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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
March 20, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Hasenohrl, Musser, Gunderson,
Sinicki, Ryba, Ziegelbauer, Riley, Kreuser, Gronemus and Sykora,
cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Grobschmidt and
Burke. Referred to Joint
survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
AB901,1,2
1An Act to create 77.54 (45) of the statutes;
relating to: a sales tax and use tax
2exemption for devices used to assist the visually impaired.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a sales tax and a use tax exemption for devices that are used
to assist the visually impaired.
This bill will be referred to the joint survey committee on tax exemptions for a
detailed analysis, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB901, s. 1
3Section
1. 77.54 (45) of the statutes is created to read:
AB901,1,74
77.54
(45) The gross receipts from the sale of and the storage, use or other
5consumption of devices that are used to assist the visually impaired, including video
6magnifiers, scanners for reading printed material and computer modifications. In
7this subsection, "visually impaired" has the meaning given in s. 115.51 (4).
AB901,2,32
(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after
3publication.
