to submit this proposal to voters.
21 This resolution provides a contingent effective date of January 1, 2025 for this proposal.
22 Utah Constitution Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 4
25 ENACTS:
26 ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 9
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28 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each
29 of the two houses voting in favor thereof:
30 Section 1. It is proposed to amend Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 4, to read:
31 Article XIII, Section 4. [Other taxes.]
32 (1) Nothing in this Constitution may be construed to prevent the Legislature from
33 providing by statute for taxes other than the property tax and for deductions, exemptions, and
34 offsets from those other taxes.
35 (2) In a statute imposing an income tax, the Legislature may:
36 (a) define the amount on which the tax is imposed by reference to a provision of the
37 laws of the United States as from time to time amended; and
38 (b) modify or provide exemptions to a provision referred to in Subsection (2)(a).
39 (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the Legislature may not provide for a tax on the
40 transfer of real property as described in Article XIII, Section 9.
41 Section 2. It is proposed to enact Utah Constitution Article XIII, Section 9, to read:
42 Article XIII, Section 9. Prohibition on tax or fee on transfer of real property.
43 (1) The Legislature may not impose or authorize a tax or fee on the transfer of real
44 property if the tax or fee is not imposed or authorized before January 1, 2025.
45 (2) A political subdivision of the State may not impose a tax or fee on the transfer of
46 real property if the tax or fee is not imposed before January 1, 2025.
47 Section 3. Submittal to voters.
48 The lieutenant governor is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the voters of
49 the state at the next regular general election in the manner provided by law.
50 Section 4. Contingent effective date.
51 If the amendment proposed by this joint resolution is approved by a majority of those
52 voting on it at the next regular general election, the amendment shall take effect on January 1,
53 2025.