Relates to exempting school supplies from sales tax during a specified period each year
This bill would temporarily exempt basic school supplies from sales tax during a 15-day period each year - the 15 days preceding Labor Day (the first Monday in September). It applies to items like backpacks, textbooks, pens, notebooks, and calculators purchased for under $110 total per transaction. The exemption covers only purchases made during this specific annual window, directly benefiting families buying school essentials for the upcoming school year. The bill amends tax law to create this temporary relief period while maintaining existing tax definitions.
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2026
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Bill S 4601 was amended to S 4601A to reflect its progression through the legislative process, adding two new sponsors (Sen. Rhoads) and recording a favorable report from the Committee on Budget and Revenue. The bill's substantive text regarding tax exemptions for school supplies remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the document headers and page numbers.
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Added Senator Rhoads as a co-sponsor and updated the bill's status to show it was favorably reported by the Budget and Revenue committee and recommitted to the Finance committee.
Updated the bill title and page footers to reflect the new version number (S 4601--A) and revised page numbering sequences.
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Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4601A
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Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
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Mar 12, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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