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House Finance hears bill to exempt prepared food from sales tax
Summary
House Bill 1340 would exempt prepared food from sales-and-use tax. Committee staff presented definitions and a large preliminary fiscal note; restaurant and grocery industry groups and small-business owners testified in support, citing affordability and support for local businesses.
House Finance on Feb. 7 took testimony on House Bill 1340, which would remove sales tax from prepared food statewide.
Christina King, staff to the committee, explained that current law exempts most food and food ingredients but treats prepared food as taxable. She read the draft definition of prepared food (food sold heated or served with utensils, or products with two or more ingredients combined by the seller) and said the bill would add an exemption for prepared food while including a tax-preference statement, JLARC review and a 10-year expiration. King presented…
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