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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5648

SB 5648: Durable medical equipment

Providing sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed durable medical equipment used in the home and prescribed mobility enhancing equipment.

Summary

  • All prescribed mobility enhancing equipment and their component parts, and all home use durable medical equipment, and their component parts, are exempt from sales and use tax. A sales and use tax in the form of a refund is provided for nebulizers, and their component parts.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dan Swecker (R-20)
Introduced
January 26, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Companion bill
HB 1324
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5648, SSB 5648

AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed durable medical equipment used in the home and prescribed mobility enhancing equipment;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dan Swecker (R-20)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Mark Schoesler R-9Brian Hatfield D-19Bob McCaslin R-4Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5648)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5648)
  4. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5648)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5648)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Referred to Ways & Means.
  9. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5648 in other sessions

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