Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0166 Compare Versions

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1		-	Enrolled Copy H.B. 166
	1	+	02-11 16:01 2nd Sub. (Gray) H.B. 166
	2	+	Scott H. Chew proposes the following substitute bill:
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3	4		Trailer Registration and Uniform Fee Amendments
4	5		2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	6		STATE OF UTAH
6	7		Chief Sponsor: Scott H. Chew
7	8		Senate Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton
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11	12		LONG TITLE
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13	14		General Description:
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15	16		This bill allows the owner of certain types of trailers to obtain a lifetime registration and
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17	18		pay a one-time uniform fee in lieu of ad valorem tax.
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19	20		Highlighted Provisions:
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21	22		This bill:
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23	24		▸ allows an owner of certain types of trailers to register a trailer for the life of the trailer and
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25	26		pay a one-time uniform fee in lieu of ad valorem tax or a uniform statewide fee; and
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27	28		▸ makes technical changes.
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29	30		Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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31	32		None
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33	34		Other Special Clauses:
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35	36		This bill provides a special effective date.
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37	38		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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39	40		AMENDS:
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41	42		41-1a-228 (Effective 01/01/26), as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 360
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43	44		41-1a-1206 (Effective 01/01/26), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 483
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45	46		59-2-405 (Effective 01/01/26), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 210
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49	50		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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51	52		Section 1. Section 41-1a-228 is amended to read:
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53	54		41-1a-228 (Effective 01/01/26). Special lifetime trailer registration -- Property
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55	56		tax or in lieu fees.
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57	58		(1)(a) The owner of a trailer or semitrailer used as a commercial vehicle may obtain an
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59	60		alternative special registration and license plate valid for the life of the trailer while
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61		-	the trailer is possessed by the registrant. ~~H.B. 166 Enrolled Copy~~
	62	+	the trailer is possessed by the registrant.
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63	64		(b) The owner of a trailer that is used as an intrastate commercial trailer that is not a
	65	+	2nd Sub. H.B. 166 2nd Sub. (Gray) H.B. 166 02-11 16:01
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65	67		travel trailer may obtain an alternative special registration and license plate valid for
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67	69		the life of the trailer while the trailer is possessed by the registrant.
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69	71		(2)(a) [The owner must file,] Except as provided in Subsection (3), the owner shall file,
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71	73		on or before January 31 of each year after the year of issuance of the special
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73	75		registration and license plate, a certificate from the assessing authority to the effect
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75	77		that any property tax or in lieu fee due for the current year has been paid.
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77	79		[(3)] (b) If property tax or the in lieu fee is not paid, registration is suspended or revoked.
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79	81		(3) The owner of a trailer described in Subsection (1)(b) may elect to pay a one-time in lieu
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81	83		fee for the life of the trailer while the trailer is possessed by the registrant as provided in
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83	85		Section 59-2-405.
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85	87		Section 2. Section 41-1a-1206 is amended to read:
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87	89		41-1a-1206 (Effective 01/01/26). Registration fees -- Fees by gross laden weight.
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89	91		(1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), at the time application is made for
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91	93		registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle or combination of vehicles under this
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93	95		chapter, a registration fee shall be paid to the division as follows:
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95	97		(a) $46.00 for each motorcycle;
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97	99		(b) $44 for each motor vehicle of 12,000 pounds or less gross laden weight, excluding
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99	101		motorcycles;
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101	103		(c) unless the semitrailer or trailer is exempt from registration under Section 41-1a-202
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103	105		or is registered under Section 41-1a-301:
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105	107		(i) $31 for each trailer or semitrailer over 750 pounds gross unladen weight; or
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107	109		(ii) $28.50 for each commercial trailer or commercial semitrailer of 750 pounds or
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109	111		less gross unladen weight;
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111	113		(d)(i) $53 for each farm truck over 12,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds
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113	115		gross laden weight; plus
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115	117		(ii) $9 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight;
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117	119		(e)(i) $69.50 for each motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles, excluding
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119	121		farm trucks, over 12,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds gross laden
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121	123		weight; plus
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123	125		(ii) $19 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight;
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125	127		(f)(i) $69.50 for each park model recreational vehicle over 12,000 pounds, but not
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127	129		exceeding 14,000 pounds gross laden weight; plus
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129	131		(ii) $19 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight;
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132	133		(g) $45 for each vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1983 or newer;
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134	136		(h) in addition to the fee described in Subsection (1)(b):
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136	138		(i) an amount equal to the road usage charge cap described in Section 72-1-213.1 for:
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138	140		(A) each electric motor vehicle; and
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140	142		(B) Each motor vehicle not described in this Subsection (1)(h) that is fueled
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142	144		exclusively by a source other than motor fuel, diesel fuel, natural gas, or
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144	146		propane;
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146	148		(ii) $21.75 for each hybrid electric motor vehicle; and
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148	150		(iii) $56.50 for each plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle;
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150	152		(i) in addition to the fee described in Subsection (1)(g), for a vintage vehicle that has a
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152	154		model year of 1983 or newer, 50 cents; and
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154	156		(j) $28.50 for each roadable aircraft.
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156	158		(2)(a) At the time application is made for registration or renewal of registration of a
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158	160		vehicle under this chapter for a six-month registration period under Section
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160	162		41-1a-215.5, a registration fee shall be paid to the division as follows:
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162	164		(i) $34.50 for each motorcycle; and
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164	166		(ii) $33.50 for each motor vehicle of 12,000 pounds or less gross laden weight,
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166	168		excluding motorcycles.
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168	170		(b) In addition to the fee described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), for registration or renewal of
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170	172		registration of a vehicle under this chapter for a six-month registration period under
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172	174		Section 41-1a-215.5 a registration fee shall be paid to the division as follows:
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174	176		(i) an amount equal to the road usage charge cap described in Section 72-1-213.1 for:
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176	178		(A) each electric motor vehicle; and
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178	180		(B) each motor vehicle not described in this Subsection (2)(b) that is fueled
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180	182		exclusively by a source other than motor fuel, diesel fuel, natural gas, or
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182	184		propane;
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184	186		(ii) $16.50 for each hybrid electric motor vehicle; and
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186	188		(iii) $43.50 for each plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle.
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188	190		(3)(a) Beginning on January 1, 2024, at the time of registration:
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190	192		(i) in addition to the amounts described in Subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c)(i),
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192	194		(1)(c)(ii), (1)(d)(i), (1)(e)(i), (1)(f)(i), (1)(g), (1)(h), (4)(a), and (7), the individual
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194	196		shall also pay an additional $7 as part of the registration fee; and
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196	198		(ii) in addition to the amounts described in Subsection (2)(a), the individual shall also
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198	200		pay an additional $5 as part of the registration fee.
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201	202		(b)(i) Beginning on January 1, 2019, the commission shall, on January 1, annually
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203	205		adjust the registration fees described in Subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c)(i),
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205	207		(1)(c)(ii), (1)(d)(i), (1)(e)(i), (1)(f)(i), (1)(g), (1)(j), (2)(a), (3)(a), (4)(a), and (7),
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207	209		by taking the registration fee rate for the previous year and adding an amount
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209	211		equal to the greater of:
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211	213		(A) an amount calculated by multiplying the registration fee of the previous year
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213	215		by the actual percentage change during the previous fiscal year in the
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215	217		Consumer Price Index; and
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217	219		(B) 0.
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219	221		(ii) Beginning on January 1, 2024, the commission shall, on January 1, annually
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221	223		adjust the registration fees described in Subsections (1)(h)(ii) and (iii) and
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223	225		(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) by taking the registration fee rate for the previous year and
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225	227		adding an amount equal to the greater of:
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227	229		(A) an amount calculated by multiplying the registration fee of the previous year
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229	231		by the actual percentage change during the previous fiscal year in the
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231	233		Consumer Price Index; and
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233	235		(B) 0.
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235	237		(c) The amounts calculated as described in Subsection (3)(b) shall be rounded up to the
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237	239		nearest 25 cents.
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239	241		(4)(a) The initial registration fee for a vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1982 or
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241	243		older is $40.
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243	245		(b) A vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1982 or older is exempt from the renewal
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245	247		of registration fees under Subsection (1).
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247	249		(c) A vehicle with a Purple Heart special group license plate issued on or before
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249	251		December 31, 2023, or issued in accordance with Part 16, Sponsored Special Group
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251	253		License Plates, is exempt from the registration fees under Subsection (1).
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253	255		(d) A camper is exempt from the registration fees under Subsection (1).
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255	257		(5) If a motor vehicle is operated in combination with a semitrailer or trailer, each motor
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257	259		vehicle shall register for the total gross laden weight of all units of the combination if the
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259	261		total gross laden weight of the combination exceeds 12,000 pounds.
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261	263		(6)(a) Registration fee categories under this section are based on the gross laden weight
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263	265		declared in the licensee's application for registration.
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265	267		(b) Gross laden weight shall be computed in units of 2,000 pounds. A fractional part of
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267	269		2,000 pounds is a full unit.
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270	271		(7) The owner of a [commercial trailer or commercial semitrailer] trailer described in
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272	274		Section 41-1a-228 may, as an alternative to registering under Subsection (1)(c), apply
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274	276		for and obtain a special registration and license plate, as provided in Section 41-1a-228,
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276	278		for a fee of $130.
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278	280		(8) Except as provided in Section 41-6a-1642, a truck may not be registered as a farm truck
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280	282		unless:
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282	284		(a) the truck meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 41-1a-102; and
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284	286		(b)(i) the truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 12,000 pounds; or
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286	288		(ii) the truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,000 pounds or less and the owner
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288	290		submits to the division a certificate of emissions inspection or a waiver in
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290	292		compliance with Section 41-6a-1642.
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292	294		(9) A violation of Subsection (8) is an infraction that shall be punished by a fine of not less
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294	296		than $200.
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296	298		(10) Trucks used exclusively to pump cement, bore wells, or perform crane services with a
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298	300		crane lift capacity of five or more tons, are exempt from 50% of the amount of the fees
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300	302		required for those vehicles under this section.
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302	304		Section 3. Section 59-2-405 is amended to read:
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304	306		59-2-405 (Effective 01/01/26). Uniform fee on tangible personal property
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306	308		required to be registered with the state -- Distribution of revenues -- Appeals.
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308	310		(1) The property described in Subsection (2), except Subsection (2)(b)(ii), is exempt from
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310	312		ad valorem property taxes pursuant to Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 2,
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312	314		Subsection (6).
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314	316		(2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), there is levied as provided in this part a
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316	318		statewide uniform fee in lieu of the ad valorem tax on:
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318	320		(i) motor vehicles required to be registered with the state that weigh 12,001 pounds or
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320	322		more;
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322	324		(ii) motorcycles as defined in Section 41-1a-102 that are required to be registered
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324	326		with the state;
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326	328		(iii) watercraft required to be registered with the state;
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328	330		(iv) recreational vehicles required to be registered with the state; and
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330	332		(v) all other tangible personal property required to be registered with the state before
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332	334		it is used on a public highway, on a public waterway, on public land, or in the air.
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334	336		(b) The following tangible personal property is exempt from the statewide uniform fee
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336	338		imposed by this section:
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339	340		(i) aircraft;
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341	343		(ii) state-assessed commercial vehicles;
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343	345		(iii) tangible personal property subject to a uniform fee imposed by:
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345	347		(A) Section 59-2-405.1;
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347	349		(B) Section 59-2-405.2; or
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349	351		(C) Section 59-2-405.3; and
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351	353		(iv) personal property that is exempt from state or county ad valorem property taxes
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353	355		under the laws of this state or of the federal government.
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355	357		(3)(a) [Beginning on January 1, 1999,] Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the
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357	359		uniform fee is 1.5% of the fair market value of the personal property, as established
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359	361		by the commission.
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361	363		(b) An owner of a trailer registered under Subsection 41-1a-228(1)(b) may elect to pay a
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363	365		one-time uniform fee in lieu of the ad valorem tax, which is $150.
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365	367		(4) Notwithstanding Section 59-2-407, property subject to the uniform fee that is brought
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367	369		into the state and is required to be registered in Utah shall, as a condition of registration,
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369	371		be subject to the uniform fee unless all property taxes or uniform fees imposed by the
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371	373		state of origin have been paid for the current calendar year.
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373	375		(5)(a) The revenues collected in each county from the uniform fee shall be distributed by
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375	377		the county to each taxing entity in which the property described in Subsection (2) is
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377	379		located in the same proportion in which revenue collected from ad valorem real
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379	381		property tax is distributed.
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381	383		(b) Each taxing entity shall distribute the revenues received under Subsection (5)(a) in
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383	385		the same proportion in which revenue collected from ad valorem real property tax is
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385	387		distributed.
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387	389		(6) An appeal relating to the uniform fee imposed on the tangible personal property
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389	391		described in Subsection (2) shall be filed pursuant to Section 59-2-1005.
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391	393		Section 4. Effective Date.
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393	395		This bill takes effect on January 1, 2026.
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