89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 2121: Creating a sales tax exemption period for certain weapons
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill creates a sales tax exemption period for sales purchases of a firearm including ammunition, if the sales are made during the period surrounding Independence Day, as follows: if July falls on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on July or the Friday preceding July 4, as applicable, and ending hours after the beginning; or if July falls on a Wednesday or Thursday, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the Friday after July 4, and ending hours after the beginning. By operation of Code section 423.6, an item exempt from the imposition of the sales tax is also exempt from the use tax imposed in Code section 423.5.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against
For: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.
Against: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowans for Gun Safety; League of Women Voters of Iowa
In plain words
- January 26, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2121