District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0030 Compare Versions

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5	5	COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
6	6	OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER BROOKE PINTO
7	7	THE JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING
8	8	1350 PENNSLYVANIA AVENUE, N.W., SUITE 106
9	9	WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
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12	12	January 12, 2023
13	13	Nyasha Smith, Secretary
14	14	Council of the District of Columbia
15	15	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
16	16	Washington, DC 20004
17	17	Dear Secretary Smith,
18	18	Today, along with Councilmembers Anita Bonds, Christina Henderson, Brianne K. Nadeau,
19	19	Janeese Lewis George, Vincent C. Gray, Robert C. White, Jr., Matthew Frumin, and Zachary
20	20	Parker, I am re-introducing the “HIV In-home Test Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2023.”
21	21	Please find enclosed a signed copy of the legislation.
22	22	This legislation would exempt sales of HIV in-home tests from taxation.
23	23	Eleven years ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new HIV in-home test that for
24	24	the first time made it possible for Americans to learn in the privacy of their homes whether they
25	25	carried the HIV virus. The availability of an HIV test as easy to use as a home-pregnancy kit was
26	26	yet another step in the normalization of a disease that was once seen as a mark of shame and a
27	27	death sentence. However, with the availability of antiretroviral drugs for many years, knowledge
28	28	of one’s HIV status and the beginning of an antiretroviral regime has dramatically lowered the
29	29	chance that an individual will transmit the virus to someone else or become ill with AIDS. HIV
30	30	testing and treatment have become crucial to HIV prevention and public health.
31	31	HIV in-home tests cost between $40 and $70, a significant amount of money for many District
32	32	residents. By exempting HIV in-home test from taxes, this bill will help make HIV in-home tests
33	33	more accessible to District residents. By doing so, we will help prevent the spread of HIV.
34	34	Should you have any questions about this legislation, please contact my Legislative Counsel,
35	35	Kristin Ewing, at kewing@dccouncil.gov.
36	36	Thank you,
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38	38	Brooke Pinto
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40	40	Councilmember Anita Bonds Councilmember Brooke Pinto
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43	43	Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Christina Henderson
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46	46	Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
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49	49	Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.
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52	52	Councilmember Zachary Parker
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61	61	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6
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65	65	To amend section 47-2005 of the District of Columbia Official Code to exempt sales of HIV 10
66	66	in-home tests from taxation. 11
67	67	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 12
68	68	act may be cited as the “HIV In-home Test Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2023”. 13
69	69	Sec. 2. Section 47-2005 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended by adding 14
70	70	a new paragraph (41) to read as follows: 15
71	71	“(41) Sales of human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”) in-home tests.”. 16
72	72	Sec. 3. Applicability. 17
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76	76	(a) Section 3 of this act shall take effect subject to the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an 18
77	77	approved budget and financial plan. 19
78	78	(b) The Chief Financial Officer shall certify the date of the inclusion of the fiscal effect in 20
79	79	an approved budget and financial plan, and provide notice to the Budget Director of the Council 21
80	80	of the certification. 22
81	81	(c)(1) The Budget Director shall cause the notice of the certification to be published in 23
82	82	the District of Columbia Register. 24
83	83	(2) The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the 25
84	84	applicability of this act. 26
85	85	Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 27
86	86	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 28
87	87	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 29
88	88	approved October 16, 2006 (12 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 30
89	89	Sec. 5. Effective date. 31
90	90	Sec. 2. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto 32
91	91	by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional 33
92	92	review as provided in section 602(c)(l) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 34
93	93	December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code§ l-206.02(c)(l)), and publication in the 35
94	94	District of Columbia Register. 36