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HSB 238Renumbered as HF 1050 · May 13, 2025

Relating to the assessment of property containing certain aboveground storage tanks and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Topics:Taxes

Same legislation: HF 1050

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeMay 12, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the HouseApril 8, 202691–1
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

1 specifies that for the purposes of property taxation only, certain property shall be assessed and taxed, unless otherwise qualified for exemption, as real property, including buildings, structures, or improvements, any of which are constructed on or in the land, attached to the land, or placed upon a foundation whether or not attached to the foundation. However, property is not “attached” if it is a kind of property which would ordinarily be removed when the owner of the property moves to another location.

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This bill provides that aboveground storage tanks of any size that would ordinarily be removed when the owner of the property moves to another location shall not be assessed and taxed as real property.7. _____ that portion of the credit or exemption estimated by the department of revenue to be funded by the state appropriation. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to assessment years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.

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House subcommittee

Named February 20, 2025. On March 12, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Fiscal note

The fiscal impact for House File 1050 is displayed below. Figure 1 shows the estimated decrease to local property taxes by fiscal year.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§427A.1

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Lobbying

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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 206 Relating to the assessment of property containing certain aboveground storage tanks and in…
    90th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
    Passed a chamber

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