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

HF 541: Creating a sales tax exemption period for firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition, and gun safes

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 creates a sales tax exemption period for sales purchases of firearms, ammunition, firearm accessories, and gun safes, if the sales are made on July 3, July 4, or July 5. 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.

Sponsors

Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 4 against

For: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Against: Bitches Get Stuff Done; Dubuque Coalition for Nonviolence (CNV); Iowans for Gun Safety; League of Women Voters of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee

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/HF541