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House floor advances sales-tax exemption for home medical equipment after wide floor support
Summary
Lawmakers debated a measure to exempt home medical equipment from sales tax, with multiple members declaring conflicts of interest and many emphasizing benefits for low-income or elderly residents; the bill passed the House and will go to the Senate.
The Utah House debated and ultimately passed legislation to exempt certain home medical equipment from state sales tax, a measure sponsors said would ease costs for people discharged from hospitals who then must purchase necessary equipment at retail prices.
Representative A. Aber (sponsor) summarized the bill's history, noting prior Senate holds and that the governor supports the sales-tax reduction.…
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