Authorizes a sales tax exemption for food
SB 1239 would exempt food items from state sales tax if passed. This would directly benefit consumers purchasing groceries and prepared food, as they would no longer pay sales tax on these items. The bill's key provision is a simple change to tax law removing sales tax from eligible food products. The bill is currently in early stages (prefiled and first reading) and has not yet become law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Elizabeth Coleman
RRepublican
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