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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 240

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Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog. (FE)

Dogs Legislature — Tax exemptions joint survey committee on Sales tax — Exemption Sanitation and sewerage management

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of tangible personal property used to train, manage, or control a search and rescue dog. The bill requires a purchaser to provide an exemption certificate to the seller in order to claim the exemption.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Behnke (R) , Green (R) , Melotik (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Subeck (D)

5 cosponsors

James (R) , Nass (R) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 May 29, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9. Noes 0.

Passed 9–0 Nov 11, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 1

Passed 13–1 Nov 12, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 97–0 Nov 19, 2025 official source full page

Aye · 97

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. May 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Andraca, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators James, Nass and Wanggaard

  2. May 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. May 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  7. May 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stroud added as a coauthor

  9. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  10. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (4)

  11. Nov 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  12. Nov 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9. Noes 0.

  13. Nov 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  14. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  15. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 1

  16. Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  17. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0

  21. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  24. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1