HB 1308

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR FOOD, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND RENT

By Representative(s) MARUMOTO / PENDLETON / WHALEN / RATH / THIELEN / MEYER / HALFORD / AUWAE / LEONG / MOSES / FOX / MCDERMOTT

Subjects: House Minority Caucus

Keywords: AGED, CHILD ABUSE, CHIROPRACTORS AND CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY, DRUGS, GENERAL EXCISE TAX, HANDICAPPED, HEALTH, HEARING AID INDUSTRY, HOSPITALS, HOUSING, INCOME TAX, LIQUOR, MASSEURS, NATUROPATHS AND NATUROPATHY, NURSES AND NURSING, OPTICIANS, OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTOMETRY, OSTEOPATHY, PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, PODIATRISTS AND PODIATRY, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS, PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, REAL PROPERTY, RENT, SOCIAL WORKERS, SPOUSE ABUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TAX CREDITS OR REFUNDS, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAXATION, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, WOMEN

Report Title: GET Exemptions For Food,

Description: Exempts food purchased from supermarkets, health care services, and residential rents from the GET. Defines "food", "health care provider"' "health care services"' and "medical equipment". Deletes tax credits for food and nursing facility services.

 1-28-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        H Referred to the committees on HSH/HLT/CPC, and
                  then referred to 1. EDB 2. FIN , referral sheet 6
 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.