HF966 • 2026

A bill for an act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.(See HF 1021 .)

Taxes

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: GRASSLEY, WULF, COLLINS, RINKER, WILZ, BODEN, MEGGERS, HORA, A. MEYER, GOLDING, GUSTOFF, SMITH, WELDON, ANDREWS, SHIPLEY, JONES, YOUNG, DUNWELL, HOLT, C. JOHNSON, HENDERSON, BARKER and NORDMAN
Last action: 2025-04-28
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 1073 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.(See HF 1021 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.(See HF 1021 .)

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Bill History

2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 1073 .
2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 1021 .
2025-04-16 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 24. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 992 .
2025-04-16 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 991 .
2025-04-09 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-04-08 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/09/2025 8:30AM RM 304.1.
2025-04-08 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Behn, Johnson, C. and Wichtendahl. H.J. 918 .
2025-03-17 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 662 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.(See HF 1021 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

966

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

966

BY

GRASSLEY

,

WULF

,

COLLINS

,

RINKER

,

WILZ

,

BODEN

,

MEGGERS

,

HORA

,

A.

MEYER

,

GOLDING

,

GUSTOFF

,

SMITH

,

WELDON

,

ANDREWS

,

SHIPLEY

,

JONES

,

YOUNG

,

DUNWELL

,

HOLT

,

C.

JOHNSON

,

HENDERSON

,

BARKER

,

and

NORDMAN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

exempting

the

sale

of

dietary

supplements

from

the

sales

1

tax.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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H.F.

966

Section

1.

Section

423.3,

subsection

57,

unnumbered

1

paragraph

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

The

sales

price

from

all

sales

of

food

and

food

ingredients

3

including

dietary

supplements

.

However,

as

used

in

this

4

subsection

,

a

sale

of

“food

and

food

ingredients”

does

not

5

include

a

sale

of

alcoholic

beverages

,

or

candy

,

or

dietary

6

supplements

;

food

sold

through

vending

machines;

or

sales

of

7

prepared

food,

soft

drinks,

or

tobacco.

For

the

purposes

of

8

this

subsection

:

9

EXPLANATION

10

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

11

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

12

This

bill

exempts

the

sale

of

dietary

supplements

from

the

13

sales

tax.

“Dietary

supplement”

is

defined

in

Code

section

14

423.3(57)(c),

and

includes

vitamins

and

minerals.

By

operation

15

of

Code

section

423.6,

an

item

exempt

from

the

imposition

of

16

the

sales

tax

is

also

exempt

from

the

use

tax

imposed

in

Code

17

section

423.5.

18

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