Missouri HB743: Authorizes a sales tax exemption for certain broadband equipment

What the bill says

To amend chapter 144, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain broadband equipment. Section A. Chapter 144, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 144.812, to read as follows: 144.812. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Machinery and equipment used to provide broadband communications service", includes, but is not limited to, wires, cables, fiber, conduits, antennas, poles, switches, routers, amplifiers, rectifiers, repeaters, receivers, multiplexers, duplexers, transmitt.

From the introduced text:

To amend chapter 144, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain broadband equipment. Section A. Chapter 144, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 144.812, to read as follows: 144.812. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Machinery and equipment used to provide broadband communications service", includes, but is not limited to, wires, cables, fiber, conduits, antennas, poles, switches, routers, amplifiers, rectifiers, repeaters, receivers, multiplexers, duplexers, transmitters, circuit cards, insulating and protective materials and cases, power equipment, backup power equipment, diagnostic equipment, storage devices, customer premise equipment, modems, software, cable modem termination system components and Wi-Fi equipment, and other general central office or headend and hub equipment, such as channel cards, frames, and cabinets, or equipment used in successor technologies, including items used to monitor, test, maintain, enable, or facilitate qualifying equipment, machinery, ancillary components, appurtenances, accessories, or other infrastructure that is used in whole or in part to provide broadband communications service; (2) "Broadbandcommunicationsservice",internetaccessasdefinedin47U.S.C. Section 151, note, telecommunications service, video programming service, or any combination thereof; EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above …

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