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HF 960Signed by Governor · May 19, 2026

Relating to the sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transmission equipment used by certain entities primarily in the furnishing of telecommunications services on a commercial basis

Sponsored by the House Ways and Means Committee

Topics:Business & economyTaxes

Same legislation: HSB 235, SSB 1209, SF 636

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 13, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the HouseApril 21, 202587–4
  5. Done: Senate committeeApril 22, 2025
  6. Done: Passes the SenateApril 20, 202633–11
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 11, 2026
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 19, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as HSB 235
  2. February 20, 2025House subcommittee named: Meggers, Jones and Scheetz · as HSB 235
  3. February 26, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 235
  4. March 13, 2025Filed in the House
  5. March 13, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 235
  6. March 13, 2025Committee vote: 23–0 · as HSB 235
  7. March 13, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 960 · as HSB 235
  8. March 24, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. April 21, 2025Passed the House, 87–4
  10. April 22, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  11. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  12. January 25, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Gruenhagen, Bisignano and Dawson
  13. March 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  14. April 15, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  15. April 15, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  16. April 20, 2026Passed the Senate, 33–11
  17. April 20, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  18. April 22, 2026Passed the House, 86–3
  19. May 11, 2026Sent to the Governor
  20. May 13, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  21. May 19, 2026Signed into law
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
May 19, 2026
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165. Journal
May 13, 2026
Fiscal note.
May 11, 2026
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164. Journal
April 22, 2026
Message from House. S.J. 877. Journal
April 22, 2026
Immediate message. H.J. 985. Journal
May 1, 2026
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082. Journal
April 22, 2026
Passed House, yeas 86, nays 3. H.J. 979. Journal
April 22, 2026
House concurred in Senate amendment H-8388. H.J. 979. Journal
April 20, 2026
Fiscal note.
April 20, 2026
Senate amendment H-8388 filed. H.J. 953. Journal
April 20, 2026
Message from Senate. H.J. 948. Journal
April 20, 2026
Immediate message. S.J. 839. Journal
April 20, 2026
Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 11. S.J. 838. Journal
April 20, 2026
Amendment S-5183 adopted. S.J. 838. Journal
April 15, 2026
Fiscal note.
April 15, 2026
Placed on calendar.
April 15, 2026
Amendment S-5183 filed. S.J. 809. Journal
April 15, 2026
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 809. Journal
March 11, 2026
Subcommittee recommends passage.
March 10, 2026
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
January 25, 2026
Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Bisignano, and Dawson.
2025 session · first year of the 91st General Assembly
December 31, 2025
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June 16, 2025
Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 1058. Journal
April 22, 2025
Read first time, attached to SF 636. S.J. 847. Journal
April 22, 2025
Message from House. S.J. 847. Journal
April 21, 2025
Immediate message. H.J. 1010. Journal
April 21, 2025
Passed House, yeas 87, nays 4. H.J. 1001. Journal
March 24, 2025
Fiscal note.
March 13, 2025
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 656. Journal
March 13, 2025
As HSB 235: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 960.
March 13, 2025
As HSB 235: Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 658. Journal
March 13, 2025
As HSB 235: Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 658. Journal
February 26, 2025
As HSB 235: Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 25, 2025
As HSB 235: Subcommittee Meeting: 02/26/2025 12:45PM RM 304.1.
February 20, 2025
As HSB 235: Subcommittee: Meggers, Jones and Scheetz. H.J. 409. Journal
February 20, 2025
As HSB 235: Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 404. Journal

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