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2026 floor votes

S.B. 236: Property Tax Exemption Process Amendments

3 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 23, 2026. This bill modifies provisions related to the property tax exemption process.

  • Defines terms
  • Establishes deadlines for: a property owner to file an application with the county board of equalization for a property tax exemption; and the county board of equalization to render a written decision on an application for a property tax exemption
  • Authorizes the county board of equalization to request additional information from an applicant for a property tax exemption, in addition to or in lieu of holding a hearing on the application
  • Provides for the county board of equalization to revoke a property tax exemption if property no longer qualifies for an exemption
  • Requires the county board of equalization to include notice of a property owner's appeal rights in a written decision regarding a property tax exemption
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Keith Grover

Utah Senate, February 20, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. SB 236
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 236
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 236
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 66 Nays 1 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (63)

50 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (7)

1 Democratic, 6 Republican

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.