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Senate committee advances bill to eliminate state portion of grocery sales tax
Summary
The Revenue & Tax — Senate committee voted to give House Bill 1685 a do-pass recommendation to remove the state portion of the sales tax on groceries; the bill passed the committee by voice vote after sponsors said an amendment made it revenue-neutral to state general revenue.
House Bill 1685, a measure to eliminate the state portion of the sales tax on groceries, received a do-pass recommendation from the Senate Revenue & Tax Committee after brief discussion on the bill and an amendment.
Senator Hester, presenting the bill, said the measure "eliminates that $1.08 cent sales tax" on groceries. He told the committee the…
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