Senate File 255 - Introduced SENATE FILE 255 BY JOCHUM , SINCLAIR , McCOY , QUIRMBACH , DVORSKY , DOTZLER , BOLKCOM , PETERSEN , and HORN A BILL FOR An Act extending the period of time for collecting sales tax 1 for deposit in the secure an advanced vision for education 2 fund. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2369XS (4) 86 md/sc
S.F. 255 Section 1. Section 423.2, subsection 11, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (3), Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 (3) Transfer one-sixth of the remaining revenues to the 3 secure an advanced vision for education fund created in section 4 423F.2 . This subparagraph (3) is repealed December 31, 2029 5 effective January 1, 2050 . 6 Sec. 2. Section 423.2, subsection 13, Code 2015, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 13. The sales tax rate of six percent is immediately reduced 9 to five percent following repeal of chapter 423F, section 10 423.3, subsection 11, paragraph “b” , and section 423.43, 11 subsection 1, paragraph “b” , on January 1, 2030 2050 . 12 Sec. 3. Section 423.5, subsection 5, Code 2015, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 5. The use tax rate of six percent is immediately reduced 15 to five percent following the repeal of chapter 423F, section 16 423.3, subsection 11, paragraph “b” , and section 423.43, 17 subsection 1, paragraph “b” , on January 1, 2030 2050 . 18 Sec. 4. Section 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 19 2015, is amended to read as follows: 20 b. Subsequent to the deposit into the general fund of 21 the state and after the transfer of such revenues collected 22 under chapter 423B , the department shall transfer one-sixth of 23 such remaining revenues to the secure an advanced vision for 24 education fund created in section 423F.2 . This paragraph is 25 repealed December 31, 2029 effective January 1, 2050 . 26 Sec. 5. Section 423F.6, Code 2015, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 423F.6 Repeal. 29 This chapter is repealed December 31, 2029 effective January 30 1, 2050 . 31 EXPLANATION 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 33 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 34 Code section 423.2 imposes a state tax of 6 percent upon 35 -1- LSB 2369XS (4) 86 md/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 255 the sales price of all sales of tangible personal property, 1 consisting of goods, wares, merchandise, and other items 2 designated by statute, sold at retail in the state to 3 consumers, except as otherwise provided by Code chapter 423. 4 Generally, by operation of law, a sale subject to the sales 5 tax is also subject to the use tax. Following the transfer 6 of amounts required for the natural resources and outdoor 7 recreation trust fund, one-sixth of the remaining state sales 8 tax revenue from the 6 percent tax is transferred to the 9 secure an advanced vision for education (SAVE) fund created in 10 Code section 423F.2. Moneys in the SAVE fund are allocated 11 to school districts on a per pupil basis to be used for 12 infrastructure and property tax reduction purposes specified 13 in Code chapter 423F. Under current law, the sales tax rate of 14 6 percent is reduced to 5 percent on January 1, 2030, and Code 15 chapter 423F, along with other corresponding provisions, is 16 repealed December 31, 2029. 17 This bill extends the 6 percent sales tax rate, the 18 allocation to the SAVE fund, and the statutory repeal of Code 19 chapter 423F until January 1, 2050. 20 -2- LSB 2369XS (4) 86 md/sc 2/ 2