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Panel orders Revenue Department to compile list of items eligible for commercial farmers' sales-tax reduction
Summary
Senate Bill 22 66, approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee, directs the Department of Revenue to compile and publish a list of items that qualify for sales-tax reduction under a commercial farmers permit after lawmakers heard concerns about inconsistent retail application.
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved Senate Bill 22 66, which requires the Department of Revenue to compile a list of items eligible for the sales-tax reduction available under a commercial farmers permit.
Senator Berry explained Section 1 directs the Department of Revenue to assemble the eligible-items list. “What I've seen, what I've heard from farmers across the state is there's a lot of variance depending on the retailers they go to,” Senator Berry said, describing the bill's intent to reduce confusion.
The bill updates related code sections to clarify reductions or exemptions; committee discussion in the transcript focused on whether retailers and farmers consistently understand what is eligible. The transcript records a committee motion (described as a “sufficient due pass” motion) and the chair declared the bill carried; no roll-call vote or exact tally appears in the transcript.
The committee did not specify how the Department of Revenue will publish the list or a timeline for completion; the transcript records only that the department was asked to provide clarity on what is and is not eligible under the commercial farmers permit.
