SB5696 allows counties and cities to use sales and use tax revenue to fund chemical dependency and mental health treatment programs.

SB5696 permits counties and cities to use a portion of sales and use tax revenue to support chemical dependency and mental health treatment programs. The tax rate is set at one-tenth of one percent of the selling price or value of the article. Funds collected must be used for treatment programs, therapeutic court services, and facility modifications. The bill also allows for the replacement of lapsed federal funding with tax revenue.

SB5696 allows counties and cities to use sales and use tax revenue to fund chemical dependency and mental health treatment programs.

SB5696 permits counties and cities to use a portion of sales and use tax revenue to support chemical dependency and mental health treatment programs. The tax rate is set at one-tenth of one percent of the selling price or value of the article. Funds collected must be used for treatment programs, therapeutic court services, and facility modifications. The bill also allows for the replacement of lapsed federal funding with tax revenue.