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Senate substitute bill would exempt hearing aids and some assistive devices from sales tax
Summary
First-substitute SB19, proposed to exempt hearing aids, cochlear implants and certain assistive telephone devices from sales tax, was advanced to the third-reading calendar; sponsors said removing tax on assistive devices prevents taxing a disability, while critics asked why not extend to eyeglasses and flagged fiscal impacts.
Senate first-substitute Bill 19 would remove sales and use tax on hearing aids and certain assistive devices; Senator Montgomery carried the measure on Jan. 25 and the Senate moved the substitute to the third-reading calendar under a suspension of the rules.
Montgomery told the chamber the substitute expands the original exemption to…
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