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Senator
Brown Provides Sponsor Testimony on Bill to Create Sales Tax
Holiday in Ohio
SB
303 would eliminate sales tax on qualifying energy star
products for one weekend in April
Special to The Truth
Last week, Senator Edna Brown (D-Toledo) provided sponsor
testimony on SB 303 in the Ohio Senate Ways and Means
Committee. SB 303 would establish a three day sales tax
holiday for qualifying energy star products starting on the
first Friday in April each year.
“I believe establishing this sales tax holiday in Ohio is
good for business, good for consumers, and good for
society,” said Senator Brown. “By passing SB 303 we can help
encourage increased economic activity, provide consumers
with short and long term savings, and reduce pollution and
energy consumption.”
Energy Star is a voluntary program administered by the
federal Department of Energy and the Environmental
Protection Agency to identify and promote energy–efficient
products. The goal of the program is to reduce energy
consumption, improve energy security, and reduce pollution
through voluntary labeling of products that meet the highest
energy efficiency standards.
If SB 303 is passed into law, Ohio would join six other
states who currently have established sales tax holidays for
energy star qualified products.
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