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

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

This bill relates to the sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transmission equipment used by certain entities in the furnishing of telecommunications services on a commercial basis. The bill expands the sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transmission equipment by striking the term “primarily” and making all such purchases used in the furnishing of telecommunications services exempt from sales tax. Code section 423.3(47A) defines the terms “central office equipment” and “transmission equipment”. 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.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 5, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Rep. Michael V. Sexton R
• Rep. Mary Lee Madison DEmail
• Rep. Ryan Weldon REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§423.3

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

• HF 2635 Relating to the sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transm…
  90th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
  Passed a chamber

Similar bills this General Assembly

• HF 960 Relating to the sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transm…
  91st General Assembly · Signed by Governor
  Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.