Utah Amendment B: Threshold for tax-related statewide initiatives
Utah · Constitutional amendment · Taxes · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would require 60% approval for statewide citizen initiatives creating a tax, expanding taxable items or transactions, increasing a rate, or reducing a property-tax rate less than current law would. It applies to votes after November 1,2026 and does not raise the threshold for all initiatives.
What applies now
Statewide initiatives generally pass by a majority, with a separate two-thirds rule for specified wildlife measures.
If yes / for
Add the 60% threshold for these tax-related initiatives.
If no / against
Keep existing initiative thresholds.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
November 23,2026, with the rule covering initiative votes after November 1,2026.
Passage rule
This amendment itself needs a majority of votes cast.
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