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Introduced Version House Bill 2032 History

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H. B. 2032


(By Delegate Carmichael)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-15C-1, §11-15C-2, §11-15C-3 and §11-15C-4, all relating to a tax exemption on certain sales of clothing.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-15C-1, §11-15C-2, §11-15C-3 and §11-15C-4, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 15C. WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENTS' TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2007.
§11-15C-1. Short title.

This article may be cited as the "Tax Relief Act of 2007."
§11-15C-2. Sales tax waived on purchases of certain clothing items.
No tax levied under the provisions of article fifteen of this chapter may be collected on sales of clothing.
§11-15C-3. Definitions; exceptions.
As used in this article, the term "clothing" means any article of wearing apparel, including footwear, intended to be worn on or about the human body.
For purposes of this article, the term "clothing" does not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands or belt buckles.
§11-15C-4. Authorization for mandatory legislative rules.
The Commissioner of the Division of Tax shall propose rules to implement the intent of this article, submitting the rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove the consumer's sales tax on sales of clothing. The tax commissioner is authorized to propose rules to further the intent of the article.

This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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