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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

SF 36: Exempting the sale of period products and diapers from the sales tax

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 exempts the sale of period products, as defined in the bill, from the sales tax. The bill also exempts the sale of child and adult diapers, whether cloth or disposable. The bill makes a conforming amendment in Code section 423.3(68)(c)(1)(a) by striking a reference to child and adult diapers that relates to the tax-free holiday. By operation of Code section 423.6, an item exempt from the imposition of the sales tax is also exempt from the use tax S.F. imposed in Code section 423.5.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 13, 2021

  • Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Primary Care Association; Iowa Safe Schools; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; Planned Parenthood North Central States

In plain words

  1. January 11, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. January 13, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Petersen and Sweeney

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/SF36