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S.B. 289: Local Sales Tax Distribution Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses the distribution of local sales tax revenue.

  • Provides for the total distribution of local sales tax revenue on the basis of transaction location
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Sales and Use Tax · State Tax Commission · Revenue and Taxation · Local Option Sales Taxes · Local Taxation and Fees

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeRevenue and Taxation Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesRevenue and Taxation Committee
  4. · Senatefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on S.B. 289, dated February 17, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: State Tax Commission Administrative Charge Account (GFR), One-time Enactment of this legislation could cost the Tax Commission an estimated $7,800 one-time from the State Tax Commission Administrative Charge Account in FY 2026 for tax system programming changes and updates to related forms, instructions, and processes.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation is estimated to result in no overall change in the aggregate amount of local option sales tax revenue among local governments, however it could result in a significant change in the relative distribution of such revenue for any given locality beginning in FY 2027. It is estimated that 94 local governments would receive an increase in local sales tax revenue, up to $31.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Nate Blouin

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.