Senate File 194 - Introduced SENATE FILE 194 BY JOHNSON A BILL FOR An Act striking certain statutory repeal provisions relating 1 to the state sales and use tax and the secure an advanced 2 vision for education fund. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2177XS (1) 86 md/sc
S.F. 194 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 This subparagraph (3) is repealed December 31, 2029. 5 Sec. 2. Section 423.2, subsection 13, Code 2015, is amended 6 by striking the subsection. 7 Sec. 3. Section 423.5, subsection 5, Code 2015, is amended 8 by striking the subsection. 9 Sec. 4. Section 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 10 2015, is amended to read as follows: 11 b. Subsequent to the deposit into the general fund of 12 the state and after the transfer of such revenues collected 13 under chapter 423B , the department shall transfer one-sixth of 14 such remaining revenues to the secure an advanced vision for 15 education fund created in section 423F.2 . This paragraph is 16 repealed December 31, 2029. 17 Sec. 5. REPEAL. Section 423F.6, Code 2015, is repealed. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 Code section 423.2 imposes a state sales tax of 6 percent 22 upon the sales price of all sales of tangible personal 23 property, consisting of goods, wares, merchandise, and other 24 items designated by statute, sold at retail in the state to 25 consumers, except as otherwise provided by Code chapter 423. 26 Generally, by operation of law, a sale subject to the sales 27 tax is also subject to the use tax. Following the transfer 28 of amounts required by statute, one-sixth of the remaining 29 state sales tax revenue from the 6 percent tax is transferred 30 to the secure an advanced vision for education (SAVE) fund 31 created in Code section 423F.2. Moneys in the SAVE fund are 32 allocated to school districts on a per pupil basis to be 33 used for infrastructure and property tax reduction purposes 34 specified in Code chapter 423F. Under current law, the sales 35 -1- LSB 2177XS (1) 86 md/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 194 and use tax rate of 6 percent is reduced to 5 percent on January 1 1, 2030, and Code chapter 423F, along with other corresponding 2 provisions, is repealed December 31, 2029. 3 This bill repeals Code section 423F.6, which currently 4 provides for the repeal of Code chapter 423F on December 31, 5 2029. The bill also strikes corresponding repeal provisions 6 relating to the allocation of sales tax revenue and provisions 7 that reduce the state sales and use tax rate from 6 percent to 5 8 percent beginning January 1, 2030. 9 -2- LSB 2177XS (1) 86 md/sc 2/ 2