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Committee approves technical fix aligning sales- and use-tax exemptions
Summary
House Bill 205, a technical change aligning sales- and use-tax exemption categories, passed the committee on a voice vote.
House Bill 205, carried by Representative Carrie Underwood, passed the Ways and Means Education committee after a brief sponsor explanation that the measure is largely technical.
Representative Underwood said the bill consolidates recent exemptions so sales tax and use tax are treated the same in the code after LSA and the Department of Revenue identified an inconsistency. "This bill is almost technical to its core," Underwood said. The sponsor characterized the change as a one-line code clarification.
Representative Collins moved the motion; Representative Drummond seconded. The committee approved the measure by voice vote and the chair called the next bill. No additional debate or fiscal details were presented in the transcript provided.
