Authorizes a sales tax exemption for certain property sold at auction
SB 245 would exempt specific property sold at auction from state sales tax. It directly affects sellers of qualifying items (like vehicles, equipment, or personal property) who conduct auctions. The bill creates a new tax exemption for these sales, meaning buyers wouldn't pay sales tax on purchases made through such auctions. This change applies only to property meeting the bill's defined criteria, as the exemption would be codified in tax law. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee after passing a committee vote.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2024
Last action Mar 26, 2025
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Senate Committee Substitute - Committee Version
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MODERATE
The bill was revised by the Senate Committee to clarify tax exemption rules for telecommunications services and material recovery processing plants. The committee version adds specific language to ensure telecommunications services are treated as taxable manufacturing products and clarifies that material recovery plants qualify for exemptions regardless of ownership. It also includes a statement reaffirming previous court interpretations while abrogating a conflicting 2016 Supreme Court decision.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include telecommunications services in manufacturing exemptions and clarified eligibility for material recovery processing plants.
DEFINITION
Added language to define 'product' to include telecommunications services and 'manufacturing' to include production and transmission of telecommunications services.
ELIGIBILITY
Modified material recovery processing plant exemption to qualify regardless of ownership of materials being recovered.
ENFORCEMENT
Added legislative intent statement clarifying interpretation of exemptions and abrogating conflicting 2016 Supreme Court decision.
TECHNICAL
Removed introductory session information and explanatory notes about bold-faced bracketed matter.
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Committee
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Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic and Workforce Development Committee (0400S.02C)
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Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
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Dec 1, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Sandy Crawford
RRepublican
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