Introduced Version
House Bill 2072 History
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H. B. 2072
(By Delegate Poore)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §11-15-9g of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to consumer sales tax; creating an
annual exemption for clothing, footwear and school supplies.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §11-15-9g of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 15. CONSUMERS SALES AND SERVICE TAX.
§11-15-9g. Annual exemption for clothing, footwear and school
supplies for limited period. in the year 2004
(a) The sale of an article of clothing or footwear designed to
be worn on or about the human body and the sale of school supplies,
such as pens, pencils, binders, notebooks, reference books, book
bags, lunch boxes, computers, computer accessories and calculators,
is exempted from the taxes imposed by this article if:
(1) The sales price of the article or school supply, except
for a computer or computer accessory, is less than $100;
(2) The sales price of a computer is less than $750 after
credit for any manufacturer's rebate or computer accessory is less
than $100 after credit for any manufacturer's rebate; and
(3) The sale takes place during a period beginning 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time on the first Friday in August, 2004 and
ending at twelve midnight eastern daylight time on the following
Sunday in August. 2004
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) Any special clothing or footwear that is primarily
designed for athletic activity or protective use and that is not
normally worn except when used for the athletic activity or
protective use for which it is designed;
(2) Accessories, including jewelry, handbags, luggage,
umbrellas, wallets, watches and similar items carried on or about
the human body, without regard to whether worn on the body in a
manner characteristic of clothing;
(3) The rental of clothing, footwear or school supplies;
(4) Furniture; and
(5) Tangible personal property for use in a trade or business.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create an annual
exemption for clothing, footwear and school supplies.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.