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SB260, Transportation Funding Requirements (Cullimore / V. Peterson), aka the “5th 5th” bill passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 57-17, and was concurred on in the Senate with a vote of 23-3!
SB 260 would allow (but not require) any county to impose the .20% local option sales tax, if and when the timing makes sense for their communities, with distribution of revenues dependent upon the class of county and presence of transit. SB260 would (1) eliminate the imposition deadline, (2) allow counties with transit service to impose the .20% to divide the funds between transit, cities, and counties, (3) allow counties without transit service to impose the .20% and divide the funds between cities and counties for transportation purposes.
WFRC has updated our comprehensive SB260 SUMMARY to reflect the substitute bill. In discussing the bill on the House floor, Representatives Mike Schultz and Val Peterson spoke about the critical need to have roads and transit to accommodate Utah’s growth.
The bill was changed slightly from its original version, by removing the ability for Salt Lake County to use their funding for mental and behavioral health services, though Senator Cullimore indicated on the floor upon concurring that the intent is to continue to find solutions on that front in the future.
We appreciate everyone’s hard work, teamwork, engagement on this important legislation, over the past 45 hours, 45 days, and 9 months!
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