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Property tax notice requirements would change for local governments that operate on a July-to-June fiscal year, such as many cities and counties, when their mayor or budget officer proposes a property tax rate increase as part of a tentative budget. Currently, these "fiscal year taxing entities" must advertise a proposed tax increase before holding a public hearing on it, but the initial notice announcing when the tentative budget will first be presented does not have to flag that a tax hike is included. Under this bill, that initial meeting notice would have to include a statement that the tentative budget contains a proposed property tax rate increase, and the notice would need to be posted on the entity's website (or at town hall for towns without one) at least seven days before the meeting, consistent with Utah's open meetings law. The bill also makes related technical updates to cross-references in other tax notice laws and would take effect January 1, 2027.