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Representative’s bill to ease sales-tax burden on veterans-supporting nonprofits fails to move forward in committee
Summary
Representative Brown presented House Bill 1485 to allow nonprofits that support Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to receive sales-tax relief; the measure did not receive a motion and did not advance out of committee.
Representative Brown presented House Bill 1485 to the Senate Revenue & Tax Committee, describing it as a proposal to allow nonprofits that support Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) facilities — such as veterans homes and cemeteries — to receive certain sales-tax considerations.
Brown described the North Little Rock Cemetery foundation as the most active nonprofit of its kind and said the organization’s total sales tax expenditure last year was about $3,000. “Last year, our total sales tax expenditure was $3,000, so we're not talking about a huge amount of money,” Brown said. He added the group places reeds on graves at Christmas and that donations declined after the COVID-19 pandemic.
A member of the committee, Senator Petty, asked whether the $3,000 was in sales tax payments or purchases; Brown said it was sales tax payments. Brown closed by noting recent storm damage destroyed flags and that the foundation would need to replace them.
When the committee called for a motion to act on the bill, there was no motion. The chair stated the bill failed to proceed “for lack of a motion.” Consequently, House Bill 1485 did not receive a committee recommendation during the hearing.
The hearing transcript contains no recorded public testimony for or against the bill and no discussion of a fiscal note, implementation details, or alternate paths forward during the session.
