Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes. (FE)
SB 12 creates a sales and use tax exemption for gun safes and firearm safety devices. The bill defines qualifying items as locked containers (using combinations, keys, or biometrics) designed solely for secure storage - not display cases - and safety devices preventing unauthorized firearm access. It clarifies that firearms sold with safety devices already installed are taxed as firearms, not as safety devices. This exemption applies directly to consumers purchasing these specific storage or safety products.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Quinn and Ratcliff;
cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Spiros, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Callahan, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Maxey, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Tusler, Vining, Wichgers, Goeben and Palmeri
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Feyen
RRepublican
P
Dianne Hesselbein
DDemocratic
P
Howard Marklein
RRepublican
P
Jesse James
RRepublican
P
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Ratcliff
DDemocratic
P
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
RRepublican
P
Romaine Quinn
RRepublican
P
Tim Carpenter
DDemocratic
P
Van Wanggaard
RRepublican
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