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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 78: Property Tax Relief 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

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill modifies property tax relief provisions.

  • Defines terms
  • Authorizes counties to provide certain property tax relief to qualifying individuals through a country relief program
  • Establishes notice and public hearing requirements before a county may approve a county relief program by ordinance
  • Requires a county to impose a separate county relief levy for the relief the county provides through a county relief program
  • Changes the qualifications, scope, duration, and interest rate applicable to the nondiscretionary deferral program
  • Authorizes the Multicounty Appraisal Trust to make loans to counties to pay the costs of granting nondiscretionary deferrals

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Daniel McCay

Utah Senate, February 10, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. SB 78
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 17 Nays 7 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (17)

17 Republican

No (7)

1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 4th Sub. SB 78
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 6 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (21)

21 Republican

No (6)

1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

1 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 4th Sub. SB 78
Result as recorded: Failed, Yeas 28 Nays 41 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (26)

6 Democratic, 20 Republican

No (39)

31 Republican, 8 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

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.