HSB 622: HSB 622

What it does

This bill modifies the sales tax holiday. The bill adds the purchase of emergency preparedness supplies to the existing sales tax holiday for clothing during the period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday of August and ending at midnight the following Saturday. As with an article of clothing, an emergency preparedness supply item must be under $100 to qualify for the sales tax holiday, except for generators and other specified items which qualify if the sales price does not exceed $5,000. The bill limits the purchase of a portable or permanent generator to one such item per household per sales tax holiday period. The bill defines “emergency preparedness supplies” to mean a collection of basic household items needed in the event of an emergency and includes a list of the items.

House subcommittee · named January 27, 2022

• Rep. Joe Mitchell (R)
• Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO); Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Firefighters Association (IFA); Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Retail Federation; Iowa State Association of Counties

In plain words

1. January 27, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
2. January 27, 2022House subcommittee named: Mitchell, Boden and Winckler
3. March 9, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. March 15, 2022Approved by the House committee
5. March 16, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2563