2005 House Bill 4342

Senate Roll Call 596: Passed

To reduce but not eliminate the Single Business Tax (SBT) that businesses pay on their employee health insurance costs. Because the SBT is a value added tax, offering health insurance to employees raises a firm’s SBT tax liability. The bill would tax firms on 40 percent of their health care costs beginning in 2009.

36 Yeas / 2 Nays
Republican (22 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (14 Yeas / 2 Nays)