Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 285 — Uninsured Children Dental Care Amendments

Last action — Senate/ filed

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 10, 2026. It awaits signature.

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  • 1 sponsor

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

656 added · 131 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 285 includes the creation of a new fund called the "Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account," aimed at providing dental care for uninsured children across the state. This fund will be supported by various sources, such as legislative appropriations, revenue from certain taxes, private donations, and interest. This change is significant because it ensures dedicated funding for dental services for uninsured children, addressing a critical public health need.

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This bill appropriates $5,000,000 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2027, all of which is from the various sources as detailed in this bill.
▸ This bill appropriates $5,000,000 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2027, all of which is from the various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates $5,000,000 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year 2027, all of which is from the General Fund.
▸ This bill appropriates $5,000,000 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year 2027, S all of which is from the General Fund.
Other Special Clauses:
B Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
2 This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
8 SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 Utah Code Sections Affected:
1 t 63J-1-602.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 S ENACTS:
{59-12-103 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 285} 63J-1-602.1 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 ENACTS:
u b 53H-4-214, Utah Code Annotated 1953 .
53H-4-214 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
S Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 53H-4-214 is enacted to read:
Section 1 is enacted to read:
2 53H-4-214 .
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5 (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account." (2) The Division of Finance shall annually transfer $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account.
(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account." (2) The Division of Finance shall annually transfer $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account.
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(2){(3)} The Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account shall consist of:
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285 02-24 08:48 (3) The Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account shall consist of:
(b) private donations;
{(b) {the revenue deposited in accordance with Section 59-12-103;} } (c){(b)} private donations;
and (c) interest earned on the money in the account.
and (d){(c)} interest earned on the money in the account.
(4)(a) Funds appropriated in fiscal year 2027-28 are nonlapsing.
(4) (a) Funds appropriated in fiscal year 2027-28 are nonlapsing.
(5) The University of Utah School of Dentistry's Oral Health Assistance Program shall use the funds to provide dental care for uninsured children in each county.
(3){(5)} {Upon appropriation, the } The University of Utah School of Dentistry's Oral Health Assistance Program shall use the funds to provide dental care for uninsured children in each county.
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Section 59-12-103 is amended to read:
} 59-12-103.
Sales and use tax base -- Rates -- Effective dates -- Use of sales and use tax revenue.
(1) A tax is imposed on the purchaser as provided in this part on the purchase price or sales price for amounts paid or charged for the following transactions:
(a) retail sales of tangible personal property made within the state;
(b) amounts paid for:
- 2 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (i) telecommunications service, other than mobile telecommunications service, that originates and terminates within the boundaries of this state;
(ii) mobile telecommunications service that originates and terminates within the boundaries of one state only to the extent permitted by the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C.
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116 et seq.;
or (iii) an ancillary service associated with a:
(A) telecommunications service described in Subsection (1)(b)(i);
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or (B) mobile telecommunications service described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii);
(c) sales of the following for commercial use:
(i) gas;
(ii) electricity;
(iii) heat;
(iv) coal;
(v) fuel oil;
or (vi) other fuels;
(d) sales of the following for residential use:
(i) gas;
(ii) electricity;
(iii) heat;
(iv) coal;
(v) fuel oil;
or (vi) other fuels;
(e) sales of prepared food;
(f) except as provided in Section 59-12-104, amounts paid or charged as admission or user fees for theaters, movies, operas, museums, planetariums, shows of any type or nature, exhibitions, concerts, carnivals, amusement parks, amusement rides, circuses, menageries, fairs, races, contests, sporting events, dances, boxing matches, wrestling matches, closed circuit television broadcasts, billiard parlors, pool parlors, bowling lanes, golf, miniature golf, golf driving ranges, batting cages, skating rinks, ski lifts, ski runs, ski trails, snowmobile trails, tennis courts, swimming pools, water slides, river runs, jeep tours, boat tours, scenic cruises, horseback rides, sports activities, or any other amusement, entertainment, recreation, exhibition, cultural, or athletic activity;
- 3 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (g) amounts paid or charged for services for repairs or renovations of tangible personal property, unless Section 59-12-104 provides for an exemption from sales and use tax for:
(i) the tangible personal property;
and (ii) parts used in the repairs or renovations of the tangible personal property described in Subsection (1) (g)(i), regardless of whether:
(A) any parts are actually used in the repairs or renovations of that tangible personal property;
or (B) the particular parts used in the repairs or renovations of that tangible personal property are exempt from a tax under this chapter;
(h) except as provided in Subsection 59-12-104(7), amounts paid or charged for assisted cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
(i) amounts paid or charged for short-term rentals of tourist home, hotel, motel, or trailer court accommodations and services;
(j) amounts paid or charged for laundry or dry cleaning services;
(k) amounts paid or charged for leases or rentals of tangible personal property if within this state the tangible personal property is:
(i) stored;
(ii) used;
or (iii) otherwise consumed;
(l) amounts paid or charged for tangible personal property if within this state the tangible personal property is:
(i) stored;
(ii) used;
or (iii) consumed;
(m) amounts paid or charged for a sale:
(i) (A) of a product transferred electronically;
or (B) of a repair or renovation of a product transferred electronically;
and (ii) regardless of whether the sale provides:
(A) a right of permanent use of the product;
or (B) a right to use the product that is less than a permanent use, including a right:
(I) for a definite or specified length of time;
and - 4 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (II) that terminates upon the occurrence of a condition;
and (n) sales of leased tangible personal property from the lessor to the lessee made in the state.
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) through (f), a state tax and a local tax are imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1) equal to the sum of:
(i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a tax rate equal to the sum of:
(A) 4.70%;
(B) the rate specified in Subsection (6)(a);
and (C) the tax rate the state imposes in accordance with Part 20, Supplemental State Sales and Use Tax Act, if the location of the transaction as determined under Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215 is in a city, town, or the unincorporated area of a county in which the state imposes the tax under Part 20, Supplemental State Sales and Use Tax Act;
and (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the transaction under this chapter other than this part.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(f) or (g) and subject to Subsection (2)(l), a state tax and a local tax are imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1)(d) equal to the sum of:
(i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a tax rate of 2%;
and (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the transaction under this chapter other than this part.
(c) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(f) or (g), a state tax and a local tax are imposed on amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients equal to the sum of:
(i) a state tax imposed on the amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients at a tax rate of 1.75%;
and (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients under this chapter other than this part.
(d) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(f) or (g), a state tax is imposed on amounts paid or charged for fuel to a common carrier that is a railroad for use in a locomotive engine at a rate equal to the sum of the rates described in Subsections (2)(a)(i)(A) and (2)(a)(i)(B).
(e) (i) - 5 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (A) The rates described in Subsections (2)(a)(i)(A) and (2)(a)(i)(B) do not apply to car sharing, a car sharing program, a shared vehicle driver, or a shared vehicle owner, for a car sharing or shared vehicle transaction if a shared vehicle owner certifies to the commission, on a form prescribed by the commission, that the shared vehicle is an individual-owned shared vehicle.
(B) A shared vehicle owner's certification described in Subsection (2)(e)(i)(A) is required once during the time that the shared vehicle owner owns the shared vehicle.
(C) The commission shall verify that a shared vehicle is an individual-owned shared vehicle by verifying that the applicable Utah taxes imposed under this chapter were paid on the purchase of the shared vehicle.
(D) The exception under Subsection (2)(e)(i)(A) applies to a certified individual-owned shared vehicle shared through a car-sharing program even if non-certified shared vehicles are also available to be shared through the same car-sharing program.
(ii) A tax imposed under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(C) or (2)(a)(ii) applies to car sharing.
(iii) (A) A car-sharing program may rely in good faith on a shared vehicle owner's representation that the shared vehicle is an individual-owned shared vehicle certified with the commission as described in Subsection (2)(e)(i).
(B) If a car-sharing program relies in good faith on a shared vehicle owner's representation that the shared vehicle is an individual-owned shared vehicle certified with the commission as described in Subsection (2)(e)(i), the car-sharing program is not liable for any tax, penalty, fee, or other sanction imposed on the shared vehicle owner.
(iv) If all shared vehicles shared through a car-sharing program are certified as described in Subsection (2)(e)(i)(A) for a tax period, the car-sharing program has no obligation to collect and remit the tax under Subsections (2)(a)(i)(A) and (2)(a)(i)(B) for that tax period.
(v) A car-sharing program is not required to list or otherwise identify an individual-owned shared vehicle on a return or an attachment to a return.
(vi) A car-sharing program shall:
(A) retain tax information for each car-sharing program transaction;
and (B) provide the information described in Subsection (2)(e)(vi)(A) to the commission at the commission's request.
(f) - 6 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (i) For a bundled transaction that is attributable to food and food ingredients and tangible personal property other than food and food ingredients, a state tax and a local tax is imposed on the entire bundled transaction equal to the sum of:
(A) the tax rates described in Subsection (2)(a)(i);
and (B) a local tax imposed on the entire bundled transaction at the sum of the tax rates described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii).
(ii) If an optional computer software maintenance contract is a bundled transaction that consists of taxable and nontaxable products that are not separately itemized on an invoice or similar billing document, the purchase of the optional computer software maintenance contract is 40% taxable under this chapter and 60% nontaxable under this chapter.
(iii) Subject to Subsection (2)(f)(iv), for a bundled transaction other than a bundled transaction described in Subsection (2)(f)(i) or (ii):
(A) if the sales price of the bundled transaction is attributable to tangible personal property, a product, or a service that is subject to taxation under this chapter and tangible personal property, a product, or service that is not subject to taxation under this chapter, the entire bundled transaction is subject to taxation under this chapter unless:
(I) the seller is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards the tangible personal property, product, or service that is not subject to taxation under this chapter from the books and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business;
or (II) state or federal law provides otherwise;
or (B) if the sales price of a bundled transaction is attributable to two or more items of tangible personal property, products, or services that are subject to taxation under this chapter at different rates, the entire bundled transaction is subject to taxation under this chapter at the higher tax rate unless:
(I) the seller is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards the tangible personal property, product, or service that is subject to taxation under this chapter at the lower tax rate from the books and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business;
or (II) state or federal law provides otherwise.
(iv) For purposes of Subsection (2)(f)(iii), books and records that a seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business includes books and records the seller keeps in the regular course of business for nontax purposes.
(g) - 7 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and subject to Subsections (2)(g)(ii) and (iii), if a transaction consists of the sale, lease, or rental of tangible personal property, a product, or a service that is subject to taxation under this chapter, and the sale, lease, or rental of tangible personal property, other property, a product, or a service that is not subject to taxation under this chapter, the entire transaction is subject to taxation under this chapter unless the seller, at the time of the transaction:
(A) separately states the portion of the transaction that is not subject to taxation under this chapter on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the purchaser;
or (B) is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards, from the books and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business, the portion of the transaction that is not subject to taxation under this chapter.
(ii) A purchaser and a seller may correct the taxability of a transaction if:
(A) after the transaction occurs, the purchaser and the seller discover that the portion of the transaction that is not subject to taxation under this chapter was not separately stated on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the purchaser because of an error or ignorance of the law;
and (B) the seller is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards, from the books and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business, the portion of the transaction that is not subject to taxation under this chapter.
(iii) For purposes of Subsections (2)(g)(i) and (ii), books and records that a seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business includes books and records the seller keeps in the regular course of business for nontax purposes.
(h) (i) If the sales price of a transaction is attributable to two or more items of tangible personal property, products, or services that are subject to taxation under this chapter at different rates, the entire purchase is subject to taxation under this chapter at the higher tax rate unless the seller, at the time of the transaction:
(A) separately states the items subject to taxation under this chapter at each of the different rates on an invoice, bill of sale, or similar document provided to the purchaser;
or (B) is able to identify by reasonable and verifiable standards the tangible personal property, product, or service that is subject to taxation under this chapter at the lower tax rate from the books and records the seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business.
- 8 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (ii) For purposes of Subsection (2)(h)(i), books and records that a seller keeps in the seller's regular course of business includes books and records the seller keeps in the regular course of business for nontax purposes.
(i) Subject to Subsections (2)(j) and (k), a tax rate repeal or tax rate change for a tax rate imposed under the following shall take effect on the first day of a calendar quarter:
(i) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
(ii) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B);
(iii) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
(iv) Subsection (2)(c)(i);
or (v) Subsection (2)(f)(i)(A).
(j) (i) A tax rate increase takes effect on the first day of the first billing period that begins on or after the effective date of the tax rate increase if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of a tax rate increase imposed under:
(A) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
(B) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B);
(C) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
(D) Subsection (2)(c)(i);
or (E) Subsection (2)(f)(i)(A).
(ii) The repeal of a tax or a tax rate decrease applies to a billing period if the billing statement for the billing period is rendered on or after the effective date of the repeal of the tax or the tax rate decrease imposed under:
(A) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
(B) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B);
(C) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
(D) Subsection (2)(c)(i);
or (E) Subsection (2)(f)(i)(A).
(k) (i) For a tax rate described in Subsection (2)(k)(ii), if a tax due on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, a tax rate repeal or change in a tax rate takes effect:
- 9 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter;
and (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the tax rate repeal or tax rate change.
(ii) Subsection (2)(k)(i) applies to the tax rates described in the following:
(A) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
(B) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B);
(C) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
(D) Subsection (2)(c)(i);
or (E) Subsection (2)(f)(i)(A).
(iii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale." (l) (i) For a location described in Subsection (2)(l)(ii), the commission shall determine the taxable status of a sale of gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuel based on the predominant use of the gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuel at the location.
(ii) Subsection (2)(l)(i) applies to a location where gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuel is furnished through a single meter for two or more of the following uses:
(A) a commercial use;
(B) an industrial use;
or (C) a residential use.
(3) (a) The commission shall deposit the following state taxes into the General Fund:
(i) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
(ii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(i);
(iii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(c)(i);
(iv) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(d);
and (v) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(f)(i)(A).
(b) The commission shall distribute the following local taxes to a county, city, or town as provided in this chapter:
(i) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(ii);
(ii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(ii);
(iii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(c)(ii);
and - 10 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (iv) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(f)(i)(B).
(4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for each fiscal year the commission shall make the deposits described in Subsections (4)(b) through (4)(h) from the revenue from the taxes imposed by:
(i) Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A);
(ii) Subsection (2)(b)(i);
(iii) Subsection (2)(c)(i);
and (iv) Subsection (2)(f)(i)(A).
(b) The commission shall deposit 15% of the difference between 1.4543% of the revenue described in Subsection (4)(a) and the deposits made under Subsection (5)(b), into the Water Rights Restricted Account created in Section 73-2-1.6.
(c) The commission shall deposit 85% of the difference between 1.4543% of the revenue described in Subsection (4)(a) and the deposits made under Subsection (5)(b), into the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 for use by the Division of Water Resources for:
(i) preconstruction costs:
(A) as defined in Subsection 73-26-103(6) for projects authorized by Title 73, Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act;
and (B) as defined in Subsection 73-28-103(8) for the Lake Powell Pipeline project authorized by Title 73, Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act;
(ii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee any project authorized by Title 73, Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act;
(iii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee the Lake Powell Pipeline project authorized by Title 73, Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act;
and (iv) other uses authorized under Sections 73-10-24, 73-10-25.1, and 73-10-30, and Subsection (5)(b)(iv) (B) after funding the uses specified in Subsections (4)(c)(i) through (iii).
(d) The commission shall deposit 1.4543% of the revenue described in Subsection (4)(a) into the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account created in Section 73-10g-103.
(e) - 11 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (i) Subject to [Subsection] Subsections (4)(e)(ii) through (iv), the commission shall deposit 26.24% of the revenue described in Subsection (4)(a) into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created in Section 72-2-124.
(ii) The commission shall annually reduce the deposit described in Subsection (4)(e)(i) by the sum of:
(A) $1,813,400;
(B) the earmark described in Subsection (5)(c);
and (C) an amount equal to 35% of the revenue generated in the current fiscal year by the portion of the tax imposed on motor and special fuel that is sold, used, or received in the state that exceeds 29.4 cents per gallon.
(iii) The amount described in Subsection (4)(e)(ii)(C) shall be annually deposited into the Transit Transportation Investment Fund created in Section 72-2-124.
(iv) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2026, the commission shall:
(A) reduce the deposit described in Subsection (4)(e)(i) by the lesser of 0.5% of the revenue described in Subsection (4)(a) or $5,000,000;
and (B) deposit the amount described in Subsection (4)(e)(iv)(A) into the Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account created in Section 53H-4-214.
(f) The commission shall deposit .44% of the revenue described in Subsection (4)(a) into the Cottonwood Canyons Transportation Investment Fund created in Section 72-2-124.
(g) The commission shall deposit 1% of the revenue described in Subsection (4)(a) into the Commuter Rail Subaccount created in Section 72-2-124.
(h) The commission shall deposit 1% of the revenue described in Subsection (4)(a) into the Outdoor Adventure Infrastructure Restricted Account created in Section 51-9-902 as follows:
(i) into the Outdoor Adventure Infrastructure Restricted Account created in Section 51-9-902, an amount equal to the amount that was deposited into the Outdoor Adventure Infrastructure Restricted Account in fiscal year 2025;
and (ii) for any amount exceeding the amount described in Subsection (4)(h)(i), 50% into the Outdoor Adventure Infrastructure Restricted Account and 50% to the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District created in Section 11-70-201.
(5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), each fiscal year the commission shall make the deposits described in this Subsection (5).
- 12 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (b) (i) (A) The commission shall deposit $500,000 to the Department of Natural Resources to be used for watershed rehabilitation or restoration.
(B) At the end of each fiscal year, 100% of any unexpended amount described in Subsection (5) (b)(i)(A) shall lapse into the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24.
(ii) The commission shall deposit $150,000 to the Division of Water Resources for cloud-seeding projects authorized by Title 73, Chapter 15, Modification of Weather.
(iii) The commission shall deposit $525,000 into the Division of Conservation created in Section 4-46-401 to implement water related programs.
(iv) The commission shall deposit $7,175,000 into the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 for use by the Division of Water Resources:
(A) for the uses allowed of the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund under Section 73-10-24;
(B) to conduct hydrologic and geotechnical investigations by the Division of Water Resources in a cooperative effort with other state, federal, or local entities, for the purpose of quantifying surface and ground water resources and describing the hydrologic systems of an area in sufficient detail so as to enable local and state resource managers to plan for and accommodate growth in water use without jeopardizing the resource;
(C) to fund state required dam safety improvements;
and (D) to protect the state's interest in interstate water compact allocations, including the hiring of technical and legal staff.
(v) The commission shall deposit $3,587,500 into the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Water Quality Board to fund wastewater projects.
(vi) The commission shall deposit $3,587,500 into the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Division of Drinking Water to:
(A) provide for the installation and repair of collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities for any public water system, as defined in Section 19-4-102;
(B) develop underground sources of water, including springs and wells;
and (C) develop surface water sources.
- 13 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (vii) The commission shall deposit $2,450,000 to the Division of Wildlife Resources to:
(A) implement the measures described in Subsections 23A-3-214(3)(a) through (d) to protect sensitive plant and animal species;
or (B) award grants, up to the amount authorized by the Legislature in an appropriations act, to political subdivisions of the state to implement the measures described in Subsections 23A-3-214(3)(a) through (d) to protect sensitive plant and animal species.
(viii) Funds transferred to the Division of Wildlife Resources under Subsection (5)(b)(vii)(A) may not be used to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other person to list or attempt to have listed a species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.
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1531, et seq.
(ix) At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended amounts described in Subsections (5)(b)(vii)(A) and (B) shall lapse:
(A) 50% into the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24;
(B) 25% into the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5;
and (C) 25% into the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5.
(x) The commission shall allocate $175,000 to the Division of Water Rights to cover the costs incurred in hiring legal and technical staff for the adjudication of water rights.
(xi) At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended amounts described in Subsection (5)(b)(x) shall lapse:
(A) 50% into the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24;
(B) 25% into the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5;
and (C) 25% into the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5.
(c) The commission shall deposit $45,000,000 into the Active Transportation Investment Fund created in Section 72-2-124.
(d) The commission shall deposit $533,750 into the Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund created by and expended in accordance with Section 35A-8-1009.
(e) The commission shall deposit $200,000 into the General Fund as a dedicated credit for the sole use of the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program created by and to be expended in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 11, Search and Rescue Act.
(6) (a) The rate specified in this Subsection (6) is 0.15%.
- 14 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the commission shall, for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2019, annually transfer the amount of revenue collected from the rate described in Subsection (6) (a) on the transactions that are subject to the sales and use tax under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B) into the Medicaid ACA Fund created in Section 26B-1-315.
(7) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and except as provided in Subsections (11), (12), and (13), and as described in Section 63N-3-610, beginning the first day of a calendar quarter one year after the sales and use tax boundary for a housing and transit reinvestment zone is established under Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 6, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act, the commission, at least annually, shall transfer an amount equal to [15%] 14.5% of the sales and use tax increment from the sales and use tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) at a 4.7% rate, on transactions occurring within an established sales and use tax boundary, as defined in Section 63N-3-602, into the Transit Transportation Investment Fund created in Section 72-2-124.
(b) Beginning no sooner than January 1, 2026, notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), and except as provided in Subsections (11), (12), and (13), and as described in Section 63N-3-610.1, beginning the first day of a calendar quarter after the year set in the proposal and after the sales and use tax boundary for a convention center reinvestment zone is established in a capital city under Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 6, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act, the commission, at least annually, shall transfer an amount equal to 50% of the sales and use tax increment as defined in Section 63N-3-602 from the sales and use tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) at a 4.7% rate, on transactions occurring within an established sales and use tax boundary, as defined in Section 63N-3-602, to a convention center public infrastructure district created in accordance with Section 17D-4-202.1 and specified in the convention center reinvestment zone proposal submitted [pursuant to] in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 6, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act.
(8) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and except as provided in Subsections (11), (12), and (13), beginning October 1, 2024 the commission shall transfer to the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section 11-70-201, the revenue from the sales and use tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), on transactions occurring within the district sales tax area, as defined in Section 11-70-101.
(9) (a) As used in this Subsection (9):
- 15 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (i) "Additional land" means point of the mountain state land described in Subsection 11-59-102(6) (b) that the point of the mountain authority acquires after the point of the mountain authority provides the commission a map under Subsection (9)(c).
(ii) "Point of the mountain authority" means the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, created in Section 11-59-201.
(iii) "Point of the mountain state land" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-59-102.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and except as provided in Subsections (11), (12), and (13), the commission shall distribute to the point of the mountain authority 50% of the revenue from the sales and use tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), on transactions occurring on the point of the mountain state land.
(c) The distribution under Subsection (9)(b) shall begin the next calendar quarter that begins at least 90 days after the point of the mountain authority provides the commission a map that:
(i) accurately describes the point of the mountain state land;
and (ii) the point of the mountain authority certifies as accurate.
(d) A distribution under Subsection (9)(b) with respect to additional land shall begin the next calendar quarter that begins at least 90 days after the point of the mountain authority provides the commission a map of point of the mountain state land that:
(i) accurately describes the point of the mountain state land, including the additional land;
and (ii) the point of the mountain authority certifies as accurate.
(e) (i) Upon the payment in full of bonds secured by the sales and use tax revenue distributed to the point of the mountain authority under Subsection (9)(b), the point of the mountain authority shall immediately notify the commission in writing that the bonds are paid in full.
(ii) The commission shall discontinue distributions of sales and use tax revenue under Subsection (9)(b) at the beginning of the calendar quarter that begins at least 90 days after the date that the commission receives the written notice under Subsection (9)(e)(i).
(10) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the amount of state sales tax revenues described in Section 63N-2-503.5 is deposited into the Convention Incentive Fund created in Section 63N-2-503.5.
(11) (a) As used in this Subsection (11):
(i) "Applicable percentage" means:
- 16 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (A) for a housing and transit reinvestment zone created under Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 6, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act, 15% of the revenue from the sales and use tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) at a 4.7% rate for sales occurring within the qualified development zone described in Subsection (11)(a)(ii)(A);
(B) for the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District created in Section 11-70-201, the revenue from the sales and use tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) at a 4.7% rate for sales occurring within the qualified development zone described in Subsection (11)(a)(ii)(B);
and (C) for the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority created in Section 11-59-201, 50% of the revenue from sales and use tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) at a 4.7% rate for sales occurring within the qualified development zone described in Subsection (11)(a)(ii)(C).
(ii) "Qualified development zone" means:
(A) the sales and use tax boundary of a housing and transit reinvestment zone created under Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 6, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Act;
(B) the district sales tax boundary as defined in Section 11-70-101 for the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section 11-70-201;
or (C) the sales and use tax boundary of point of the mountain state land, as defined in Section 11-59-102, under the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority created in Section 11-59-201.
(iii) "Schedule J sale" means a sale reported on State Tax Commission Form TC-62M, Schedule J or a substantially similar form as designated by the commission.
(b) Revenue generated from the applicable percentage by a Schedule J sale within a qualified development zone shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(12) (a) As used in Subsections (12) and (13):
(i) "Applicable percentage" means, for a convention center reinvestment zone created in a capital city under Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 6, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act, an amount equal to 50% of the sales and use tax increment, as that term is defined in Section 63N-3-602, from the sales and use tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) at a 4.7% rate for sales occurring within the qualified development zone described in Subsection (12)(a)(ii).
(ii) "Qualified development zone" means the sales and use tax boundary of a convention center reinvestment zone created in a capital city under Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 6, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act.
- 17 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (iii) "Qualifying construction materials" means construction materials that are:
(A) delivered to a delivery outlet within a qualified development zone;
and (B) intended to be permanently attached to real property within the qualified development zone.
(b) For a sale of qualifying construction materials, the commission shall distribute the product calculated in Subsection (12)(c) to a qualified development zone if the seller of the construction materials:
(i) establishes a delivery outlet with the commission within the qualified development zone;
(ii) reports the sales of the construction materials to the delivery outlet described in Subsection (12)(b) (i);
and (iii) does not report the sales of the construction materials on a simplified electronic return.
(c) For the purposes of Subsection (12)(b), the product is equal to:
(i) the sales price or purchase price of the qualifying construction materials;
and (ii) the applicable percentage.
(13) (a) As used in this Subsection (13), "Schedule J sale" means a sale reported on State Tax Commission Form TC-62M, Schedule J, or a substantially similar form as designated by the commission.
(b) Revenue generated from the applicable percentage by a Schedule J sale within a qualified development zone shall be distributed into the General Fund.
63J-1-602.1 .
63J-1-602.1.
(8) State funds for matching federal funds in the Children's Health Insurance Program as provided in Section 26B-3-906.
- 18 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (8) State funds for matching federal funds in the Children's Health Insurance Program as provided in Section 26B-3-906.
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(15) The State Mandated Insurer Payments Restricted Account created in Section 31A-30-118.
(Green) S.B.
285 (15) The State Mandated Insurer Payments Restricted Account created in Section 31A-30-118.
(29) The Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Restricted Account created in Section 53-2a-1302.
- 19 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (29) The Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Restricted Account created in Section 53-2a-1302.
(37) The Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account created in Section 54-5-1.5, subject - 3 - 1st Sub.
(37) The Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account created in Section 54-5-1.5, subject to Subsection 54-5-1.5(4)(d).
(Green) S.B.
285 02-24 08:48 to Subsection 54-5-1.5(4)(d).
(47) Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal background check for principal broker, associate broker, and sales agent licenses, as provided in Section 61-2f-204.
- 20 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (47) Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal background check for principal broker, associate broker, and sales agent licenses, as provided in Section 61-2f-204.
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(56) The Motion Picture Incentive Account created in Section 63N-8-103.
(Green) S.B.
285 (56) The Motion Picture Incentive Account created in Section 63N-8-103.
(64) Funds donated or paid to a juvenile court by private sources, as provided in Subsection 78A-6-203(1)(c).
- 21 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 (64) Funds donated or paid to a juvenile court by private sources, as provided in Subsection 78A-6-203(1)(c).
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The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, - 5 - 1st Sub.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
(Green) S.B.
285 02-24 08:48 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
ITEM 2 To Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account From General Fund 5,000,000 Schedule of Programs:
ITEM 2 To Uninsured Children Dental Care Restricted Account - 22 - SB0285 compared with SB0285S01 From General Fund 5,000,000 Schedule of Programs:
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