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NJ AR120
Resolution
Status
10/28/2024
Primary Sponsor
Herbert Conaway
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AI Summary
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Urges the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board to amend the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) to remove oral healthcare products from the "grooming and hygiene products" definition
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Requests creation of a new separate product definition for "oral healthcare products" including toothbrushes, toothpaste, tooth powders, mouthwash, and dental floss
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Would enable member states like New Jersey to provide sales tax exemptions specifically for oral healthcare products, which are currently taxed at 6.625% in the state
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Cites health concerns as justification, noting that poor oral health is linked to heart disease, cancer, dementia, kidney failure, pneumonia, and diabetes
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New Jersey cannot unilaterally exempt oral healthcare products from sales tax while remaining compliant with the multistate SSUTA agreement it joined in 2005
Legislative Description
Urges amendment of Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement to create definition for oral health care products.
Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions Filed w/Sec. of State
Last Action
Filed with Secretary of State
10/28/2024