The Rev. Bill Roscoe, executive director of the Boise Rescue Mission, told the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee on Tuesday that his non-profit homeless shelters in the Treasure Valley would save $10,000 under HB 435, which would provide a two-year sales tax break for non-profit homeless shelters. Five shelters around the state, including one in Bonner County, would have qualified. But the committee unanimously killed the bill, which earlier had passed the House unanimously, saying it can't pick and choose which charities should get tax breaks.
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