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Under the CCRZ structure described by the sponsor, a public improvement district (PID) would be established for the convention center area and incremental sales and/or property tax revenues generated above a base year would be available to finance renovation, expansion and related public infrastructure. The bill limits the CCRZ to public infrastructure and the convention center‑related improvements rather than broad private development; it also contemplates use of tax‑exempt bonds and governance elements that include city and county representation on the PID board. Lincoln Schertz, representing project consultants, explained the CCRZ includes statutory protections so that any currently captured increment for other redevelopment areas would be protected and could not be captured twice.

Committee members asked about overlap with existing redevelopment or reinvestment districts and the effect on taxing entities. Witnesses explained base‑year protections lock in current distributions to taxing entities; only growth above the base year would be captured for CCRZ projects. Committee members also asked about how the CCRZ boundaries will be set; the sponsor said the HTRZ application process defines boundaries and that GOEO/HTRZ committee review would still apply.

Senator Harper and stakeholders said much of the bill’s new length derives from sales‑tax cross‑references and definitions. The sponsor, Salt Lake City and other stakeholders had negotiated much of the language in advance, the sponsor said, but portions of the bill posted late prompted members to request more public review time.

Committee action: the committee adopted the second substitute but, after additional discussion about the late release of final language and public visibility, Representative Walter moved to hold SB26 so members and the public would have more time to review. The chair announced the motion to hold carried and the bill was held for further consideration; the sponsor indicated willingness to return with the item the next day for further committee review.

Why it matters: the CCRZ would create a mechanism to direct incremental tax growth in a small, downtown area toward large convention‑center renovations and adjacent public infrastructure instead of relying on general fund appropriations or countywide tax increases. Supporters said it concentrates benefits to users of the facilities and avoids broader tax increases; critics raised concerns about transparency and the magnitude and duration of captured increments.

What’s next: the committee adopted the substitute on the record but later held SB26 to allow more time for public review and stakeholder input; the sponsor said stakeholders remained engaged and the item could return to committee promptly for reconsideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Political Subdivisions Committee - February 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 26’s second substitute would amend HTRZ rules and create a Convention Center Reinvestment Zone to fund renovation of downtown convention and cultural facilities using incremental tax revenues directed to a public improvement district.","taxTitle","2025 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah","taxId",78171,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313462,"House committee holds bill that would give homebuyers brief priority over investor offers in Salt Lake County",2023,61140,2084505,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387883-40cbe6e24b034527bb77b08b8fb27837&start=61&end=2084","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387883-40cbe6e24b034527bb77b08b8fb27837/thumbnail_61140.jpg","/articles/6313462/Utah/House-committee-holds-bill-that-would-give-homebuyers-brief-priority-over-investor-offers-in-Salt-Lake-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313462-596536e0a46fe9edd5b7d04c4ab89b74/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166095&Signature=RPBhURwo3QIkOnvTAaRy35oBg~QPOJDPFTWMaT0tIelNCtVFvbXCXoeTyAwCCjnDxX3UwTHE4rbnlVEEBnevngrPnLytZ2weMfuEBBD07D5WNJ5F0gXl1DVcr0RV4WbomRcS6iY2PY9oGQASjrUrPneq8K8WST2cyz2krtwqkh-rg64yhaubn9S-YvjzVUDoBA0Q3vSqGuJOMfwaEktDZDvnwlR8PWyGGMwe~pBtSwbErsTQtWpAzhalS4Vy3JL01~-bcikoi0reqw7BZbI4VK8a~-xSh83T0FCO7OYTp6K2g54tbwnxTIaGGZRfecx7HZLdtM7i9hXNubQjXB4yQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Bennion spoke to House Bill 151, a first substitute titled the \"home sales amendments,\" introducing a proposal that would require a purchaser who intends to occupy a single‑family home in Salt Lake County to sign an affidavit of intent and give owner‑occupant buyers a 30‑day window at the start of a listing. Bennion said the change is meant to address a decline in homeownership and to give first‑time buyers a better chance against investors who often make faster, cash offers.

The bill’s sponsor said the measure includes an exemption allowing a seller to assert an exigent circumstance at any point and sell to any buyer. Lisa Thompson, a Salt Lake County real estate agent and former loan officer who testified with Bennion, told the committee investors can make offers with fewer contingencies and that the affidavit is aimed at giving occupant buyers a small competitive advantage during that 30‑day period.

Industry witnesses and home‑building groups opposed the bill. Chris Sloane, past president of the Utah Association of Realtors, said requiring sellers to wait 30 days imposes additional marketing costs and could jeopardize sellers with time‑sensitive transactions, including sellers who must meet deadlines tied to foreclosures or purchases of replacement homes. Taz Bieserner of the Utah Home Builders Association testified that investor ownership of large portfolios is a small share of Utah’s housing market and that the bill would not address affordability in a meaningful way.

Public commenters were split. Supporters described examples of homes bought by corporate investors that later reappeared on the market at higher prices and said the bill could help first‑time buyers. Opponents warned about delayed sales, added costs, and potential stigmatization of listings. Several witnesses also raised fair‑housing concerns and asked how the affidavit and any seller questions would avoid creating discriminatory inquiries; the sponsor and witnesses said the affidavit is completed by the purchaser, not the seller, and that the seller may decline to use the process by claiming an exigent circumstance.

After public comment and committee discussion, Representative Walter moved to hold House Bill 151. The chair announced the motion carries, with the chair stating there was one dissent as recorded by the committee. The committee did not adopt the bill at this meeting; the chair recorded the motion to hold as passing and the bill was not advanced.

Why it matters: sponsors framed HB151 as an attempt to preserve pathways to homeownership for first‑time buyers in parts of Salt Lake County where investors have been active; opponents said it imposes costs on sellers, risks unintended fair‑housing inquiries, and is unlikely to materially improve affordability.

What’s next: the committee held the bill; no final action was taken on HB151 at this hearing.","Representative Bennion introduced a first substitute to House Bill 151 that would give purchaser‑occupants a 30‑day priority window on single‑family homes in Salt Lake County unless a seller asserts an exigent circumstance.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313444,"Committee unanimously advances consensus boundary‑line reform to streamline simple property adjustments",409,4634335,5044000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387883-40cbe6e24b034527bb77b08b8fb27837&start=4634&end=5044","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387883-40cbe6e24b034527bb77b08b8fb27837/thumbnail_4634335.jpg","/articles/6313444/Utah/Committee-unanimously-advances-consensus-boundaryline-reform-to-streamline-simple-property-adjustments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313444-5b42706a567969259d5e568356cd658d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166095&Signature=GrxqGKQ5awvSY4E6iqatLW1JQqZqE44-83V5RFT50FuQED1ZU-BUn7~izwQfkSRdX5YM84lOfhAGRWBW0GeUuJyiM-QPWNGzk7UwrsEl5B5hEqv8N-SNqQE-loSXOFEYsAlOkJt6hA3cINHK~qEE2z64sbdkcnJoZ-JR-JwmDg76rdXm5MYrBb0AtLXfdU5zHPdtgVDe5MQTexjKXlxTnfXRSIjo3Vd-aGe0-rHzaVvXNVnUUWH2CFVU87f6MQxSJPoko4LoPOJs4Q~azSZUVvrcymmO0rAvMAtUWMOca9ReLxUfN2rLUzt1-d5Wo1p9wZmOYUXgK42PiCN1AmbPVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Musselman introduced second substitute Senate Bill 104, a consensus bill to clarify and streamline boundary adjustments and boundary‑establishment processes. The sponsor said he and stakeholders—including title companies, surveyors, county recorders and the land‑use task force—worked for months to produce language that makes it easier for adjoining owners to record adjustments in straightforward cases while preserving more robust procedures when easements, septic‑field constraints or other third‑party interests are implicated.

Under the bill’s framework, a \"simple\" boundary adjustment may be recorded without a new survey if the local land‑use authority reviews and signs off that no public‑interest elements (for example, easements or septic leach fields) are affected. If the land‑use authority finds an impact, the adjustment would follow a more detailed process that generally requires a survey and additional checks before recordation. If a boundary is disputed, the matter would go to the boundary‑establishment track, which includes survey and title‑evidence steps appropriate to contested claims.

Senator Musselman said the proposed system reduces cost and delay for routine, mutually agreed adjustments while preserving safeguards where public infrastructure or third‑party interests are involved. Committee members asked which adjustments would require surveys; the sponsor explained a simple adjustment requires land‑use authority sign‑off to avoid a survey, and a more complex adjustment or an establishment proceeding would require a survey.

No public commenters opposed the bill in committee. Representative Ward moved to recommend the second substitute favorably; the motion carried unanimously. Senator Musselman asked that the bill be considered for the consent calendar; the committee indicated it would not place it on consent in this session but recommended it favorably to the House floor.

Why it matters: the bill aims to reduce cost and administrative burden for routine boundary corrections and transfers while preserving protections where public infrastructure or rights might be affected.

What’s next: the committee recommended SB104 favorably with unanimous support and returned it to the floor process.","Second substitute Senate Bill 104 passed the committee unanimously. Sponsors described it as a consensus package developed with title companies, surveyors, county recorders and other stakeholders to simplify residential boundary adjustments where adjoining owners agree and no third‑party interests are affected.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313454,"Committee backs first substitute to rely primarily on Utah Population Committee estimates for state uses",804,2454705,3258744,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387883-40cbe6e24b034527bb77b08b8fb27837&start=2454&end=3258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387883-40cbe6e24b034527bb77b08b8fb27837/thumbnail_2454705.jpg","/articles/6313454/Utah/Committee-backs-first-substitute-to-rely-primarily-on-Utah-Population-Committee-estimates-for-state-uses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313454-fbe7380c5256b908e3a2ffa5da44d80a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166095&Signature=ATncWF2qESvejkVqhFVdUeaI7m-ppiYpa~USazqV9wNGm5cK3RRk1yfa37rNLSDrluVuDH5t~IvuSz8DRYCYat4lWlJErxjpNXZ4BECcF9u-N1QdreL9MXSpn90EXCGssvRf7vf6dA2YAe6y7OoXXfSk47TF1VOk-b0Ii7Dh7idX4c0DbQUyYFPC-CH0-aUWzt9aSMnX7lXdePZLF0h3OQdnrLfkO-17s~RKD7TMN1XkGKUUmg-CcmMTpkOzg8GV4fw848Io8vJEKrzAnQkq0huSRJxzu7YP5PKiazgypFIRxRyw9tGz2QvEDaleyBLU2tjbJbk1yx3QtQcunVB5Zg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Grishas presented the first substitute to House Bill 379, which shifts many state uses of population data from reliance on decennial census and Census Bureau estimates to estimates produced by the Utah Population Committee (UPC), housed at the Kem C. Gardner Institute. The sponsor said UPC can incorporate state and local administrative data and provide more timely and granular county and subcounty estimates for state formulas.

The bill creates a methodology for blending UPC data with census data where UPC data are unavailable, and it directs agencies to use UPC estimates except where federal law requires census data. The sponsor and witnesses said UPC updates its estimates annually and may provide better year‑to‑year population measures for fast‑growing municipalities. Committee members asked where discrepancies had been largest; the sponsor said the largest variance observed in recent truing was in parts of Utah County and Salt Lake County at a few percentage points.

Public testimony supported the change as a way to get more accurate and timely distributions for transportation and other population‑based allocations. Cameron Dale of the Utah League of Cities and Towns and Andrew Gruber of the Wasatch Front Regional Council said local planning and fiscal distributions can benefit from more current data; Dale cited an example in which rapid growth in a city like Eagle Mountain can lag Census estimates and affect formula allocations for fuel tax distributions.

Representative Ward moved to adopt the first substitute and the committee unanimously adopted and recommended the bill favorably. Representative Ward also moved to place the first substitute on the consent calendar; the committee approved that recommendation unanimously.

Why it matters: shifting state statutory reliance to locally produced UPC estimates could change allocations for transportation, funding formulas, and county/city classifications because UPC incorporates administrative records and local input more frequently than decennial census truing.

What’s next: the committee recommended HB379 favorably for substitute and placed it on the consent calendar for further consideration on the House floor.","The committee voted unanimously to adopt and recommend first substitute House Bill 379, shifting many state uses from census estimates to the Utah Population Committee’s locally built estimates and establishing a blending method where local data are incomplete.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313459,"Committee advances substitute to let state auditor update local government financial certification",328,2102835,2431410,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387883-40cbe6e24b034527bb77b08b8fb27837&start=2102&end=2431","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387883-40cbe6e24b034527bb77b08b8fb27837/thumbnail_2102835.jpg","/articles/6313459/Utah/Committee-advances-substitute-to-let-state-auditor-update-local-government-financial-certification","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313459-7e0fc7ec4f59a5dfb4b3ce104cab9782/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166095&Signature=b~c-jWsGAh1MD13tglC1CsVNiN94h9~CABwc~G74kEvCiK3nyaSxFLubdO7VpxtSgM1tSuK-B3FB0o8sOYIdaqu3FkFDDZiPUg7s8yqrvXNw5vvUhzGGw5qQ1wVuFYt6gXmcrJypjAMQH0M8LoMdkBV5jEQOWQlOvGt0h7MwMKmwyrrCvK0qPe1ZmuTvS7xhVZv9hba1kTXxpj7cnvGLMQdc4lIxe~v6sh9kBa0noU7xN84dEKbn7ZABi72SFGabq2fKjL3Eij-qsshf6jWXJ0PsweRsFY2GMNSmJGrhT1mvM-t4p88Ca~BqQiUU1cSY~h5txfJ87xTWgFjL2cNQDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative LeBay presented second substitute House Bill 139, a measure that authorizes the Office of the State Auditor to adopt and update a financial‑certification form for local political subdivisions. Seth Ovison, manager of the local government division in the state auditor’s office, explained the bill responds to concerns from local finance directors that earlier statutory wording created a conflict with professional audit standards. He said the proposal preserves a certification requirement but gives the auditor authority to update the form through a process that includes a 30‑day comment period for stakeholders.

Committee members asked if the updated form would have an effective date tied to fiscal years; Ovison replied the change would apply to fiscal years after adoption, for example the 2025‑06‑30 fiscal year for many municipalities. No members of the public came forward to testify in person on the bill.

Representative Gwen moved to adopt the second substitute; the committee adopted the substitute and then voted to recommend the measure favorably out of committee. The chair announced the motion to recommend favorably carried unanimously.

Why it matters: sponsors and the State Auditor framed HB139 as a technical fix to align statutory financial‑certification language with audit profession standards and provide an adaptive process for future updates without returning to the legislature.

What’s next: the committee recommended the second substitute favorably and the bill was reported out of committee with unanimous support.","Committee adopted and recommended favorably a second substitute to House Bill 139 that lets the State Auditor develop and update a financial‑certification form for local governments via a stakeholder comment process rather than requiring statutory text changes.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee substitutes and then holds convention‑center reinvestment zone bill for further public review

House committee holds bill that would give homebuyers brief priority over investor offers in Salt Lake County

Committee unanimously advances consensus boundary‑line reform to streamline simple property adjustments

Committee backs first substitute to rely primarily on Utah Population Committee estimates for state uses

Committee advances substitute to let state auditor update local government financial certification