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SB1656 • 2026

Authorizes a state sales tax exemption for food

Authorizes a state sales tax exemption for food

Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Webber, Stephen; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 S385

    Second Read and Referred S Economic and Workforce Development Committee

  2. 2026-02-10 S330

    S First Read

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SB 1656 - Current law taxes retail sales of food, as defined in current law, at a rate of one percent. This act provides that retail sales of food shall be exempt from state sales taxes.

This act is identical to SB 688 (2025), SB 734 (2025), and SCS/SB 161 (2023), and to a provision in SB 57 (2025) and SCS/HCS/HB 154 (2023), and is substantially similar to SB 659 (2025), HB 345 (2025), HB 432 (2025), HB 872 (2025), HB 1587 (2025), HB 1418 (2024), HB 1464 (2024), HB 2174 (2024), HB 260 (2023), HB 452 (2023), HB 591 (2023), HB 896 (2023), HCS#2/HB 1992 (2022), HB 1817 (2022), and HB 2530 (2022), and to a provision in HB 1029 (2025), HB 2815 (2024), HB 2887 (2024), HB 377 (2023), HCS/HBs 876, 771, 676 & 551 (2023), HB 1136 (2023), HB 1779 (2022), and HB 2249 (2022).
JOSH NORBERG