Bill > HB1698

This bill extends the existing sales and use tax exemption for prescription medicines and drugs purchased by veterinarians from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2028. The exemption specifically applies to prescription medicines and drugs that veterinarians administer or dispense to patients within a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, which is a legal and professional standard that defines the professional interaction between a veterinarian, their client (typically the animal's owner), and the patient (the animal). This means that when veterinarians purchase prescription medications to treat animals in their care, they will continue to be exempt from paying sales tax on those purchases for an additional three years. The bill does not change any other aspects of the existing tax exemption, merely extending its sunset date, and is identical to another bill (SB 1369) that was introduced in the same legislative session.