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CS/SB 78: Home Hardening Products

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Osgood ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman

Home Hardening Products; Providing a sales tax exemption for home hardening products used on eligible residential property; specifying a limitation on exemptions; requiring property owners to submit an application to the Department of Revenue in order to be eligible; providing requirements for the department in issuing refunds, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 11/20/2025 Senate - Now in Finance and Tax
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/24/2025 Senate • Filed
    10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
    11/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    11/18/2025 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    11/19/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    11/20/2025 Senate • Now in Finance and Tax

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  • CS/SB 78, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/19/2025 at 3:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 185 Sales Tax Exemption for Home Hardening Products Dunkley Similar Last Action: 10/21/2025 H Now in Ways & Means Committee Track This Bill

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  • SB 78, Original Filed Version Posted 9/24/2025 at 3:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 11/17/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 11/19/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 185 Sales Tax Exemption for Home Hardening Products Dunkley Identical Last Action: 10/21/2025 H Now in Ways & Means Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    974894 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Osgood)     		11/17/2025
    8:15 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    11/19/2025     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/18/2025 3:30 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 1 (pdf)

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