A bill for an act relating to 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. (Formerly HSB 235.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Signed5 of 5

Where it stands

Introduced
Committee
House
Senate
Governor

Last action, May 19: Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165.

Votes

House: Shall the bill pass?
Apr 22 · 86–3, 11 not voting · Passed
Democrats28 yes, 0 no, 5 not votingRepublicans58 yes, 3 no, 6 not voting
- Yes
- No
- Absent
Yes86
Rep. Eddie AndrewsR · District 43
Rep. Austin BaethD · District 36
Rep. Brett BarkerR · District 51
Rep. Chad BehnR · District 48
Rep. David BlomR · District 52
Rep. Jane BloomingdaleR · District 60
Rep. Brooke BodenR · District 21
Rep. Jacob BossmanR · District 14
Rep. Steve BradleyR · District 66
Rep. Timi Brown-PowersD · District 61
Rep. Taylor CollinsR · District 95
Rep. Jeff CoolingD · District 77
Rep. Ken CrokenD · District 97
Rep. Tom DetermannR · District 69
Rep. Jon DunwellR · District 38
Rep. Tracy EhlertD · District 79
Rep. Samantha FettR · District 22
Rep. Dean FisherR · District 53
Rep. Jason GearhartR · District 64
Rep. Dan GehlbachR · District 46
Rep. Tom GerholdR · District 84
Rep. Eric GjerdeD · District 74
Rep. Cindy GoldingR · District 83
Rep. Dan GosaD · District 81
Rep. Pat GrassleyR · District 57
Rep. Austin HarrisR · District 26
Rep. Helena HayesR · District 88
Rep. Bob HendersonR · District 2
Rep. Christian HermansonR · District 59
Rep. Steven HoltR · District 12
Rep. Heather HoraR · District 92
Rep. Chad IngelsR · District 68
Rep. Dave JacobyD · District 86
Rep. Lindsay JamesD · District 71
Rep. Tom JenearyR · District 3
Rep. Craig JohnsonR · District 67
Rep. Rob JohnsonD · District 34
Rep. Megan JonesR · District 6
Rep. Kenan JudgeD · District 27
Rep. Bobby KaufmannR · District 82
Rep. Barb Kniff McCullaR · District 37
Rep. Jennifer KonfrstD · District 32
Rep. Bob KressigD · District 75
Rep. Monica KurthD · District 98
Rep. Wendy LarsonR · District 7
Rep. Shannon LathamR · District 55
Rep. Judd LawlerR · District 91
Rep. Elinor LevinD · District 89
Rep. Brian LohseR · District 45
Rep. Shannon LundgrenR · District 65
Rep. Mary MadisonD · District 31
Rep. Heather MatsonD · District 42
Rep. Larry McBurneyD · District 44
Rep. Josh MeggersR · District 54
Rep. Ann MeyerR · District 8
Rep. Brian MeyerD · District 29
Rep. Gary MohrR · District 93
Rep. Norlin MommsenR · District 70
Rep. Tom MooreR · District 18
Rep. Carter NordmanR · District 47
Rep. Rick OlsonD · District 39
Rep. Angel RamirezD · District 78
Rep. J.D. ScholtenD · District 1
Rep. Jeff ShipleyR · District 87
Rep. David SieckR · District 16
Rep. Brent SiegristR · District 19
Rep. Travis SitzmannR · District 13
Rep. Jennifer SmithR · District 72
Rep. Bubba SorensenR · District 23
Rep. Megan SrinivasD · District 30
Rep. Henry StoneR · District 9
Rep. Charley ThomsonR · District 58
Rep. Josh TurekD · District 20
Rep. Mike VondranR · District 94
Rep. Blaine WatkinsR · District 100
Rep. Ryan WeldonR · District 41
Rep. Sam WengrynR · District 24
Rep. Beth Wessel-KroeschellD · District 49
Rep. Skyler WheelerR · District 4
Rep. Aime WichtendahlD · District 80
Rep. Ross WilburnD · District 50
Rep. Craig WilliamsR · District 11
Rep. Hans WilzR · District 25
Rep. Devon WoodR · District 17
Rep. David YoungR · District 28
Rep. Adam ZabnerD · District 90
No3
Rep. Mark CisnerosR · District 96
Rep. Bill GustoffR · District 40
Rep. Mark ThompsonR · District 56
Absent11
Rep. Jerome AmosD · District 62
Rep. Sean BagniewskiD · District 35
Rep. Michael BerganR · District 63
Rep. Zach DiekenR · District 5
Rep. Ruth Ann GainesD · District 33
Rep. Amy NielsenD · District 85
Rep. Matt RinkerR · District 99
Rep. John WillsR · District 10
Rep. Elizabeth WilsonD · District 73
Rep. Matt WindschitlR · District 15
Rep. Derek WulfR · District 76
Senate: Shall the bill pass?
Apr 20 · 33–11, 6 not voting · Passed
Democrats5 yes, 11 no, 1 not votingRepublicans28 yes, 0 no, 5 not voting
- Yes
- No
- Absent
Yes33
Sen. Kevin AlonsR · District 7
Sen. Tony BisignanoD · District 15
Sen. Matt BlakeD · District 22
Sen. Mike BousselotR · District 21
Sen. Doug CampbellR · District 30
Sen. Mark CostelloR · District 8
Sen. Dan DawsonR · District 10
Sen. Adrian DickeyR · District 44
Sen. Bill DotzlerD · District 31
Sen. Dawn DriscollR · District 46
Sen. Lynn EvansR · District 3
Sen. Jesse GreenR · District 24
Sen. Kerry GruenhagenR · District 41
Sen. Mike KlimeshR · District 32
Sen. Izaah KnoxD · District 17
Sen. Carrie KoelkerR · District 33
Sen. Tim KraayenbrinkR · District 4
Sen. Mark LofgrenR · District 48
Sen. Charlie McClintockR · District 42
Sen. Jeff ReichmanR · District 50
Sen. Ken RozenboomR · District 19
Sen. Sandy SalmonR · District 29
Sen. Jason SchultzR · District 6
Sen. Tom ShipleyR · District 9
Sen. Amy SinclairR · District 12
Sen. Dave SiresR · District 38
Sen. Annette SweeneyR · District 27
Sen. Sarah Trone GarriottD · District 14
Sen. Kara WarmeR · District 26
Sen. Scott WebsterR · District 47
Sen. Cherielynn WestrichR · District 13
Sen. Jack WhitverR · District 23
Sen. Dan ZumbachR · District 34
No11
Sen. Liz BennettD · District 39
Sen. Molly DonahueD · District 37
Sen. Catelin DreyD · District 1
Sen. Renee HardmanD · District 16
Sen. Janet PetersenD · District 18
Sen. Herman QuirmbachD · District 25
Sen. Art StaedD · District 40
Sen. Tom TownsendD · District 36
Sen. Janice WeinerD · District 45
Sen. Cindy WincklerD · District 49
Sen. Mike ZimmerD · District 35
Absent6
Sen. Julian GarrettR · District 11
Sen. Dennis GuthR · District 28
Sen. Mike PikeR · District 20
Sen. Dave RowleyR · District 5
Sen. Jeff TaylorR · District 2
Sen. Zach WahlsD · District 43
Senate: Senate Ways And Means Report
Apr 15 · 12–3, 3 not voting · Passed
Democrats2 yes, 3 no, 1 not votingRepublicans10 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting
- Yes
- No
- Absent
Yes12
Sen. Tony BisignanoD · District 15
Sen. Mike BousselotR · District 21
Sen. Dan DawsonR · District 10
Sen. Adrian DickeyR · District 44
Sen. Dawn DriscollR · District 46
Sen. Jesse GreenR · District 24
Sen. Kerry GruenhagenR · District 41
Sen. Carrie KoelkerR · District 33
Sen. Jason SchultzR · District 6
Sen. Annette SweeneyR · District 27
Sen. Jeff TaylorR · District 2
Sen. Cindy WincklerD · District 49
No3
Sen. Janet PetersenD · District 18
Sen. Herman QuirmbachD · District 25
Sen. Tom TownsendD · District 36
Absent3
Sen. Bill DotzlerD · District 31
Sen. Jeff ReichmanR · District 50
Sen. Dave RowleyR · District 5
House: Shall the bill pass?
Apr 21, 2025 · 87–4, 8 not voting · Passed
Democrats31 yes, 0 no, 1 not votingRepublicans56 yes, 4 no, 7 not voting
- Yes
- No
- Absent
Yes87
Rep. Jerome AmosD · District 62
Rep. Austin BaethD · District 36
Rep. Sean BagniewskiD · District 35
Rep. Brett BarkerR · District 51
Rep. Chad BehnR · District 48
Rep. Michael BerganR · District 63
Rep. David BlomR · District 52
Rep. Jane BloomingdaleR · District 60
Rep. Brooke BodenR · District 21
Rep. Jacob BossmanR · District 14
Rep. Steve BradleyR · District 66
Rep. Timi Brown-PowersD · District 61
Rep. Taylor CollinsR · District 95
Rep. Jeff CoolingD · District 77
Rep. Ken CrokenD · District 97
Rep. Tom DetermannR · District 69
Rep. Jon DunwellR · District 38
Rep. Tracy EhlertD · District 79
Rep. Samantha FettR · District 22
Rep. Dean FisherR · District 53
Rep. Ruth Ann GainesD · District 33
Rep. Jason GearhartR · District 64
Rep. Dan GehlbachR · District 46
Rep. Tom GerholdR · District 84
Rep. Eric GjerdeD · District 74
Rep. Cindy GoldingR · District 83
Rep. Dan GosaD · District 81
Rep. Pat GrassleyR · District 57
Rep. Austin HarrisR · District 26
Rep. Helena HayesR · District 88
Rep. Bob HendersonR · District 2
Rep. Christian HermansonR · District 59
Rep. Steven HoltR · District 12
Rep. Heather HoraR · District 92
Rep. Chad IngelsR · District 68
Rep. Dave JacobyD · District 86
Rep. Lindsay JamesD · District 71
Rep. Tom JenearyR · District 3
Rep. Craig JohnsonR · District 67
Rep. Rob JohnsonD · District 34
Rep. Megan JonesR · District 6
Rep. Kenan JudgeD · District 27
Rep. Barb Kniff McCullaR · District 37
Rep. Jennifer KonfrstD · District 32
Rep. Bob KressigD · District 75
Rep. Monica KurthD · District 98
Rep. Shannon LathamR · District 55
Rep. Judd LawlerR · District 91
Rep. Elinor LevinD · District 89
Rep. Brian LohseR · District 45
Rep. Shannon LundgrenR · District 65
Rep. Mary MadisonD · District 31
Rep. Heather MatsonD · District 42
Rep. Larry McBurneyD · District 44
Rep. Josh MeggersR · District 54
Rep. Ann MeyerR · District 8
Rep. Brian MeyerD · District 29
Rep. Gary MohrR · District 93
Rep. Norlin MommsenR · District 70
Rep. Tom MooreR · District 18
Rep. Amy NielsenD · District 85
Rep. Carter NordmanR · District 47
Rep. Rick OlsonD · District 39
Rep. Matt RinkerR · District 99
Rep. J.D. ScholtenD · District 1
Rep. Jeff ShipleyR · District 87
Rep. Travis SitzmannR · District 13
Rep. Jennifer SmithR · District 72
Rep. Bubba SorensenR · District 23
Rep. Megan SrinivasD · District 30
Rep. Henry StoneR · District 9
Rep. Josh TurekD · District 20
Rep. Mike VondranR · District 94
Rep. Blaine WatkinsR · District 100
Rep. Ryan WeldonR · District 41
Rep. Sam WengrynR · District 24
Rep. Beth Wessel-KroeschellD · District 49
Rep. Aime WichtendahlD · District 80
Rep. Ross WilburnD · District 50
Rep. Craig WilliamsR · District 11
Rep. John WillsR · District 10
Rep. Hans WilzR · District 25
Rep. Matt WindschitlR · District 15
Rep. Devon WoodR · District 17
Rep. Derek WulfR · District 76
Rep. David YoungR · District 28
Rep. Adam ZabnerD · District 90
No4
Rep. Eddie AndrewsR · District 43
Rep. Mark CisnerosR · District 96
Rep. Mark ThompsonR · District 56
Rep. Charley ThomsonR · District 58
Absent8
Rep. Zach DiekenR · District 5
Rep. Bill GustoffR · District 40
Rep. Bobby KaufmannR · District 82
Rep. Michael SextonR · District 7
Rep. David SieckR · District 16
Rep. Brent SiegristR · District 19
Rep. Skyler WheelerR · District 4
Rep. Elizabeth WilsonD · District 73

On these agendas

Ways and Means CommitteeApr 14
Benefits - Bousselot SF 2431: Township Administration – w/ amendment - Driscoll HF 960: Telecommunications Sales Tax - w/ amendment - Gruenhagen SF 2292: GILTI - Bous
Ways and Means SubcommitteeMar 11
Topic: HF 960 - Gruenhagen, Dawson and Bisignano Topic: HF 960 - Gruenhagen, Dawson and Bisig

History

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165.House · May 19
Fiscal note.Senate · May 13
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.House · May 11
Message from House. S.J. 877.Senate · Apr 22
Immediate message. H.J. 985.House · Apr 22
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082.House · May 1
Passed House, yeas 86, nays 3. H.J. 979.House · Apr 22
House concurred in Senate amendment H-8388. H.J. 979.House · Apr 22
Fiscal note.House · Apr 20
Senate amendment H-8388 filed. H.J. 953.House · Apr 20
Message from Senate. H.J. 948.House · Apr 20
Immediate message. S.J. 839.Senate · Apr 20
Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 11. S.J. 838.Senate · Apr 20
Amendment S-5183 adopted. S.J. 838.Senate · Apr 20
Fiscal note.Senate · Apr 15
Placed on calendar.Senate · Apr 15
Amendment S-5183 filed. S.J. 809.Senate · Apr 15
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 809.Senate · Apr 15
Subcommittee recommends passage.Senate · Mar 11
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.Senate · Mar 10
Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Bisignano, and Dawson.Senate · Jan 25
Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 1058.Senate · Jun 16, 2025
Read first time, attached to SF 636. S.J. 847.Senate · Apr 22, 2025
Message from House. S.J. 847.Senate · Apr 22, 2025
Immediate message. H.J. 1010.House · Apr 21, 2025
Passed House, yeas 87, nays 4. H.J. 1001.House · Apr 21, 2025
Fiscal note.House · Mar 24, 2025
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 656.House · Mar 13, 2025