Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF966: A BILL FOR An Act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax
Status: In committee, April 17, 2025
An Act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.
From the introduced text, March 17, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1909YH (4) jm/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 423.3, subsection 57, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: The sales price from all sales of food and food ingredients including dietary supplements. However, as used in this subsection, a sale of "food and food ingredients" does not include a sale of alcoholic beverages, or candy, or dietary supplements; food sold through vending machines; or sales of prepared food, soft drinks, or tobacco. For the purposes of this subsection: EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill exempts the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax. "Dietary supplement" is defined in Code section 423.3(57)(c), and includes vitamins and minerals. 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. LSB 1909YH (4) -1- jm/jh 1/1
Sponsors
- Pat Grassley (R, 57) · primary sponsor
- Derek Wulf (R, 76)
- Taylor Collins (R, 95)
- Matthew Rinker (R, 99)
- Hans Wilz (R, 25)
- Brooke Boden (R, 21)
- Joshua Meggers (R, 54)
- Heather Hora (R, 92)
- Meyer (R)
- Cindy Golding (R, 83)
- Bill Gustoff (R, 40)
- Jennifer Smith (R, 72)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 1073 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 1021 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 24. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 992 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 991 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 04/09/2025 8:30AM RM 304.1.
- : Subcommittee: Behn, Johnson, C. and Wichtendahl. H.J. 918 .
- : Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 662 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 991 . (April 16, 2025): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: tax exemptions, vitamins, sales taxes
Common questions
- What is HF966?
- HF966 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.
- What does HF966 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.
- What is the status of HF966?
- In committee as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 1073 . (April 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF966?
- Pat Grassley (R, 57), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF966?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0966&ga=91
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