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Committee advances bill to limit data‑center sales tax exemption to seven years after March 1 applications; roll call passes 13‑1
Summary
House Bill 315 would cap sales tax exemptions for information‑technology equipment and related construction at seven years for exemptions applied on or after March 1. The Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 13‑1 (with one member absent) to send the bill to general orders after testimony from industry, local residents and sponsors.
The Revenue and Taxation Committee voted to send House Bill 315 to general orders after extended public comment and sponsor discussion about whether the bill would apply retroactively.
Representative Chris Bruce, R‑District 23, said H315 limits the Idaho sales tax exemption for information technology equipment and qualifying building materials to seven years and remits the recovered sales tax funds to the Idaho Tax Relief Fund. "We're gonna give them some economic value to move here, but we're gonna set a clear endpoint," Bruce said.
Representative John Gannon, R‑District 17, a co‑sponsor, added that the measure responds to concerns that large data centers and associated solar developments may deliver short‑term construction jobs but fewer…
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