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Committee backs year‑round sales-tax exemption for gun safes, firearms and ammunition
Summary
House Bill 2028, sponsored by Representative Archer, cleared the House Public Safety Committee on a unanimous vote. The measure would exempt sales tax on gun safes, firearms and ammunition; the committee reviewed an estimated revenue loss in the state fiscal note.
Representative Archer presented House Bill 2028 to the House Public Safety Committee as a measure to exempt sales tax on gun safes, firearms and ammunition year‑round. "This would make us, lead the way as far as states, in year round," Archer said while asking the committee to move adoption.
Archer told the committee the fiscal impact estimate prepared for the state budget office showed a projected revenue decrease of $9,900,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $17,200,000 for fiscal year 2027. "Before we go on, I will tell you that, the fiscal impact for FY '26 would be look like a $9,900,000 revenue decrease and then for FY '27 it looks like a, they came back with a $17,200,000 revenue decrease," Archer said.
Committee members did not record extended debate on policy tradeoffs in the hearing. After a motion and a second the committee opened the vote; the clerk recorded 9 ayes, 0 nays and the chair declared HB 2028 passed and reported out of committee.
The hearing transcript does not include a breakdown of projected revenue impacts by county or identify offsetting program adjustments; the fiscal figures cited are the committee’s disclosed estimates for FY 2026 and FY 2027.
