2025SB 37

Guarding Against Quiet Hikes in the Basic Property Tax Rate

2025 - Utah House

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill revises the minimum basic tax rate used in education finance, tightening the rules around how and when it can increase. This bill protects taxpayers from stealth property tax hikes baked into school funding formulas. CPAC supports constraints on automatic tax-rate growth and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-02-07 by a vote of 19-8. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-19 by a vote of 41-27. The Governor vetoed this bill.

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Legislators · 75

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Nelson Abbott UT	Republican	81%	Conservative
Cheryl Acton UT	Republican	72%	Conservative
Carl Albrecht UT	Republican	72%	Conservative
Tiara Auxier UT	Republican	92%	Leftist
Melissa Ballard UT	Republican	65%	Conservative
Stewart Barlow UT	Republican	70%	Conservative
Gay Lynn Bennion UT	Democrat	23%	Leftist
Bridger Bolinder UT	Republican	78%	Conservative
Walt Brooks UT	Republican	77%	Conservative
Jefferson Burton UT	Republican	78%	Conservative
Kristen Chevrier UT	Republican	100%	Conservative
Scott Chew UT	Republican	70%	Leftist
Kay Christofferson UT	Republican	79%	Conservative
Tyler Clancy UT	Republican	81%	Conservative
Paul A. Cutler UT	Republican	76%	Leftist
Jen Dailey-Provost UT	Democrat	25%	Leftist
Ariel Defay UT	Republican	74%	Leftist
Rosalba Dominguez UT	Democrat	33%	Leftist
James Dunnigan UT	Republican	60%	Conservative
Steve Eliason UT	Republican	63%	Conservative
Joseph Elison UT	Republican	83%	Conservative
Doug Fiefia UT	Republican	92%	Conservative
Jake Fitisemanu UT	Democrat	50%	Leftist
Stephanie Gricius UT	Republican	84%	Conservative
Matthew Gwynn UT	Republican	79%	Conservative
Katy Hall UT	Republican	83%	Conservative
Jon Hawkins UT	Republican	63%	Did Not Vote
Sahara Hayes UT	Democrat	28%	Leftist
Sandra Hollins UT	Democrat	19%	Leftist
Ken Ivory UT	Republican	83%	Conservative
Colin W. Jack UT	Republican	81%	Conservative
Jill Koford UT	Republican	92%	Conservative
Mike Kohler UT	Republican	81%	Leftist
Jason B. Kyle UT	Republican	90%	Conservative
Trevor Lee UT	Republican	86%	Did Not Vote
Karianne Lisonbee UT	Republican	80%	Conservative
Anthony Loubet UT	Republican	66%	Leftist
Matt MacPherson UT	Republican	82%	Conservative
A. Cory Maloy UT	Republican	82%	Conservative
Ashlee Matthews UT	Democrat	36%	Leftist
Verona Mauga UT	Democrat	—	Leftist
Tracy Miller UT	Republican	83%	Leftist
Grant Miller UT	Democrat	42%	Leftist
Logan Monson UT	Republican	92%	Conservative
Carol Moss UT	Democrat	18%	Leftist
Jefferson Moss UT	Republican	79%	Conservative
Hoang Nguyen UT	Democrat	50%	Leftist
Clint Okerlund UT	Republican	83%	Leftist
Douglas Owens UT	Democrat	16%	Leftist
Nicholeen Peck UT	Republican	100%	Conservative
Mike Petersen UT	Republican	92%	Conservative
Val Peterson UT	Republican	75%	Conservative
Karen M. Peterson UT	Republican	80%	Conservative
Thomas Peterson UT	Republican	75%	Leftist
Candice Pierucci UT	Republican	81%	Conservative
Cal Roberts UT	Republican	92%	Conservative
Angela Romero UT	Democrat	15%	Leftist
Jake Sawyer UT	Republican	100%	Conservative
Mike Schultz UT	Republican	74%	Conservative
David Shallenberger UT	Republican	82%	Leftist
Troy Shelley UT	Republican	83%	Leftist
Lisa Shepherd UT	Republican	85%	Conservative
Rex Shipp UT	Republican	78%	Conservative
Casey Snider UT	Republican	80%	Did Not Vote
Andrew Stoddard UT	Democrat	28%	Did Not Vote
Mark Strong UT	Republican	88%	Did Not Vote
Jordan Teuscher UT	Republican	85%	Conservative
Jason Thompson UT	Republican	91%	Did Not Vote
Norman Thurston UT	Republican	80%	Did Not Vote
R. Neil Walter UT	Republican	81%	Conservative
Raymond Ward UT	Republican	57%	Leftist
Christine Watkins UT	Republican	65%	Leftist
Doug Welton UT	Republican	74%	Leftist
Stephen L. Whyte UT	Republican	77%	Conservative
Ryan Wilcox UT	Republican	87%	Conservative