{"id":100155,"date":"2018-03-23T07:43:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T12:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=100155"},"modified":"2018-03-23T07:43:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T12:43:29","slug":"permanent-sales-tax-holiday-bill-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/03\/23\/permanent-sales-tax-holiday-bill-passed\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent sales tax holiday bill passed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>COLUMBUS &#8212; State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) on Thursday applauded the passage of Substitute Senate Bill 226, legislation sponsored by State Senator Kevin Bacon (R-Westerville).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95511\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CraigRiedel2-e1510957621518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"221\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Craig Riedel<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sub. S.B. 226 creates an annual sales tax-exemption holiday over a three-day period in the month of August. The tax holiday applies to clothing, school supplies and instructional materials.<\/p>\n<p>The General Assembly has passed bills approving one-time tax holidays in August each year since 2015. Sub. S.B. 226 makes that three-day period a permanent occurrence, and, additionally, authorizes educational service centers (ESCs) to levy a property tax in order to fund school safety, security, and mental health services. This will occur through a county school financing district, which is a taxing unit designed to levy taxes for the benefit of ESC-member districts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I commend Senator Bacon for pushing this bill forward. It provides a way to save taxpayer dollars and parents&#8217; money on school supplies,&#8221; Rep. Riedel said. &#8220;Also, this bill gives educational service centers the ability to generate funds for school safety and security. It&#8217;s a common sense way to help our families and communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tax holiday will begin every first Friday of August. The bill specifically applies to clothing of $75 or less per item, and excludes specific items such as trade uniforms and clothing articles used as protective equipment, as well as those that are required for sports.<\/p>\n<p>School supplies that are $20 or less per item are also eligible, with specific guidelines listed within the bill. Consumers may purchase any number of items.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Ohio is one of 19 states in the U.S. to create a sales tax exemption period. No states bordering Ohio have passed sales tax holiday legislation.<\/p>\n<p>With the House&#8217;s passage, Senate Bill 226 now heads back to the Ohio Senate for a concurrence vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information COLUMBUS &#8212; State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) on Thursday applauded the passage of Substitute Senate Bill 226, legislation sponsored by State Senator Kevin Bacon (R-Westerville). Sub. S.B. 226 creates an annual sales tax-exemption holiday over a three-day period in the month of August. 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