Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF96: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the abatement of property taxes owed on property owned by certain volunteer emergency services providers and including effective date and applicability provisions
Status: In committee, April 22, 2025
An Act relating to the abatement of property taxes owed on property owned by certain volunteer emergency services providers and including effective date and applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the abatement of property taxes owed on property owned by certain volunteer emergency services providers and including effective date and applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, January 22, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the abatement of property taxes owed on property owned by certain volunteer emergency services providers and including effective date and applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1639SS (8) jm/md S.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 427.7 Petition for abatement of taxes ---- volunteer emergency services provider. 1. a. A volunteer emergency services provider whose homestead is located in the local service area of the volunteer agency or entity for which the individual is a volunteer and who has been a volunteer emergency services provider for five or more years, earns less than five thousand dollars per year for service as a volunteer emergency services provider, and is in good standing with the provider's volunteer agency or entity, including being active in monthly meetings, training, and response calls, may file a petition, duly sworn to and accompanied with the signature and certification as to good standing from the chief officer of the petitioner's volunteer agency or entity, with the board of supervisors of the county where the petitioner's homestead is located, requesting abatement of property taxes and special assessments assessed on the individual's homestead by a taxing authority, and giving other information as the board may require. b. For purposes of this section: (1) "Homestead" means …
Sponsors
- Adrian Dickey (R, 44) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 635 . S.J. 859 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 04/07/2025 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Dickey, Rowley, and Townsend. S.J. 152 .
- : Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 122 .
Common questions
- What is SF96?
- SF96 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the abatement of property taxes owed on property owned by certain volunteer emergency services providers and including effective date and applicability provisions.
- What does SF96 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the abatement of property taxes owed on property owned by certain volunteer emergency services providers and including effective date and applicability provisions.
- What is the status of SF96?
- In committee as of April 22, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 635 . S.J. 859 . (April 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF96?
- Adrian Dickey (R, 44).
- Where is the official record for SF96?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0096&ga=91
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