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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill Exempts At-Home Medical Tests From Sales and Use Tax
Last action · January 10, 2025: Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 10, 2025Sponsors: Joe Ciresi and 12 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 47 exempts retail sales and usage of s, including pregnancy tests and diagnostic kits, from the state . The measure takes effect 60 days after enactment.
- The Tax Reform Code of 1971 serves as Pennsylvania's primary statutory framework governing state taxation, sales and use taxes, and administrative procedures. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Consumers purchasing at-home medical tests
Retailers selling medical tests in Pennsylvania
Retail businesses must adjust their sales tax calculations and point-of-sale systems to exclude qualifying at-home medical tests from taxation.
Key Facts
- House Bill 47 adds a new clause (77) to Section 204 of the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
- The tax exemption applies to the retail sale or use of any at-home medical test, test kit, or other equipment used for diagnosing, treating, or monitoring human diseases or medical conditions.
- Pregnancy tests are explicitly included under the definition of an at-home medical test.
- The legislation is scheduled to take effect 60 days after final enactment.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to FINANCE, Jan. 10, 2025
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