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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 237

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: James (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

11 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Behnke (R) , Green (R) , Melotik (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Passed 7–1 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.

Senate: 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.

Senate: Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 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.

Full history

  1. May 9, 2025 · Senate

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

  2. May 9, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. May 12, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 27, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 10, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Stroud added as a cosponsor

  6. Jun 24, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  7. Oct 23, 2025 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  8. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  9. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  11. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  12. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

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

  14. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  16. Nov 19, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  17. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1