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

Sponsored by the House Ways and Means Committee

Topics:AgricultureTaxes

Same legislation: HF 457, HF 2627

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeMarch 8, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 21, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2627
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2627 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2627 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 for anyone buying them in Iowa.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.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 24, 2024. On January 30, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§423.3

How the Code works3

Lobbying

3 for · 0 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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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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