Bills › 90th General Assembly
Modifying the sales tax holiday
Topics:K–12 educationTaxes
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa is expanding its sales tax holiday to last for 14 days in August instead of just two days. During this time, people can buy more types of items without paying sales tax, such as musical instruments, sports equipment, and various school supplies. The maximum price for a single tax-free item would also increase from $100 to $250.1
Read the official explanation
This bill modifies the sales tax holiday. The bill makes new items eligible for the sales tax holiday including school supplies, school art supplies, school computer supplies, school instructional materials, musical instruments, and sports or recreational equipment. The bill increases the eligible purchase amount of an item during the sales tax holiday from $100 to $250. The bill expands the sales tax holiday from a two-day period beginning on the first Friday of August to a 14-day period beginning on August and ending on August 14.
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Tried before
90th General Assembly
Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2563 Modifying the sales tax holiday89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
Matched by wording or an identical title.