Exempting the sales price of honey bees from the state sales and use tax

Sponsored by the House Ways and Means (successor To Hf 457) Committee

Topics:Agriculture Taxes

Same legislation: HF 457, HF 676

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2023
Done: SubcommitteeMarch 8, 2023
Done: House committeeMarch 21, 2023
Done: Passes the HouseMarch 5, 202495–0
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
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 People buying honey bees will no longer have to pay state sales or use tax on the purchase price. This change makes honey bees tax-free when they are sold.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill exempts the sales price of honey bees from the state sales and use tax. 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.

Why it matters. People buying honey bees will no longer have to pay state sales or use tax on the purchase price. This change affects both consumers and businesses that purchase honey bees.²

Full bill text³

Senate subcommittee

Named March 11, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§423.3

How the Code works⁴

Lobbying

3 for · 0 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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90th General Assembly

HF 457Renumbered HF 676Renumberedfrom HF 457 HF 2627Passed a chamberfrom HF 676

Picked up later

HF 1004Cleared committee91st GA

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

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