Bill Text: TX SB1391 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a sales tax imposed on the purchase of certain health care supplies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-18 - Referred to Finance [SB1391 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1391-Introduced.html
By: Estes | S.B. No. 1391 | |
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relating to a sales tax imposed on the purchase of certain health | ||
care supplies. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 151.313, Tax Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) In addition to the items described by Subsection (a), | ||
the following items are exempted from the taxes imposed by this | ||
chapter if purchased by an entity that has an agreement with a local | ||
governmental entity to provide emergency ambulance services: | ||
(1) an electrocardiogram monitor; | ||
(2) a stretcher or gurney; | ||
(3) a medical ventilator; | ||
(4) a stair chair lift; | ||
(5) an automated external defibrillator; | ||
(6) a wheelchair; and | ||
(7) an electronic device used in the transport and | ||
treatment of patients receiving medical services, including a | ||
mobile data terminal and an electronic computer tablet. | ||
SECTION . This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |