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Committee passes SB200 to clarify tax exemption for leased instructional materials

2840682 · February 26, 2025
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Summary

The Senate Revenue & Tax Committee passed SB200, a clarification to Arkansas tax law that makes leased textbooks and other instructional materials (including leased tablets used in schools) tax-exempt when used in accordance with statute, with no fiscal impact reported by DFA.

The Senate Revenue & Tax Committee voted to pass SB200 after sponsor Senator Kim Hammerstein described it as a cleanup bill clarifying that leased instructional materials used by schools are tax-exempt.

Senator Kim Hammerstein (District 16) told the committee the bill resolves a dispute between vendors and schools…

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