Bills › 91st General Assembly
Creating sales and use tax exemptions relating to commencing or restarting nuclear electric generation facilities, and including retroactive applicability provisions
Topics:Taxes
Progress
- IntroducedMarch 24, 2026
- SubcommitteeMarch 25, 2026
- CommitteeApril 1, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- Signed—
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What’s in it
This bill creates sales and use tax exemptions relating to commencing or restarting nuclear electric generation facilities. The bill exempts tangible personal property or specified digital products sold and services furnished are exempted from the state sales and use tax (exemption) before, during, or after the site preparation, construction, reconstruction, replacement, alteration, repair, safe storage, maintenance, or the restarting after decommissioning of a nuclear electric generation facility.
Read the full explanation
_____ regulatory commission. The exemption does not apply to the following: (1) motor vehicles registered under Code chapter 321, (2) tangible personal property or specified digital products sold, or services furnished, without the facility providing its exemption certificate, and (3) tangible personal property or specified digital products sold, or services furnished, prior to January 1, 2025. The definition of facility in the bill is comprehensive and includes but is not limited to nuclear reactors, storage facilities, equipment, electrical generation, and other structures. The bill requires the department of revenue to issue guidance about acceptable documentation required to obtain the exemption and exemption certificate procedures. The bill also specifies the department of revenue may adopt rules to administer the bill. The bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2025, for qualifying tangible personal property or specified digital products sold, or services furnished on or after that date.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments H-8428, S-5226, S-5225, H-8365; see Amendments. Full bill text
Amendments · 5
4 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.
History
Meetings
- Wednesday, April 22 · 1:00 PMAppropriations committee · Room 116Official meeting page
- Tuesday, April 21 · 8:30 AMAppropriations subcommittee · Lobbyist LoungeOfficial meeting page
- Tuesday, April 14 · 1:00 PMWays and Means committee · RM 116Official meeting page
- Wednesday, April 1 · 1:00 PMWays and Means committee · RM 102Official meeting page
- Wednesday, March 25 · 12:15 PMWays and Means subcommittee · House LoungeOfficial meeting page
- Wednesday, March 25 · 9:30 AMWays and Means subcommittee · Senate LoungeOfficial meeting page
Votes
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Lobbyist declarations
- Iowa Chapter of Sierra ClubAgainst
- Alliant Energy CorporationFor
- Cedar Rapids Metro Economic AllianceFor
- IBEW Iowa State ConferenceFor
- MidAmerican Energy CompanyFor
- NextEra EnergyFor
- Technology Association of IowaFor
- Alliant Energy CorporationUndecided
- Cedar Rapids Metro Economic AllianceUndecided
- Google LLC and its AffiliatesUndecided
- Iowa Association of Electric CooperativesUndecided
- Iowa Association of Municipal UtilitiesUndecided
- Iowa Board of RegentsUndecided
- Iowa Business Energy Coalition (IBEC)Undecided
- Iowa Economic Development AuthorityUndecided
- Iowa Society of Certified Public AccountantsUndecided
- Meta Platforms Inc.Undecided
- Microsoft Corp.Undecided
- Mid-American Carpenters Regional CouncilUndecided
- MidAmerican Energy CompanyUndecided
- Technology Association of IowaUndecided
- Urban County CoalitionUndecided
- Cedar Rapids Metro Economic AllianceWithdrawn
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