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| 1 | 1 | By: Estes S.B. No. 1391 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to a sales tax imposed on the purchase of certain health | |
| 7 | 7 | care supplies. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 151.313, Tax Code, is amended by adding | |
| 10 | 10 | Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (a-1) In addition to the items described by Subsection (a), | |
| 12 | 12 | the following items are exempted from the taxes imposed by this | |
| 13 | 13 | chapter if purchased by an entity that has an agreement with a local | |
| 14 | 14 | governmental entity to provide emergency ambulance services: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) an electrocardiogram monitor; | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) a stretcher or gurney; | |
| 17 | 17 | (3) a medical ventilator; | |
| 18 | 18 | (4) a stair chair lift; | |
| 19 | 19 | (5) an automated external defibrillator; | |
| 20 | 20 | (6) a wheelchair; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (7) an electronic device used in the transport and | |
| 22 | 22 | treatment of patients receiving medical services, including a | |
| 23 | 23 | mobile data terminal and an electronic computer tablet. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION . This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |