Legislation / HF 960

HOUSE FILE 960 Signed by Governor

The sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transmission equipment used by certain entities primarily in the furnishing of telecommunications services on a commercial basis

Sponsor   House Ways and Means Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   HSB 235 Last action   Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165. — May 19, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

13 declarations filed on this bill
● 11 For ● 0 Against ● 2 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HSB 235 The sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transmission equipment used by certain entities primarily in the furnishing of telecommunications services on a commercial basis.(See HF 960.)
Passed committee
SF 636 The sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transmission equipment used by certain entities primarily in the furnishing of telecommunications services on a commercial basis
Passed committee
SSB 1209 The sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transmission equipment used by certain entities primarily in the furnishing of telecommunications services on a commercial basis.(See SF 636.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Mar 13, 2025 House Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 656.
Mar 24, 2025 House Fiscal note.
Apr 21, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 87, nays 4. H.J. 1001.
Apr 21, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 1010.
Apr 22, 2025 Senate Message from House. S.J. 847.
Apr 22, 2025 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 636. S.J. 847.
Jun 16, 2025 Senate Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 1058.
Jan 25, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Bisignano, and Dawson.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
Mar 11, 2026 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 809.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5183 filed. S.J. 809.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Fiscal note.
Apr 20, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5183 adopted. S.J. 838.
Apr 20, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 11. S.J. 838.
Apr 20, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 839.
Apr 20, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 948.
Apr 20, 2026 House Senate amendment H-8388 filed. H.J. 953.
Apr 20, 2026 House Fiscal note.
Apr 22, 2026 House House concurred in Senate amendment H-8388. H.J. 979.
Apr 22, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 86, nays 3. H.J. 979.
May 1, 2026 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082.
Apr 22, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 985.
Apr 22, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 877.
May 11, 2026 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.
May 13, 2026 Senate Fiscal note.
May 19, 2026 House Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Apr 21, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 87 4 8 31–0 56–4 Bipartisan Support
Apr 20, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 33 11 6 5–11 28–0 Bipartisan Support
Apr 22, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 86 3 11 28–0 58–3 Bipartisan Support
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 87 to 4 · Democrats 31 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 56 yea, 4 nay · 8 not voting
How each representative voted (99)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Michael Sexton Republican Absent
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Absent
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Absent
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Nay
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Nay
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Nay
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Yea
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Absent
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Absent
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 33 to 11 · Democrats 5 yea, 11 nay · Republicans 28 yea, 0 nay · 6 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Absent
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Absent
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Absent
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 86 to 3 · Democrats 28 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 58 yea, 3 nay · 11 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Absent
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Absent
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Absent
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Nay
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Nay
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Absent
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Absent
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Absent
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Absent
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
AT & T For Mar 17, 2025
CTIA - The Wireless Association For Apr 18, 2026
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) For Mar 17, 2025
Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association For Apr 18, 2026
Iowa Communications Alliance For Mar 19, 2025
Iowa Taxpayers Association For Feb 5, 2026
Lumen For Mar 11, 2026
T-Mobile USA, Inc. For Mar 13, 2025
U.S. Cellular For Mar 14, 2025
Verizon Corporation and Affiliated Companies For Mar 12, 2026
Wireless Infrastructure Association c/o MultiState Associates LLC For Mar 24, 2025
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Mar 17, 2025
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants Undecided Mar 14, 2025
Date Time Type Description Location
Mar 11, 2026 12:00 PM Hearing Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee Room 217 Conference Room
Apr 14, 2026 1:00 PM Hearing Senate Ways and Means Committee RM 116