Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5535 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND
16	16	COMPUTATION
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Boylan, McGaw, Alzate, Edwards, Spears, Carson,
18	18	Tanzi, Handy, Finkelman, and Cruz
19	19	Date Introduced: February 13, 2025
20	20	Referred To: House Finance
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23	23	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
24	24	SECTION 1. Section 44-18-30 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-18 entitled "Sales and 1
25	25	Use Taxes — Liability and Computation" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
26	26	44-18-30. Gross receipts exempt from sales and use taxes. 3
27	27	There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter the following gross receipts: 4
28	28	(1) Sales and uses beyond constitutional power of state. From the sale and from the storage, 5
29	29	use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property the gross receipts from the sale 6
30	30	of which, or the storage, use, or other consumption of which, this state is prohibited from taxing 7
31	31	under the Constitution of the United States or under the constitution of this state. 8
32	32	(2) Newspapers. 9
33	33	(i) From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of any 10
34	34	newspaper. 11
35	35	(ii) “Newspaper” means an unbound publication printed on newsprint that contains news, 12
36	36	editorial comment, opinions, features, advertising matter, and other matters of public interest. 13
37	37	(iii) “Newspaper” does not include a magazine, handbill, circular, flyer, sales catalog, or 14
38	38	similar item unless the item is printed for, and distributed as, a part of a newspaper. 15
39	39	(3) School meals. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this 16
40	40	state of meals served by public, private, or parochial schools, school districts, colleges, universities, 17
41	41	student organizations, and parent-teacher associations to the students or teachers of a school, 18
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45	45	college, or university whether the meals are served by the educational institutions or by a food 1
46	46	service or management entity under contract to the educational institutions. 2
47	47	(4) Containers. 3
48	48	(i) From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of: 4
49	49	(A) Non-returnable containers, including boxes, paper bags, and wrapping materials that 5
50	50	are biodegradable and all bags and wrapping materials utilized in the medical and healing arts, 6
51	51	when sold without the contents to persons who place the contents in the container and sell the 7
52	52	contents with the container. 8
53	53	(B) Containers when sold with the contents if the sale price of the contents is not required 9
54	54	to be included in the measure of the taxes imposed by this chapter. 10
55	55	(C) Returnable containers when sold with the contents in connection with a retail sale of 11
56	56	the contents or when resold for refilling. 12
57	57	(D) Keg and barrel containers, whether returnable or not, when sold to alcoholic beverage 13
58	58	producers who place the alcoholic beverages in the containers. 14
59	59	(ii) As used in this subdivision, the term “returnable containers” means containers of a kind 15
60	60	customarily returned by the buyer of the contents for reuse. All other containers are “non-returnable 16
61	61	containers.” 17
62	62	(5)(i) Charitable, educational, and religious organizations. From the sale to, as in defined 18
63	63	in this section, and from the storage, use, and other consumption in this state, or any other state of 19
64	64	the United States of America, of tangible personal property by hospitals not operated for a profit; 20
65	65	“educational institutions” as defined in subdivision (18) not operated for a profit; churches, 21
66	66	orphanages, and other institutions or organizations operated exclusively for religious or charitable 22
67	67	purposes; interest-free loan associations not operated for profit; nonprofit, organized sporting 23
68	68	leagues and associations and bands for boys and girls under the age of nineteen (19) years; the 24
69	69	following vocational student organizations that are state chapters of national vocational student 25
70	70	organizations: Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA); Future Business Leaders of 26
71	71	America, Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA/PBL); Future Farmers of America (FFA); Future Homemakers 27
72	72	of America/Home Economics Related Occupations (FHA/HERD); Vocational Industrial Clubs of 28
73	73	America (VICA); organized nonprofit golden age and senior citizens clubs for men and women; 29
74	74	and parent-teacher associations; and from the sale, storage, use, and other consumption in this state, 30
75	75	of and by the Industrial Foundation of Burrillville, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation. 31
76	76	(ii) In the case of contracts entered into with the federal government, its agencies, or 32
77	77	instrumentalities, this state, or any other state of the United States of America, its agencies, any 33
78	78	city, town, district, or other political subdivision of the states; hospitals not operated for profit; 34
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82	82	educational institutions not operated for profit; churches, orphanages, and other institutions or 1
83	83	organizations operated exclusively for religious or charitable purposes, the contractor may purchase 2
84	84	such materials and supplies (materials and/or supplies are defined as those that are essential to the 3
85	85	project) that are to be utilized in the construction of the projects being performed under the contracts 4
86	86	without payment of the tax. 5
87	87	(iii) The contractor shall not charge any sales or use tax to any exempt agency, institution, 6
88	88	or organization but shall in that instance provide his or her suppliers with certificates in the form 7
89	89	as determined by the division of taxation showing the reason for exemption and the contractor’s 8
90	90	records must substantiate the claim for exemption by showing the disposition of all property so 9
91	91	purchased. If any property is then used for a nonexempt purpose, the contractor must pay the tax 10
92	92	on the property used. 11
93	93	(6) Gasoline. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state 12
94	94	of: (i) Gasoline and other products taxed under chapter 36 of title 31 and (ii) Fuels used for the 13
95	95	propulsion of airplanes. 14
96	96	(7) Purchase for manufacturing purposes. 15
97	97	(i) From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of computer 16
98	98	software, tangible personal property, electricity, natural gas, artificial gas, steam, refrigeration, and 17
99	99	water, when the property or service is purchased for the purpose of being manufactured into a 18
100	100	finished product for resale and becomes an ingredient, component, or integral part of the 19
101	101	manufactured, compounded, processed, assembled, or prepared product, or if the property or 20
102	102	service is consumed in the process of manufacturing for resale computer software, tangible personal 21
103	103	property, electricity, natural gas, artificial gas, steam, refrigeration, or water. 22
104	104	(ii) “Consumed” means destroyed, used up, or worn out to the degree or extent that the 23
105	105	property cannot be repaired, reconditioned, or rendered fit for further manufacturing use. 24
106	106	(iii) “Consumed” includes mere obsolescence. 25
107	107	(iv) “Manufacturing” means and includes: manufacturing, compounding, processing, 26
108	108	assembling, preparing, or producing. 27
109	109	(v) “Process of manufacturing” means and includes all production operations performed in 28
110	110	the producing or processing room, shop, or plant, insofar as the operations are a part of and 29
111	111	connected with the manufacturing for resale of tangible personal property, electricity, natural gas, 30
112	112	artificial gas, steam, refrigeration, or water and all production operations performed insofar as the 31
113	113	operations are a part of and connected with the manufacturing for resale of computer software. 32
114	114	(vi) “Process of manufacturing” does not mean or include administration operations such 33
115	115	as general office operations, accounting, collection, or sales promotion, nor does it mean or include 34
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119	119	distribution operations that occur subsequent to production operations, such as handling, storing, 1
120	120	selling, and transporting the manufactured products, even though the administration and 2
121	121	distribution operations are performed by, or in connection with, a manufacturing business. 3
122	122	(8) State and political subdivisions. From the sale to, and from the storage, use, or other 4
123	123	consumption by, this state, any city, town, district, or other political subdivision of this state. Every 5
124	124	redevelopment agency created pursuant to chapter 31 of title 45 is deemed to be a subdivision of 6
125	125	the municipality where it is located. 7
126	126	(9) Food and food ingredients. From the sale and storage, use, or other consumption in this 8
127	127	state of food and food ingredients as defined in § 44-18-7.1(l). 9
128	128	For the purposes of this exemption “food and food ingredients” shall not include candy, 10
129	129	soft drinks, dietary supplements, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, food sold through vending 11
130	130	machines, or prepared food, as those terms are defined in § 44-18-7.1, unless the prepared food is: 12
131	131	(i) Sold by a seller whose primary NAICS classification is manufacturing in sector 311, 13
132	132	except sub-sector 3118 (bakeries); 14
133	133	(ii) Sold in an unheated state by weight or volume as a single item; 15
134	134	(iii) Bakery items, including: bread, rolls, buns, biscuits, bagels, croissants, pastries, 16
135	135	donuts, danish, cakes, tortes, pies, tarts, muffins, bars, cookies, tortillas; and 17
136	136	is not sold with utensils provided by the seller, including: plates, knives, forks, spoons, 18
137	137	glasses, cups, napkins, or straws. 19
138	138	(10) Medicines, drugs, and durable medical equipment. From the sale and from the storage, 20
139	139	use, or other consumption in this state, of: 21
140	140	(i) “Drugs” as defined in § 44-18-7.1(h)(i), sold on prescriptions, medical oxygen, and 22
141	141	insulin whether or not sold on prescription. For purposes of this exemption drugs shall not include 23
142	142	over-the-counter drugs and grooming and hygiene products as defined in § 44-18-7.1(h)(iii). 24
143	143	(ii) Durable medical equipment as defined in § 44-18-7.1(k) for home use only, including, 25
144	144	but not limited to: syringe infusers, ambulatory drug delivery pumps, hospital beds, convalescent 26
145	145	chairs, and chair lifts. Supplies used in connection with syringe infusers and ambulatory drug 27
146	146	delivery pumps that are sold on prescription to individuals to be used by them to dispense or 28
147	147	administer prescription drugs, and related ancillary dressings and supplies used to dispense or 29
148	148	administer prescription drugs, shall also be exempt from tax. 30
149	149	(11) Prosthetic devices and mobility enhancing equipment. From the sale and from the 31
150	150	storage, use, or other consumption in this state, of prosthetic devices as defined in § 44-18-7.1(t), 32
151	151	sold on prescription, including, but not limited to: artificial limbs, dentures, spectacles, eyeglasses, 33
152	152	and artificial eyes; artificial hearing devices and hearing aids, whether or not sold on prescription; 34
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156	156	and mobility enhancing equipment as defined in § 44-18-7.1(p), including wheelchairs, crutches, 1
157	157	and canes. 2
158	158	(12) Coffins, caskets, urns, shrouds and burial garments. From the sale and from the 3
159	159	storage, use, or other consumption in this state of coffins, caskets, burial containers, urns, urn liners, 4
160	160	urn vaults, grave liners, grave vaults, burial tent setups, prayer cards, shrouds, and other burial 5
161	161	garments that are ordinarily sold by a funeral director as part of the business of funeral directing. 6
162	162	(13) Motor vehicles sold to nonresidents. 7
163	163	(i) From the sale, subsequent to June 30, 1958, of a motor vehicle to a bona fide nonresident 8
164	164	of this state who does not register the motor vehicle in this state, whether the sale or delivery of the 9
165	165	motor vehicle is made in this state or at the place of residence of the nonresident. A motor vehicle 10
166	166	sold to a bona fide nonresident whose state of residence does not allow a like exemption to its 11
167	167	nonresidents is not exempt from the tax imposed under § 44-18-20. In that event, the bona fide 12
168	168	nonresident pays a tax to Rhode Island on the sale at a rate equal to the rate that would be imposed 13
169	169	in his or her state of residence not to exceed the rate that would have been imposed under § 44-18-14
170	170	20. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a licensed motor vehicle dealer shall add and 15
171	171	collect the tax required under this subdivision and remit the tax to the tax administrator under the 16
172	172	provisions of chapters 18 and 19 of this title. When a Rhode Island licensed, motor vehicle dealer 17
173	173	is required to add and collect the sales and use tax on the sale of a motor vehicle to a bona fide 18
174	174	nonresident as provided in this section, the dealer in computing the tax takes into consideration the 19
175	175	law of the state of the nonresident as it relates to the trade-in of motor vehicles. 20
176	176	(ii) The tax administrator, in addition to the provisions of §§ 44-19-27 and 44-19-28, may 21
177	177	require any licensed motor vehicle dealer to keep records of sales to bona fide nonresidents as the 22
178	178	tax administrator deems reasonably necessary to substantiate the exemption provided in this 23
179	179	subdivision, including the affidavit of a licensed motor vehicle dealer that the purchaser of the 24
180	180	motor vehicle was the holder of, and had in his or her possession a valid out-of-state motor vehicle 25
181	181	registration or a valid out-of-state driver’s license. 26
182	182	(iii) Any nonresident who registers a motor vehicle in this state within ninety (90) days of 27
183	183	the date of its sale to him or her is deemed to have purchased the motor vehicle for use, storage, or 28
184	184	other consumption in this state, and is subject to, and liable for, the use tax imposed under the 29
185	185	provisions of § 44-18-20. 30
186	186	(14) Sales in public buildings by blind people. From the sale and from the storage, use, or 31
187	187	other consumption in all public buildings in this state of all products or wares by any person 32
188	188	licensed under § 40-9-11.1. 33
189	189	(15) Air and water pollution control facilities. From the sale, storage, use, or other 34
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193	193	consumption in this state of tangible personal property or supplies acquired for incorporation into 1
194	194	or used and consumed in the operation of a facility, the primary purpose of which is to aid in the 2
195	195	control of the pollution or contamination of the waters or air of the state, as defined in chapter 12 3
196	196	of title 46 and chapter 23 of title 23, respectively, and that has been certified as approved for that 4
197	197	purpose by the director of environmental management. The director of environmental management 5
198	198	may certify to a portion of the tangible personal property or supplies acquired for incorporation 6
199	199	into those facilities or used and consumed in the operation of those facilities to the extent that that 7
200	200	portion has as its primary purpose the control of the pollution or contamination of the waters or air 8
201	201	of this state. As used in this subdivision, “facility” means any land, facility, device, building, 9
202	202	machinery, or equipment. 10
203	203	(16) Camps. From the rental charged for living quarters, or sleeping, or housekeeping 11
204	204	accommodations at camps or retreat houses operated by religious, charitable, educational, or other 12
205	205	organizations and associations mentioned in subsection (5), or by privately owned and operated 13
206	206	summer camps for children. 14
207	207	(17) Certain institutions. From the rental charged for living or sleeping quarters in an 15
208	208	institution licensed by the state for the hospitalization, custodial, or nursing care of human beings. 16
209	209	(18) Educational institutions. From the rental charged by any educational institution for 17
210	210	living quarters, or sleeping, or housekeeping accommodations or other rooms or accommodations 18
211	211	to any student or teacher necessitated by attendance at an educational institution. “Educational 19
212	212	institution” as used in this section means an institution of learning not operated for profit that is 20
213	213	empowered to confer diplomas, educational, literary, or academic degrees; that has a regular 21
214	214	faculty, curriculum, and organized body of pupils or students in attendance throughout the usual 22
215	215	school year; that keeps and furnishes to students and others records required and accepted for 23
216	216	entrance to schools of secondary, collegiate, or graduate rank; and no part of the net earnings of 24
217	217	which inures to the benefit of any individual. 25
218	218	(19) Motor vehicle and adaptive equipment for persons with disabilities. 26
219	219	(i) From the sale of: (A) Special adaptations; (B) The component parts of the special 27
220	220	adaptations; or (C) A specially adapted motor vehicle; provided that the owner furnishes to the tax 28
221	221	administrator an affidavit of a licensed physician to the effect that the specially adapted motor 29
222	222	vehicle is necessary to transport a family member with a disability or where the vehicle has been 30
223	223	specially adapted to meet the specific needs of the person with a disability. This exemption applies 31
224	224	to not more than one motor vehicle owned and registered for personal, noncommercial use. 32
225	225	(ii) For the purpose of this subsection the term “special adaptations” includes, but is not 33
226	226	limited to: wheelchair lifts, wheelchair carriers, wheelchair ramps, wheelchair securements, hand 34
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230	230	controls, steering devices, extensions, relocations, and crossovers of operator controls, power-1
231	231	assisted controls, raised tops or dropped floors, raised entry doors, or alternative signaling devices 2
232	232	to auditory signals. 3
233	233	(iii) From the sale of: (a) Special adaptations, (b) The component parts of the special 4
234	234	adaptations, for a “wheelchair accessible taxicab” as defined in § 39-14-1, and/or a “wheelchair 5
235	235	accessible public motor vehicle” as defined in § 39-14.1-1. 6
236	236	(iv) For the purpose of this subdivision the exemption for a “specially adapted motor 7
237	237	vehicle” means a use tax credit not to exceed the amount of use tax that would otherwise be due on 8
238	238	the motor vehicle, exclusive of any adaptations. The use tax credit is equal to the cost of the special 9
239	239	adaptations, including installation. 10
240	240	(20) Heating fuels. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this 11
241	241	state of every type of heating fuel. 12
242	242	(21) Electricity and gas. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in 13
243	243	this state of electricity and gas. 14
244	244	(22) Manufacturing machinery and equipment. 15
245	245	(i) From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tools, dies, 16
246	246	molds, machinery, equipment (including replacement parts), and related items to the extent used in 17
247	247	an industrial plant in connection with the actual manufacture, conversion, or processing of tangible 18
248	248	personal property, or to the extent used in connection with the actual manufacture, conversion, or 19
249	249	processing of computer software as that term is utilized in industry numbers 7371, 7372, and 7373 20
250	250	in the standard industrial classification manual prepared by the Technical Committee on Industrial 21
251	251	Classification, Office of Statistical Standards, Executive Office of the President, United States 22
252	252	Bureau of the Budget, as revised from time to time, to be sold, or that machinery and equipment 23
253	253	used in the furnishing of power to an industrial manufacturing plant. For the purposes of this 24
254	254	subdivision, “industrial plant” means a factory at a fixed location primarily engaged in the 25
255	255	manufacture, conversion, or processing of tangible personal property to be sold in the regular 26
256	256	course of business; 27
257	257	(ii) Machinery and equipment and related items are not deemed to be used in connection 28
258	258	with the actual manufacture, conversion, or processing of tangible personal property, or in 29
259	259	connection with the actual manufacture, conversion, or processing of computer software as that 30
260	260	term is utilized in industry numbers 7371, 7372, and 7373 in the standard industrial classification 31
261	261	manual prepared by the Technical Committee on Industrial Classification, Office of Statistical 32
262	262	Standards, Executive Office of the President, United States Bureau of the Budget, as revised from 33
263	263	time to time, to be sold to the extent the property is used in administration or distribution operations; 34
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267	267	(iii) Machinery and equipment and related items used in connection with the actual 1
268	268	manufacture, conversion, or processing of any computer software or any tangible personal property 2
269	269	that is not to be sold and that would be exempt under subdivision (7) or this subdivision if purchased 3
270	270	from a vendor or machinery and equipment and related items used during any manufacturing, 4
271	271	converting, or processing function is exempt under this subdivision even if that operation, function, 5
272	272	or purpose is not an integral or essential part of a continuous production flow or manufacturing 6
273	273	process; 7
274	274	(iv) Where a portion of a group of portable or mobile machinery is used in connection with 8
275	275	the actual manufacture, conversion, or processing of computer software or tangible personal 9
276	276	property to be sold, as previously defined, that portion, if otherwise qualifying, is exempt under 10
277	277	this subdivision even though the machinery in that group is used interchangeably and not otherwise 11
278	278	identifiable as to use. 12
279	279	(23) Trade-in value of motor vehicles. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other 13
280	280	consumption in this state of so much of the purchase price paid for a new or used automobile as is 14
281	281	allocated for a trade-in allowance on the automobile of the buyer given in trade to the seller, or of 15
282	282	the proceeds applicable only to the automobile as are received from the manufacturer of 16
283	283	automobiles for the repurchase of the automobile whether the repurchase was voluntary or not 17
284	284	towards the purchase of a new or used automobile by the buyer. For the purpose of this subdivision, 18
285	285	the word “automobile” means a private passenger automobile not used for hire and does not refer 19
286	286	to any other type of motor vehicle. 20
287	287	(24) Precious metal bullion. 21
288	288	(i) From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of precious 22
289	289	metal bullion, substantially equivalent to a transaction in securities or commodities. 23
290	290	(ii) For purposes of this subdivision, “precious metal bullion” means any elementary 24
291	291	precious metal that has been put through a process of smelting or refining, including, but not limited 25
292	292	to: gold, silver, platinum, rhodium, and chromium, and that is in a state or condition that its value 26
293	293	depends upon its content and not upon its form. 27
294	294	(iii) The term does not include fabricated precious metal that has been processed or 28
295	295	manufactured for some one or more specific and customary industrial, professional, or artistic uses. 29
296	296	(25) Commercial vessels. From sales made to a commercial ship, barge, or other vessel of 30
297	297	fifty (50) tons burden or over, primarily engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, and from the 31
298	298	repair, alteration, or conversion of the vessels, and from the sale of property purchased for the use 32
299	299	of the vessels including provisions, supplies, and material for the maintenance and/or repair of the 33
300	300	vessels. 34
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304	304	(26) Commercial fishing vessels. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other 1
305	305	consumption in this state of vessels and other watercraft that are in excess of five (5) net tons and 2
306	306	that are used exclusively for “commercial fishing,” as defined in this subdivision, and from the 3
307	307	repair, alteration, or conversion of those vessels and other watercraft, and from the sale of property 4
308	308	purchased for the use of those vessels and other watercraft including provisions, supplies, and 5
309	309	material for the maintenance and/or repair of the vessels and other watercraft and the boats nets, 6
310	310	cables, tackle, and other fishing equipment appurtenant to or used in connection with the 7
311	311	commercial fishing of the vessels and other watercraft. “Commercial fishing” means taking or 8
312	312	attempting to take any fish, shellfish, crustacea, or bait species with the intent of disposing of it for 9
313	313	profit or by sale, barter, trade, or in commercial channels. The term does not include subsistence 10
314	314	fishing, i.e., the taking for personal use and not for sale or barter; or sport fishing; but shall include 11
315	315	vessels and other watercraft with a Rhode Island party and charter boat license issued by the 12
316	316	department of environmental management pursuant to § 20-2-27.1 that meet the following criteria: 13
317	317	(i) The operator must have a current United States Coast Guard (U.S.C.G.) license to carry 14
318	318	passengers for hire; (ii) U.S.C.G. vessel documentation in the coast wide fishery trade; (iii) 15
319	319	U.S.C.G. vessel documentation as to proof of Rhode Island home port status or a Rhode Island boat 16
320	320	registration to prove Rhode Island home port status; and (iv) The vessel must be used as a 17
321	321	commercial passenger carrying fishing vessel to carry passengers for fishing. The vessel must be 18
322	322	able to demonstrate that at least fifty percent (50%) of its annual gross income derives from charters 19
323	323	or provides documentation of a minimum of one hundred (100) charter trips annually; and (v) The 20
324	324	vessel must have a valid Rhode Island party and charter boat license. The tax administrator shall 21
325	325	implement the provisions of this subdivision by promulgating rules and regulations relating thereto. 22
326	326	(27) Clothing and footwear. From the sales of articles of clothing, including footwear, 23
327	327	intended to be worn or carried on or about the human body for sales prior to October 1, 2012. 24
328	328	Effective October 1, 2012, the exemption will apply to the sales of articles of clothing, including 25
329	329	footwear, intended to be worn or carried on or about the human body up to two hundred and fifty 26
330	330	dollars ($250) of the sales price per item. For the purposes of this section, “clothing or footwear” 27
331	331	does not include clothing accessories or equipment or special clothing or footwear primarily 28
332	332	designed for athletic activity or protective use as these terms are defined in § 44-18-7.1(f). In 29
333	333	recognition of the work being performed by the streamlined sales and use tax governing board, 30
334	334	upon passage of any federal law that authorizes states to require remote sellers to collect and remit 31
335	335	sales and use taxes, this unlimited exemption will apply as it did prior to October 1, 2012. The 32
336	336	unlimited exemption on sales of clothing and footwear shall take effect on the date that the state 33
337	337	requires remote sellers to collect and remit sales and use taxes. 34
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341	341	(28) Water for residential use. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other 1
342	342	consumption in this state of water furnished for domestic use by occupants of residential premises. 2
343	343	(29) Bibles. [Unconstitutional; see Ahlburn v. Clark, 728 A.2d 449 (R.I. 1999); see Notes 3
344	344	to Decisions.] From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in the state of any 4
345	345	canonized scriptures of any tax-exempt nonprofit religious organization including, but not limited 5
346	346	to, the Old Testament and the New Testament versions. 6
347	347	(30) Boats. 7
348	348	(i) From the sale of a boat or vessel to a bona fide nonresident of this state who does not 8
349	349	register the boat or vessel in this state or document the boat or vessel with the United States 9
350	350	government at a home port within the state, whether the sale or delivery of the boat or vessel is 10
351	351	made in this state or elsewhere; provided, that the nonresident transports the boat within thirty (30) 11
352	352	days after delivery by the seller outside the state for use thereafter solely outside the state. 12
353	353	(ii) The tax administrator, in addition to the provisions of §§ 44-19-27 and 44-19-28, may 13
354	354	require the seller of the boat or vessel to keep records of the sales to bona fide nonresidents as the 14
355	355	tax administrator deems reasonably necessary to substantiate the exemption provided in this 15
356	356	subdivision, including the affidavit of the seller that the buyer represented himself or herself to be 16
357	357	a bona fide nonresident of this state and of the buyer that he or she is a nonresident of this state. 17
358	358	(31) Youth activities equipment. From the sale, storage, use, or other consumption in this 18
359	359	state of items for not more than twenty dollars ($20.00) each by nonprofit Rhode Island 19
360	360	eleemosynary organizations, for the purposes of youth activities that the organization is formed to 20
361	361	sponsor and support; and by accredited elementary and secondary schools for the purposes of the 21
362	362	schools or of organized activities of the enrolled students. 22
363	363	(32) Farm equipment. From the sale and from the storage or use of machinery and 23
364	364	equipment used directly for commercial farming and agricultural production; including, but not 24
365	365	limited to: tractors, ploughs, harrows, spreaders, seeders, milking machines, silage conveyors, 25
366	366	balers, bulk milk storage tanks, trucks with farm plates, mowers, combines, irrigation equipment, 26
367	367	greenhouses and greenhouse coverings, graders and packaging machines, tools and supplies and 27
368	368	other farming equipment, including replacement parts appurtenant to or used in connection with 28
369	369	commercial farming and tools and supplies used in the repair and maintenance of farming 29
370	370	equipment. “Commercial farming” means the keeping or boarding of five (5) or more horses or the 30
371	371	production within this state of agricultural products, including, but not limited to, field or orchard 31
372	372	crops, livestock, dairy, and poultry, or their products, where the keeping, boarding, or production 32
373	373	provides at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in annual gross sales to the operator, 33
374	374	whether an individual, a group, a partnership, or a corporation for exemptions issued prior to July 34
375	375
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378	378	1, 2002. For exemptions issued or renewed after July 1, 2002, there shall be two (2) levels. Level I 1
379	379	shall be based on proof of annual, gross sales from commercial farming of at least twenty-five 2
380	380	hundred dollars ($2,500) and shall be valid for purchases subject to the exemption provided in this 3
381	381	subdivision except for motor vehicles with an excise tax value of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or 4
382	382	greater. Level II shall be based on proof of annual gross sales from commercial farming of at least 5
383	383	ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or greater and shall be valid for purchases subject to the exemption 6
384	384	provided in this subdivision including motor vehicles with an excise tax value of five thousand 7
385	385	dollars ($5,000) or greater. For the initial issuance of the exemptions, proof of the requisite amount 8
386	386	of annual gross sales from commercial farming shall be required for the prior year; for any renewal 9
387	387	of an exemption granted in accordance with this subdivision at either level I or level II, proof of 10
388	388	gross annual sales from commercial farming at the requisite amount shall be required for each of 11
389	389	the prior two (2) years. Certificates of exemption issued or renewed after July 1, 2002, shall clearly 12
390	390	indicate the level of the exemption and be valid for four (4) years after the date of issue. This 13
391	391	exemption applies even if the same equipment is used for ancillary uses, or is temporarily used for 14
392	392	a non-farming or a non-agricultural purpose, but shall not apply to motor vehicles acquired after 15
393	393	July 1, 2002, unless the vehicle is a farm vehicle as defined pursuant to § 31-1-8 and is eligible for 16
394	394	registration displaying farm plates as provided for in § 31-3-31. 17
395	395	(33) Compressed air. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in the 18
396	396	state of compressed air. 19
397	397	(34) Flags. From the sale and from the storage, consumption, or other use in this state of 20
398	398	United States, Rhode Island or POW-MIA flags. 21
399	399	(35) Motor vehicle and adaptive equipment to certain veterans. From the sale of a motor 22
400	400	vehicle and adaptive equipment to and for the use of a veteran with a service-connected loss of or 23
401	401	the loss of use of a leg, foot, hand, or arm, or any veteran who is a double amputee, whether service 24
402	402	connected or not. The motor vehicle must be purchased by and especially equipped for use by the 25
403	403	qualifying veteran. Certificate of exemption or refunds of taxes paid is granted under rules or 26
404	404	regulations that the tax administrator may prescribe. 27
405	405	(36) Textbooks. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state 28
406	406	of textbooks by an “educational institution,” as defined in subsection (18) of this section, and any 29
407	407	educational institution within the purview of § 16-63-9(4), and used textbooks by any purveyor. 30
408	408	(37) Tangible personal property and supplies used in on-site hazardous waste recycling, 31
409	409	reuse, or treatment. From the sale, storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible 32
410	410	personal property or supplies used or consumed in the operation of equipment, the exclusive 33
411	411	function of which is the recycling, reuse, or recovery of materials (other than precious metals, as 34
412	412
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415	415	defined in subdivision (24)(ii) of this section) from the treatment of “hazardous wastes,” as defined 1
416	416	in § 23-19.1-4, where the “hazardous wastes” are generated in Rhode Island solely by the same 2
417	417	taxpayer and where the personal property is located at, in, or adjacent to a generating facility of the 3
418	418	taxpayer in Rhode Island. The taxpayer shall procure an order from the director of the department 4
419	419	of environmental management certifying that the equipment and/or supplies as used or consumed, 5
420	420	qualify for the exemption under this subdivision. If any information relating to secret processes or 6
421	421	methods of manufacture, production, or treatment is disclosed to the department of environmental 7
422	422	management only to procure an order, and is a “trade secret” as defined in § 28-21-10(b), it is not 8
423	423	open to public inspection or publicly disclosed unless disclosure is required under chapter 21 of 9
424	424	title 28 or chapter 24.4 of title 23. 10
425	425	(38) Promotional and product literature of boat manufacturers. From the sale and from the 11
426	426	storage, use, or other consumption of promotional and product literature of boat manufacturers 12
427	427	shipped to points outside of Rhode Island that either: (i) Accompany the product that is sold; (ii) 13
428	428	Are shipped in bulk to out-of-state dealers for use in the sale of the product; or (iii) Are mailed to 14
429	429	customers at no charge. 15
430	430	(39) Food items paid for by food stamps. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other 16
431	431	consumption in this state of eligible food items payment for which is properly made to the retailer 17
432	432	in the form of U.S. government food stamps issued in accordance with the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 18
433	433	7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq. 19
434	434	(40) Transportation charges. From the sale or hiring of motor carriers as defined in § 39-20
435	435	12-2(12) to haul goods, when the contract or hiring cost is charged by a motor freight tariff filed 21
436	436	with the Rhode Island public utilities commission on the number of miles driven or by the number 22
437	437	of hours spent on the job. 23
438	438	(41) Trade-in value of boats. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption 24
439	439	in this state of so much of the purchase price paid for a new or used boat as is allocated for a trade-25
440	440	in allowance on the boat of the buyer given in trade to the seller or of the proceeds applicable only 26
441	441	to the boat as are received from an insurance claim as a result of a stolen or damaged boat, towards 27
442	442	the purchase of a new or used boat by the buyer. 28
443	443	(42) Equipment used for research and development. From the sale and from the storage, 29
444	444	use, or other consumption of equipment to the extent used for research and development purposes 30
445	445	by a qualifying firm. For the purposes of this subsection, “qualifying firm” means a business for 31
446	446	which the use of research and development equipment is an integral part of its operation and 32
447	447	“equipment” means scientific equipment, computers, software, and related items. 33
448	448	(43) Coins. From the sale and from the other consumption in this state of coins having 34
449	449
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452	452	numismatic or investment value. 1
453	453	(44) Farm structure construction materials. Lumber, hardware, and other materials used in 2
454	454	the new construction of farm structures, including production facilities such as, but not limited to: 3
455	455	farrowing sheds, free stall and stanchion barns, milking parlors, silos, poultry barns, laying houses, 4
456	456	fruit and vegetable storages, rooting cellars, propagation rooms, greenhouses, packing rooms, 5
457	457	machinery storage, seasonal farm worker housing, certified farm markets, bunker and trench silos, 6
458	458	feed storage sheds, and any other structures used in connection with commercial farming. 7
459	459	(45) Telecommunications carrier access service. Carrier access service or 8
460	460	telecommunications service when purchased by a telecommunications company from another 9
461	461	telecommunications company to facilitate the provision of telecommunications service. 10
462	462	(46) Boats or vessels brought into the state exclusively for winter storage, maintenance, 11
463	463	repair, or sale. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 44-18-10, 44-18-11 and 44-18-20, the tax 12
464	464	imposed by § 44-18-20 is not applicable for the period commencing on the first day of October in 13
465	465	any year up to and including the 30th day of April next succeeding with respect to the use of any 14
466	466	boat or vessel within this state exclusively for purposes of: (i) Delivery of the vessel to a facility in 15
467	467	this state for storage, including dry storage and storage in water by means of apparatus preventing 16
468	468	ice damage to the hull, maintenance, or repair; (ii) The actual process of storage, maintenance, or 17
469	469	repair of the boat or vessel; or (iii) Storage for the purpose of selling the boat or vessel. 18
470	470	(47) Jewelry display product. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other 19
471	471	consumption in this state of tangible personal property used to display any jewelry product; 20
472	472	provided that title to the jewelry display product is transferred by the jewelry manufacturer or seller 21
473	473	and that the jewelry display product is shipped out of state for use solely outside the state and is not 22
474	474	returned to the jewelry manufacturer or seller. 23
475	475	(48) Boats or vessels generally. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the tax 24
476	476	imposed by §§ 44-18-20 and 44-18-18 shall not apply with respect to the sale and to the storage, 25
477	477	use, or other consumption in this state of any new or used boat. The exemption provided for in this 26
478	478	subdivision does not apply after October 1, 1993, unless prior to October 1, 1993, the federal ten 27
479	479	percent (10%) surcharge on luxury boats is repealed. 28
480	480	(49) Banks and regulated investment companies interstate toll-free calls. Notwithstanding 29
481	481	the provisions of this chapter, the tax imposed by this chapter does not apply to the furnishing of 30
482	482	interstate and international, toll-free terminating telecommunication service that is used directly 31
483	483	and exclusively by or for the benefit of an eligible company as defined in this subdivision; provided 32
484	484	that an eligible company employs on average during the calendar year no less than five hundred 33
485	485	(500) “full-time equivalent employees” as that term is defined in § 42-64.5-2. For purposes of this 34
486	486
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489	489	section, an “eligible company” means a “regulated investment company” as that term is defined in 1
490	490	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 851, or a corporation to the extent the service is 2
491	491	provided, directly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a regulated investment company, an employee 3
492	492	benefit plan, a retirement plan or a pension plan, or a state-chartered bank. 4
493	493	(50) Mobile and manufactured homes generally. From the sale and from the storage, use, 5
494	494	or other consumption in this state of mobile and/or manufactured homes as defined and subject to 6
495	495	taxation pursuant to the provisions of chapter 44 of title 31. 7
496	496	(51) Manufacturing business reconstruction materials. 8
497	497	(i) From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of lumber, 9
498	498	hardware, and other building materials used in the reconstruction of a manufacturing business 10
499	499	facility that suffers a disaster, as defined in this subdivision, in this state. “Disaster” means any 11
500	500	occurrence, natural or otherwise, that results in the destruction of sixty percent (60%) or more of 12
501	501	an operating manufacturing business facility within this state. “Disaster” does not include any 13
502	502	damage resulting from the willful act of the owner of the manufacturing business facility. 14
503	503	(ii) Manufacturing business facility includes, but is not limited to, the structures housing 15
504	504	the production and administrative facilities. 16
505	505	(iii) In the event a manufacturer has more than one manufacturing site in this state, the sixty 17
506	506	percent (60%) provision applies to the damages suffered at that one site. 18
507	507	(iv) To the extent that the costs of the reconstruction materials are reimbursed by insurance, 19
508	508	this exemption does not apply. 20
509	509	(52) Tangible personal property and supplies used in the processing or preparation of floral 21
510	510	products and floral arrangements. From the sale, storage, use, or other consumption in this state of 22
511	511	tangible personal property or supplies purchased by florists, garden centers, or other like producers 23
512	512	or vendors of flowers, plants, floral products, and natural and artificial floral arrangements that are 24
513	513	ultimately sold with flowers, plants, floral products, and natural and artificial floral arrangements 25
514	514	or are otherwise used in the decoration, fabrication, creation, processing, or preparation of flowers, 26
515	515	plants, floral products, or natural and artificial floral arrangements, including descriptive labels, 27
516	516	stickers, and cards affixed to the flower, plant, floral product, or arrangement, artificial flowers, 28
517	517	spray materials, floral paint and tint, plant shine, flower food, insecticide, and fertilizers. 29
518	518	(53) Horse food products. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption 30
519	519	in this state of horse food products purchased by a person engaged in the business of the boarding 31
520	520	of horses. 32
521	521	(54) Non-motorized recreational vehicles sold to nonresidents. 33
522	522	(i) From the sale, subsequent to June 30, 2003, of a non-motorized recreational vehicle to 34
523	523
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526	526	a bona fide nonresident of this state who does not register the non-motorized recreational vehicle 1
527	527	in this state, whether the sale or delivery of the non-motorized recreational vehicle is made in this 2
528	528	state or at the place of residence of the nonresident; provided that a non-motorized recreational 3
529	529	vehicle sold to a bona fide nonresident whose state of residence does not allow a like exemption to 4
530	530	its nonresidents is not exempt from the tax imposed under § 44-18-20; provided, further, that in 5
531	531	that event the bona fide nonresident pays a tax to Rhode Island on the sale at a rate equal to the rate 6
532	532	that would be imposed in his or her state of residence not to exceed the rate that would have been 7
533	533	imposed under § 44-18-20. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a licensed, non-motorized 8
534	534	recreational vehicle dealer shall add and collect the tax required under this subdivision and remit 9
535	535	the tax to the tax administrator under the provisions of chapters 18 and 19 of this title. Provided, 10
536	536	that when a Rhode Island licensed, non-motorized recreational vehicle dealer is required to add and 11
537	537	collect the sales and use tax on the sale of a non-motorized recreational vehicle to a bona fide 12
538	538	nonresident as provided in this section, the dealer in computing the tax takes into consideration the 13
539	539	law of the state of the nonresident as it relates to the trade-in of motor vehicles. 14
540	540	(ii) The tax administrator, in addition to the provisions of §§ 44-19-27 and 44-19-28, may 15
541	541	require any licensed, non-motorized recreational vehicle dealer to keep records of sales to bona fide 16
542	542	nonresidents as the tax administrator deems reasonably necessary to substantiate the exemption 17
543	543	provided in this subdivision, including the affidavit of a licensed, non-motorized recreational 18
544	544	vehicle dealer that the purchaser of the non-motorized recreational vehicle was the holder of, and 19
545	545	had in his or her possession a valid out-of-state non-motorized recreational vehicle registration or 20
546	546	a valid out-of-state driver’s license. 21
547	547	(iii) Any nonresident who registers a non-motorized recreational vehicle in this state within 22
548	548	ninety (90) days of the date of its sale to him or her is deemed to have purchased the non-motorized 23
549	549	recreational vehicle for use, storage, or other consumption in this state, and is subject to, and liable 24
550	550	for, the use tax imposed under the provisions of § 44-18-20. 25
551	551	(iv) “Non-motorized recreational vehicle” means any portable dwelling designed and 26
552	552	constructed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, camping, recreational, and vacation use 27
553	553	that is eligible to be registered for highway use, including, but not limited to, “pick-up coaches” or 28
554	554	“pick-up campers,” “travel trailers,” and “tent trailers” as those terms are defined in chapter 1 of 29
555	555	title 31. 30
556	556	(55) Sprinkler and fire alarm systems in existing buildings. From the sale in this state of 31
557	557	sprinkler and fire alarm systems; emergency lighting and alarm systems; and the materials 32
558	558	necessary and attendant to the installation of those systems that are required in buildings and 33
559	559	occupancies existing therein in July 2003 in order to comply with any additional requirements for 34
560	560
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563	563	such buildings arising directly from the enactment of the Comprehensive Fire Safety Act of 2003 1
564	564	and that are not required by any other provision of law or ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant 2
565	565	to that act. The exemption provided in this subdivision shall expire on December 31, 2008. 3
566	566	(56) Aircraft. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the tax imposed by §§ 44-4
567	567	18-18 and 44-18-20 shall not apply with respect to the sale and to the storage, use, or other 5
568	568	consumption in this state of any new or used aircraft or aircraft parts. 6
569	569	(57) Renewable energy products. Notwithstanding any other provisions of Rhode Island 7
570	570	general laws, the following products shall also be exempt from sales tax: solar photovoltaic 8
571	571	modules or panels, or any module or panel that generates electricity from light; solar thermal 9
572	572	collectors, including, but not limited to, those manufactured with flat glass plates, extruded plastic, 10
573	573	sheet metal, and/or evacuated tubes; geothermal heat pumps, including both water-to-water and 11
574	574	water-to-air type pumps; wind turbines; towers used to mount wind turbines if specified by or sold 12
575	575	by a wind turbine manufacturer; DC to AC inverters that interconnect with utility power lines; 13
576	576	behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system; and manufactured 14
577	577	mounting racks and ballast pans for solar collector, module, or panel installation. Not to include 15
578	578	materials that could be fabricated into such racks; monitoring and control equipment, if specified 16
579	579	or supplied by a manufacturer of solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, geothermal, or wind energy 17
580	580	systems or if required by law or regulation for such systems but not to include pumps, fans or 18
581	581	plumbing or electrical fixtures unless shipped from the manufacturer affixed to, or an integral part 19
582	582	of, another item specified on this list; and solar storage tanks that are part of a solar domestic hot 20
583	583	water system or a solar space heating system. If the tank comes with an external heat exchanger it 21
584	584	shall also be tax exempt, but a standard hot water tank is not exempt from state sales tax. 22
585	585	(58) Returned property. The amount charged for property returned by customers upon 23
586	586	rescission of the contract of sale when the entire amount exclusive of handling charges paid for the 24
587	587	property is refunded in either cash or credit, and where the property is returned within one hundred 25
588	588	twenty (120) days from the date of delivery. 26
589	589	(59) Dietary supplements. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption 27
590	590	of dietary supplements as defined in § 44-18-7.1(l)(v), sold on prescriptions. 28
591	591	(60) Blood. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption of human blood. 29
592	592	(61) Agricultural products for human consumption. From the sale and from the storage, 30
593	593	use, or other consumption of livestock and poultry of the kinds of products that ordinarily constitute 31
594	594	food for human consumption and of livestock of the kind the products of which ordinarily constitute 32
595	595	fibers for human use. 33
596	596	(62) Diesel emission control technology. From the sale and use of diesel retrofit 34
597	597
598	598
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600	600	technology that is required by § 31-47.3-4. 1
601	601	(63) Feed for certain animals used in commercial farming. From the sale of feed for 2
602	602	animals as described in subsection (61) of this section. 3
603	603	(64) Alcoholic beverages. From the sale and storage, use, or other consumption in this 4
604	604	state by a Class A licensee of alcoholic beverages, as defined in § 44-18-7.1, excluding beer and 5
605	605	malt beverages; provided, further, notwithstanding § 6-13-1 or any other general or public law to 6
606	606	the contrary, alcoholic beverages, as defined in § 44-18-7.1, shall not be subject to minimum 7
607	607	markup. 8
608	608	(65) Seeds and plants used to grow food and food ingredients. From the sale, storage, use, 9
609	609	or other consumption in this state of seeds and plants used to grow food and food ingredients as 10
610	610	defined in § 44-18-7.1(l)(i). “Seeds and plants used to grow food and food ingredients” shall not 11
611	611	include marijuana seeds or plants. 12
612	612	(66) Feminine hygiene products. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other 13
613	613	consumption of tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar products 14
614	614	the principal use of which is feminine hygiene in connection with the menstrual cycle. 15
615	615	(67) “Breast pump collection and storage supplies” means items of tangible personal 16
616	616	property used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect milk expressed from a human breast and 17
617	617	to store collected milk until it is ready for consumption. “Breast pump collection and storage 18
618	618	supplies” include, but are not limited to, breast shields and breast shield connectors; breast pump 19
619	619	tubes and tubing adaptors; breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and backflow 20
620	620	protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps specific to the operation of the breast pump; breast milk 21
621	621	storage bags; and related items sold as part of a breast pump kit pre-packaged by the breast pump 22
622	622	manufacturer. “Breast pump collection and storage supplies” does not include: bottles and bottle 23
623	623	caps not specific to the operation of the breast pump; breast pump travel bags and other similar 24
624	624	carrying accessories, including ice packs, labels, and other similar products, unless sold as part of 25
625	625	a breast pump kit pre-packed by the breast pump manufacturer; breast pump cleaning supplies, 26
626	626	unless sold as part of a breast pump kit pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer; nursing 27
627	627	bras, bra pads, breast shells, and other similar products; and creams, ointments, and other similar 28
628	628	products that relieve breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the breasts or nipples. 29
629	629	(68) Trade-in value of motorcycles. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other 30
630	630	consumption in this state of so much of the purchase price paid for a new or used motorcycle as is 31
631	631	allocated for a trade-in allowance on the motorcycle of the buyer given in trade to the seller, or of 32
632	632	the proceeds applicable only to the motorcycle as are received from the manufacturer of 33
633	633	motorcycles for the repurchase of the motorcycle whether the repurchase was voluntary or not 34
634	634
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637	637	towards the purchase of a new or used motorcycle by the buyer. For the purpose of this subsection, 1
638	638	the word “motorcycle” means a motorcycle not used for hire and does not refer to any other type 2
639	639	of motor vehicle. 3
640	640	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 4
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647	647	EXPLANATION
648	648	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
649	649	OF
650	650	A N A C T
651	651	RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND
652	652	COMPUTATION
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654	654	This act would exempt from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a 1
655	655	solar photovoltaic system. 2
656	656	This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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