HB 6034 Summary

• Exempts personal protective equipment and supplies from use tax when sold to qualified employers for business use.

• Defines "personal protective equipment and supplies" to include protective equipment (masks, face shields, respirators, gloves, safety glasses) and disinfecting products (antibacterial soap, sanitizing spray, wipes, hand sanitizer).

• Requires employers to qualify by adopting and submitting a COVID-19 safety protocol plan to the department that complies with applicable law and best practices for infection prevention.

• COVID-19 safety protocol plans must promote remote work to the fullest extent possible and implement enhanced cleaning, screening, testing, contact tracing, and other infection-control measures appropriate to the worksite and community infection rates.