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AZ SB1539

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Frank Carroll

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) law to expand the exemption for clean rooms used in manufacturing and processing to include clean room equipment and products made in those facilities.

  • Expands the clean room exemption to cover biotechnology products, life sciences products, and medical devices in addition to the existing semiconductor product exemption.

  • Defines "clean room and clean room equipment" to include integrated systems, fixtures, piping, movable partitions, lighting, and production machinery operating in the clean room environment, but excludes permanent building components.

  • Provides specific definitions for biotechnology products (pharmaceuticals, genetic therapies, diagnostics, biologics), life sciences products (lab tools and diagnostic equipment), and medical devices (instruments and implants for diagnosing and treating conditions).

  • Applies to taxable periods beginning on or after the first day of the month following the general effective date of the act.

Legislative Description

TPT; exemption; clean rooms

Exemption

Last Action

Senate minority caucus: Do pass

2/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/10/2025
Appropriations2/10/2025
Finance2/10/2025

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