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HI HB364
Bill
Status
1/24/2011
Primary Sponsor
Angus McKelvey
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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