Bills / S.B. 223
S.B. 223 Sales and Use Tax Exemptions Modifications
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee (stopped here)
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill extends by 10 years, to 2037, the sales and use tax exemption for alternative energy production equipment, which would otherwise expire June 30, 2027. The substitute version removes a provision that changes the definition of alternative energy and drops the earlier plan to add battery storage, while the sponsor says the substitute brings the fiscal note to zero.
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Official description
- extends the duration of the sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property used to increase the capacity of alternative energy electric production facilities
- makes technical changes
What it costs you
- The official fiscal note on residents and businesses:
Enactment of this legislation could result in an estimated $17.4 million in total sales taxes not paid by businesses and individuals which otherwise would have been paid beginning in FY 2028; individual impacts will vary.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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Every vote
- 3 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 2, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 0 no, 8 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 20, 2026Who voted how
- 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 23, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Public Utilities and Energy Committee: vote, which it did not pass · Feb 25, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 2, 2026 Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (14 turns) →
- Feb 20, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (10 turns) →
- Feb 23, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (9 turns) →
- Feb 25, 2026 House Public Utilities and Energy Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (74 turns) →