By: Estes S.B. No. 1391
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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.