Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB762: Exempt certain vending machine food purchases from sales, use tax
Status: In committee, June 9, 2026
To amend section 5739.02 of the Revised Code to exempt certain vending machine food purchases from sales and use tax.
What the bill says
To amend section 5739.02 of the Revised Code to exempt certain vending machine food purchases from sales and use tax.
From the amended text, June 9, 2026:
To amend section 5739.02 of the Revised Code to exempt certain vending machine food purchases from sales and use tax. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 5739.02 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 5739.02. For the purpose of providing revenue with which to meet the needs of the state, for the use of the general revenue fund of the state, for the purpose of securing a thorough and efficient system of common schools throughout the state, for the purpose of affording revenues, in addition to those from general property taxes, permitted under constitutional limitations, and from other sources, for the support of local governmental functions, and for the purpose of reimbursing the state for the expense of administering this chapter, an excise tax is hereby levied on each retail sale made in this state. (A)(1) The tax shall be collected as provided in section 5739.025 of the Revised Code. The rate of the tax shall be five and three-fourths per cent. The tax applies and is collectible when the sale is made, regardless of the time when the price is paid or delivered. (2) In the case of the lease or rental, with a fixed term of more than thirty days or an indefinite term …
Sponsors
- Beth Lear (R, 61) · primary sponsor
- David Thomas (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
- Bill Roemer (R, 31)
Latest actions
- : Reported
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Favorable Passage (June 9, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Taxation
Common questions
- What is HB762?
- HB762 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Exempt certain vending machine food purchases from sales, use tax.
- What does HB762 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 5739.02 of the Revised Code to exempt certain vending machine food purchases from sales and use tax.
- What is the status of HB762?
- In committee as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Reported (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB762?
- Beth Lear (R, 61), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB762?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb762
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