AB64: Bill Text

AB64,588,7 6. The prepared food is not candy, soft drinks, or dietary supplements.

AB64,1188 Section 1188 . 77.54 (60) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.54 (60) (d) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,588,10 77.54 (60) (d) (intro.) In this subsection,“ lump sum:

AB64,588,19 1. “Construction contract" means a contract to perform real property construction activities and to provide tangible personal property, items or property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) or (c), or taxable services and for which the contractor quotes the charge for labor, services of subcontractors, tangible personal property, items and property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), and taxable services as one price, including a contract for which the contractor itemizes the charges for labor, services of subcontractors, tangible personal property, items and property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), and taxable services as part of a schedule of values or similar document products.

AB64,1189 Section 1189 . 77.54 (60) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,589,3 77.54 (60) (b) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property, items and property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), and taxable services products that are sold by a prime contractor as part of a lump sum construction contract, if the total sales price of all such taxable products is less than 10 percent of the total amount of the lump sum construction contract. Except as provided in par. (c), the prime contractor is the consumer of such taxable the products and shall pay the tax imposed under this subchapter on the taxable products.

AB64,1190 Section 1190 . 77.54 (60) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,589,8 77.54 (60) (bm) 1. The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of products that are sold by a subcontractor to a prime contractor, or to another subcontractor for eventual sale to the prime contractor, as part of a construction contract, if any of the following applies:

AB64,589,10 a. The total sales price of all products is less than 10 percent of the total amount of the construction contract.

AB64,589,12 b. The products will be sold by the prime contractor as part of a construction contract, and that sale is exempt under par. (b).

AB64,589,15 2. Except as provided in par. (c), the subcontractor is the consumer of the products exempted under this paragraph and shall pay the tax imposed under this subchapter on the products.

AB64,1191 Section 1191 . 77.54 (60) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 77.54 (60) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,589,20 77.54 (60) (c) (intro.) If the lump sum construction contract under par. (b) is entered into with between a prime contractor and an entity that is exempt from taxation under sub. (9a), the all of the following apply:

AB64,590,2 1. The prime contractor is the consumer of all taxable products used by the prime contractor in real property construction activities, but the prime contractor may purchase without tax, for resale, tangible personal property, items and property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), and taxable services products that are sold by the prime contractor to the entity as part of the lump sum construction contract with the entity and that are not consumed by the prime contractor in real property construction activities.

AB64,1192 Section 1192 . 77.54 (60) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,590,9 77.54 (60) (c) 2. A subcontractor of the prime contractor is the consumer of all products used by the subcontractor in real property construction activities, but the subcontractor may purchase without tax, for resale, products that are sold by the subcontractor to the prime contractor or another subcontractor, as part of the subcontractor's construction contract under par. (bm), for resale to the entity and that are not consumed by the subcontractor in real property construction activities.

AB64,1193 Section 1193 . 77.54 (60) (d) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:

AB64,590,14 77.54 (60) (d) 2. “Prime contractor" means a contractor who enters into a construction contract with an owner or lessee of real property, except for leased property under s. 77.52 (1) (c), to perform real property construction activities on the real property.

AB64,590,16 3. “Subcontractor" means a contractor who enters into a construction contract with a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

AB64,1194 Section 1194. 77.54 (64) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,590,18 77.54 (64) (a) In this subsection:

AB64,590,20 1. “Clothing" means any wearing apparel for humans that is suitable for general use, not including all of the following:

AB64,590,21 a. Belt buckles sold separately.

AB64,590,22 b. Costume masks sold separately.

AB64,590,23 c. Patches and emblems sold separately.

AB64,590,25 d. Sewing equipment and supplies, including knitting needles, patterns, pins, scissors, sewing machines, sewing needles, tape measures, and thimbles.

AB64,591,2 e. Sewing materials that become part of clothing, including buttons, fabric, lace, thread, yarn, and zippers.

AB64,591,3 f. Clothing accessories or equipment.

AB64,591,4 g. Protective equipment.

AB64,591,5 h. Sport or recreational equipment.

AB64,591,8 2. “Clothing accessories or equipment" means incidental items worn on a person or in conjunction with clothing, not including clothing, protective equipment, or sport or recreational equipment, but including all of the following:

AB64,591,9 a. Briefcases.

AB64,591,10 b. Cosmetics.

AB64,591,11 c. Hair notions, including barrettes, hair bows, and hair nets.

AB64,591,12 d. Handbags.

AB64,591,13 e. Handkerchiefs.

AB64,591,14 f. Jewelry.

AB64,591,15 g. Nonprescription sunglasses.

AB64,591,16 h. Umbrellas.

AB64,591,17 i. Wallets.

AB64,591,18 j. Watches.

AB64,591,19 k. Wigs.

AB64,591,20 L. Hair pieces.

AB64,591,22 3. “Eligible property” means an item that qualifies for exemption under this subsection.

AB64,592,2 4. “Layaway sale” means a transaction in which property is set aside for future delivery to a customer who makes a deposit, agrees to pay the balance of the sales price over time, and, at the end of the payment period, receives the property. An order is accepted for layaway by the seller when the seller removes the property from inventory or clearly identifies the property as sold to the purchaser.

AB64,592,7 5. “Protective equipment” means items for human wear that are designed to protect the wearer against injury or disease or to protect property or other persons from damage or injury. “Protective equipment” does not include items suitable for general use, clothing, clothing accessories or equipment, or sport or recreational equipment. “Protective equipment” includes:

AB64,592,8 a. Breathing masks.

AB64,592,9 b. Clean room apparel and equipment.

AB64,592,10 c. Ear and hearing protectors.

AB64,592,11 d. Face shields.

AB64,592,12 e. Hard hats.

AB64,592,13 f. Helmets.

AB64,592,14 g. Paint or dust respirators.

AB64,592,15 h. Protective gloves.

AB64,592,16 i. Safety glasses and goggles.

AB64,592,17 j. Safety belts.

AB64,592,18 k. Tool belts.

AB64,592,19 L. Welders gloves and masks.

AB64,592,21 6. “Rain check” means a seller allowing a purchaser to purchase an item at a certain price at a later time because the item was out-of-stock.

AB64,592,24 7. “School art supply” means any of the following items that are commonly used by a student in a course of study for artwork, but not including a school computer supply, school supply, or school instructional material:

AB64,592,25 a. Clay and glazes.

AB64,593,1 b. Acrylic, tempera, and oil paints.

AB64,593,2 c. Paintbrushes.

AB64,593,3 d. Sketch and drawing pads.

AB64,593,4 e. Watercolors.

AB64,593,7 8. “School computer supply" means any of the following items that are commonly used by a student in a course of study in which a computer is used, but not including a school art supply, school supply, or school instructional material:

AB64,593,8 a. Computer storage media, diskettes, and compact discs.

AB64,593,9 b. Handheld electronic schedulers, not including cellular phones.

AB64,593,10 c. Personal digital assistants, not including cellular phones.

AB64,593,11 d. Computer printers.

AB64,593,12 e. Printer supplies for computers, printer paper, and printer ink.

AB64,593,16 9. “School instructional material" means any of the following that is commonly used by a student in a course of study as a reference and to learn the subject being taught, but not including a school art supply, school computer supply, or school supply:

AB64,593,17 a. Reference books.

AB64,593,18 b. Reference maps and globes.

AB64,593,19 c. Textbooks.

AB64,593,20 d. Workbooks.

AB64,593,23 10. “School supply" means any of the following items that are commonly used by a student in a course of study, but not including a school art supply, school computer supply, or school instructional material:

AB64,593,24 a. Binders.

AB64,593,25 b. Book bags.

AB64,594,1 c. Calculators.

AB64,594,2 d. Cellophane tape.

AB64,594,3 e. Blackboard chalk.

AB64,594,4 f. Compasses.

AB64,594,5 g. Composition books.

AB64,594,6 h. Crayons.

AB64,594,7 i. Erasers.

AB64,594,8 j. Folders.

AB64,594,9 k. Glue, paste, and paste sticks.

AB64,594,10 L. Highlighters.