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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 141: Imposing a sales tax on the sales price of items containing traceable amounts of piper methysticum

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill imposes a sales tax on the sales price of any item containing a traceable amount of piper methysticum. Piper methysticum is also known as kava among many other nicknames.

Sponsors

Rep. Megan Jones (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 20, 2025

  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R) · jane.bloomingdale@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D) · elizabeth.wilson@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 27, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. February 20, 2025House subcommittee named: Jones, Bloomingdale and Wilson
  3. March 6, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF141