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HI HB364

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2011

Primary Sponsor

Angus McKelvey

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes an annual five-day general excise tax exemption beginning Wednesday of the last full week in July through the following Sunday for specified items.

  • Exempts retail sales of books under $50, clothing items under $100, computers/software/supplies under $1,500 total, and school supplies under $15 per item from the general excise tax.

  • Prohibits exemption for commercial-use computer systems, furniture, bundled items, and out-of-state mail/phone/internet orders; requires sellers to pass all tax savings to purchasers without price increases.

  • Defines terms including "books" (bound volumes with ISBN), "clothing" (apparel and footwear), "computers" (systems with CPU, RAM, monitor, etc.), and "school supplies" (detailed 24-item list of student materials).

  • Effective July 1, 2112.

Legislative Description

General Excise Tax; Annual Exemption; School Supplies and Computers

Last Action

(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chong, Souki, Wooley excused (3).

2/16/2011

Committee Referrals

Finance2/16/2011
Economic Revitalization & Business1/24/2011

Full Bill Text

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