1      BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            3                    SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            9                    REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

           10                       AUGUST 30, 2016

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           16                   BUSINESS TAXES COMMITTEE 

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           27                      REPORTED BY:  Jillian M. Sumner

           28                                    CSR NO. 13619 




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            1                        P R E S E N T

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            3    For the Board              
                 of Equalization:           Diane L. Harkey
            4                               Chair
                                            
            5                               Fiona Ma, CPA 
                                            Member
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                                            Jerome E. Horton
            7                               Member
                 
            8                               Sen. George Runner (Ret.)
                                            Member
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                                            Yvette Stowers 
           10                               Appearing for Betty T. 
                                            Yee, State Controller 
           11                               (per Government Code 
                                            Section 7.9)
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           13                               Joann Richmond 
                                            Chief 
           14                               Board Proceedings      
                                            Division
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           16    For Board of
                 Equalization Staff:        Kirsten Stark
           17                               Supervising Tax 
                                            Auditor III
           18                               Business Tax and Fee   
                                            Department
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                                            Scott Claremon
           20                               Tax Counsel III
                                            Legal Department
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            1                               450 N STREET

            2                               SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

            3                               AUGUST 30, 2016

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            5             MS. RICHMOND:  Our next item on today's 

            6    agenda is the Business Taxes Committee.  Ms. Harkey 

            7    is the Chair of that committee.

            8             Ms. Harkey.  

            9             MS. HARKEY:  Thank you, Ms. Richmond.

           10             Members, the Business Taxes Committee is 

           11    called to order.  

           12             Ms. Stark and Mr. Heller, I believe, will 

           13    you please introduce yourselves for the record and 

           14    introduce the first item?

           15             MS. STARK:  Good afternoon.  I am Kirsten 

           16    Stark with the Business Tax and Fee Department.  With 

           17    me today is Mr. Scott Claremon from our Legal 

           18    Department.  

           19             MS. HARKEY:  There you go.

           20             MS. STARK:  We have one agenda item for you 

           21    to consider this afternoon -- for your consideration 

           22    this afternoon.  

           23             Staff requests your approval and 

           24    authorization to publish proposed amendments to Sales 

           25    and Use Tax Regulation 1591, Medicines and Medical 

           26    Devices.  

           27             The proposed amendments clarify that medical 

           28    devices that otherwise monitor a medical condition 




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            1    qualify as medicines under Subdivision (b)(2),  

            2    Permanently Implanted Articles.  

            3             We would be happy to answer any questions 

            4    you may have on this topic.  

            5             MR. HORTON:  Move adoption of staff 

            6    recommendation.  

            7             MR. RUNNER:  Second.  

            8             MS. HARKEY:  Thank you.

            9             Were there any speakers on this?  I was told 

           10    that there were going to be.  

           11             MS. RICHMOND:  We're not aware of any 

           12    speakers.  

           13             MS. HARKEY:  Okay.  Thank you.

           14             So there's been a motion and a second.  

           15             Any opposition? 

           16             No.

           17             So moved.  

           18             MS. STARK:  Thank you.  

           19             MS. HARKEY:  Thank you.

           20             MR. CLAREMON:  Thank you.  

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            1                   REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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            3    State of California    )

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            5    County of Sacramento   )

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            7             I, Jillian Sumner, Hearing Reporter for 

            8    the California State Board of Equalization certify 

            9    that on August 30, 2016 I recorded verbatim, in 

           10    shorthand, to the best of my ability, the 

           11    proceedings in the above-entitled hearing; that I 

           12    transcribed the shorthand writing into typewriting; 

           13    and that the preceding pages 1 through 4 

           14    constitute a complete and accurate transcription of 

           15    the shorthand writing.

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           17    Dated:  September 7, 2016

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           21                           JILLIAN SUMNER, CSR #13619

           22                           Hearing Reporter

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