Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB65: Minimum Basic Tax Rate Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to the minimum basic tax that school districts impose.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 2, 2026:
0 Minimum Basic Tax Rate Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to the minimum basic tax that school districts impose. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - ensures state funding in an amount that covers the total cost of the basic school program for a school district that imposes the minimum basic tax rate; - requires school districts that impose the minimum basic tax to remit to the state the revenue the tax generates; - creates a special revenue fund for the revenue that the minimum basic tax generates; - requires a specific statement on the property tax notice; - repeals provisions regarding state and local contributions toward the basic school program; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 11-13-302 , Effective 05/06/26 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 7 53F-2-205 , Effective 05/06/26 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 7 53F-2-301 , Effective 05/06/26 Superseded 07/01/26 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 6 53F-2-301 , Effective 07/01/26 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 518 53F-2-515 , Effective 05/06/26 as last amended by …
Sponsors
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Peterson, Val L. (R, 56)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Held
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received from Senate
Votes
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 18, 2026): 18 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 17, 2026): 17 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: School Finance, Education, K-12 Education, School Districts
Common questions
- What is SB65?
- SB65 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Minimum Basic Tax Rate Amendments.
- What does SB65 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to the minimum basic tax that school districts impose.
- What is the status of SB65?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB65?
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB65?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0065.html
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