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Lawmakers are considering a bill that would impose a 10 percent tax on admission fees charged by tanning salons to fund melanoma research.
Under House Bill 419, sponsored by Rep. Mel Brown, R-Coalville, revenue from the tax would go to the Utah Department of Health, which would award research grants for the study of melanoma.
The tax would bring in an estimated $620,000 a year and would be levied starting July 1.
The bill hasn't yet been voted on by a legislative committee.
Some in the tanning salon business say the bill singles out one possible contributing factor to melanoma. They say tanning salons would likely pass the cost on to their customers.
