Bill
Bill > A5846
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Introduced
06/09/2021
06/09/2021
In Committee
06/09/2021
06/09/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill exempts medical alert devices and services from sales and use tax. As defined in the bill, "medical alert device" means an electronic device that allows or causes a subscriber, meaning a person with a subscription to a medical alert service, to send a signal to or communicate with an assistance operator. "Medical alert service" is defined as a service that provides a subscriber with a medical alert device and access to an assistance operator who is authorized by the subscriber to contact one or more medical alert responders on the subscriber's behalf when the subscriber uses a medical alert device. Exempting medical alert devices and services from sales tax will help make these devices and services more affordable and accessible to the elderly and other vulnerable populations in New Jersey.
AI Summary
This bill exempts medical alert devices and services from sales and use tax. A "medical alert device" is defined as an electronic device that allows a subscriber to communicate with an "assistance operator" who can then contact emergency responders, caregivers, or family members on the subscriber's behalf. A "medical alert service" provides subscribers with a medical alert device and access to an assistance operator. Exempting these devices and services from sales tax will help make them more affordable and accessible to the elderly and other vulnerable populations in New Jersey.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee (on 06/09/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5846_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5846_I1.PDF |
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