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HF2798 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production.(Formerly HF 2343 , HSB 561 .)

A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production.(Formerly HF 2343 , HSB 561 .)

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Last action
2026-05-02
Official status
Withdrawn. H.J. 1127 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production.(Formerly HF 2343 , HSB 561 .)

A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production.(Formerly HF 2343 , HSB 561 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production.(Formerly HF 2343 , HSB 561 .)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. H.J. 1127 .

  2. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    SF 2493 substituted. H.J. 1120 .

  3. 2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 1071 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production.(Formerly HF 2343 , HSB 561 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
House

File

2798

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2798

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

WAYS

AND

MEANS

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

2343)

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

561)

(COMPANION

TO

SF

2493

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

WAYS

AND

MEANS)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

excise

tax

on

certain

ethanol

blended

1

gasoline

purchased

exclusively

for

use

in

an

implement

of

2

husbandry

used

in

agricultural

production.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

452A.16

Exempt

fuel

——

implements

1

of

husbandry.

2

1.

The

excise

tax

under

section

452A.3

shall

not

be

imposed

3

or

collected

on

ethanol

blended

gasoline

formulated

with

more

4

than

eighty-five

percent

by

volume

of

ethanol

when

purchased

at

5

a

terminal

or

refinery

rack

exclusively

for

use

in

an

implement

6

of

husbandry

used

in

agricultural

production.

7

2.

A

person

who

purchases

fuel

on

which

an

excise

tax

is

not

8

collected

in

accordance

with

subsection

1

shall

substantiate

9

the

purchase

with

an

exemption

certificate

provided

by

the

10

department.

The

exemption

certificate

must

be

complete

and

11

correct

according

to

the

requirements

of

the

director,

signed

12

by

the

purchaser,

and

retained

by

the

supplier.

A

supplier

13

shall

retain

exemption

certificates

for

at

least

three

years.

14

3.

The

department

shall

disallow

all

sales

of

gallonage

15

described

in

this

section

unless

proof

is

established

by

an

16

exemption

certificate.

17

4.

If

a

purchaser

uses

or

disposes

of

fuel

that

was

18

purchased

using

an

exemption

certificate

pursuant

to

subsection

19

2

in

a

nonexempt

manner,

the

purchaser

is

solely

liable

for

the

20

excise

tax

and

shall

remit

the

tax

directly

to

the

department.

21

EXPLANATION

22

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

23

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

24

Under

current

law,

the

excise

tax

on

each

gallon

of

ethanol

25

blended

gasoline

classified

as

E-15

or

higher

is

based

on

26

the

distribution

percentage

of

those

fuels

compared

to

the

27

distribution

of

all

nonaviation

gasoline

motor

fuel,

and

28

ranges

from

24

cents

to

30

cents.

For

motor

fuel

and

undyed

29

special

fuel

used

for

a

variety

of

exempt

purposes

under

Code

30

section

452A.17,

including

in

implements

used

in

agricultural

31

production,

a

person

who

pays

the

excise

tax

may

claim

a

refund

32

from

the

Iowa

department

of

revenue

(IDR).

33

This

bill

exempts

ethanol

blended

gasoline

formulated

with

34

more

than

85

percent

by

volume

of

ethanol

from

imposition

and

35

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collection

of

the

excise

tax

when

purchased

at

a

terminal

or

1

refinery

rack

exclusively

for

use

in

an

implement

of

husbandry

2

used

in

agricultural

production.

3

The

bill

requires

a

person

who

purchases

fuel

on

which

4

an

excise

tax

is

not

collected

in

accordance

with

the

bill

5

to

substantiate

the

purchase

with

an

exemption

certificate

6

provided

by

IDR.

The

exemption

certificate

must

be

complete

7

and

correct

according

to

the

requirements

of

the

director

of

8

revenue,

signed

by

the

purchaser,

and

retained

by

the

supplier.

9

A

supplier

must

retain

exemption

certificates

for

at

least

10

three

years.

The

bill

requires

IDR

to

disallow

all

sales

of

11

fuel

described

in

the

bill

unless

proof

is

established

by

an

12

exemption

certificate.

If

a

purchaser

uses

or

disposes

of

13

fuel

that

was

purchased

using

an

exemption

certificate

in

a

14

nonexempt

manner,

the

purchaser

is

solely

liable

for

the

excise

15

tax

and

is

required

to

remit

the

tax

directly

to

IDR.

16

Under

current

law,

IDR

requires

similar

exemption

17

certificates

for

tax-exempt

sales

of

compressed

natural

gas,

18

liquefied

natural

gas,

liquefied

petroleum

gas,

hydrogen,

and

19

electric

fuel.

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