HB 653 -- DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

SPONSOR: McGirl

Current law provides a sales tax exemption for certain durable medical equipment as defined on January 1, 1980, by the federal Medicare program. This bill removes the reference to January 1, 1980.

Additionally, current law provides a sales tax exemption for the sales or rental of manual and powered wheelchairs, including parts. The bill also applies the exemption to accessories for such wheelchairs.

This bill is the same as HB 1817 (2024) and similar to HCS HB 154 (2023).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1707H.01): 144.030
Committee (1707H.02): 144.030