In addition to our nation’s semiquincentennial in 2026, this year marks a unique anniversary for Utah. In February 1985, state lawmakers passed property tax legislation known as Truth in Taxation. This law remains one of the most effective and long-standing property tax policies in the country.

Taxpayers consistently rate property taxes as the most hated tax , and lawmakers are left struggling to balance constituent interests and the need to pay for local services. Taxpayer frustration is compounded by skyrocketing housing prices and the increasing property tax bills that come with them. Something has to give.

Property taxes remain an important source of funding for state and local governments because they are stable and are among the most efficient , fairest and least economically

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