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Committee advances bill to clarify sales-tax exemption and refunds for currency and bullion purchases
Summary
The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee approved House Bill 2, as amended by PHS 2, to reaffirm a sales-tax exemption for currency and bullion, authorize retroactive refunds back to Aug. 1, 2024, and specify that the $1,000-per-day penalty is not retroactive.
The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue advanced House Bill 2, as amended by PHS 2, on a roll call that the chair later reported as 19 yes, 1 no and 2 passes. The bill clarifies an existing sales-tax exemption for the purchase of currency and bullion, authorizes refunds for taxes paid since Aug. 1, 2024, and states explicitly that the $1,000-per-day penalty provision will apply only prospectively upon adoption of the bill.
Sponsor Representative TJ Roberts told the committee the measure “is about vindicating a tax exemption we already ratified last year” and said most changes are technical clarifications; the only substantive change is defining which provisions take effect retroactively. He told members the bill…
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