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Committee hears broadband equipment tax-exemption bill; no vote taken

2715541 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

Representative Howard Beatty presented HB1469 to exempt commercial broadband network equipment from sales and use tax; AT&T testified in favor and argued the exemption would spur investment, but the committee did not vote and asked for fiscal analysis.

Representative Howard Beatty introduced House Bill 1469 to create a sales-and-use-tax exemption for machinery and equipment used to provide broadband communications services. Lisa Lake, representing AT&T, testified the exemption would apply to commercial network equipment—fiber, antennas, routers, power equipment and network software—and would not cover consumer devices such as smartphones…

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