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Rep. Warner pushes to eliminate grocery sales tax; committee places bill behind budget after $880 million fiscal note
Summary
Representative Warner asked the committee to remove the sales tax on groceries, citing a prior three-month tax holiday in 2024; staff and the chair cited a sizable $880,000,000 fiscal note and the committee placed House Bill 1530 behind the budget for further review.
Representative Warner presented House Bill 1530, telling the committee that the bill "seeks to remove the sales tax on groceries." He referenced a prior temporary sales-tax holiday in 2024 (three months) and said his district responded positively to that policy.
The Chair and staff told members the bill carries a large fiscal impact. The Chair noted the bill has "a sizable fiscal note and $880,000,000," and said that to fund the bill the state would likely need to cut services elsewhere. Because of the fiscal impact, the committee placed HB 1530 behind the budget for further consideration rather than advancing it today.
