Firearm Safety Incentives
HB 143 creates an annual one-week sales tax holiday for firearm safety devices (like gun locks) and firearm storage devices (such as secure cabinets). It also designates a "Firearm Safety Week" to occur during the same week as the tax holiday. The bill amends Utah's tax code to exempt these specific safety products from sales tax during that designated week each year, with no new state funding required. This policy directly affects consumers purchasing these safety items and businesses selling them, while the commemorative week aims to raise awareness about firearm safety.
Bill status
failed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Mar 8, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a legislative substitute version to a second substitute version with updated metadata, including a new effective date of January 1, 2026, and expanded highlighted provisions to include general administration rules and Firearm Safety Week. The core policy content regarding firearm safety tax exemptions remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on firearm safety tax exemptions, but the effective date was updated from May 7, 2025 to January 1, 2026, and new administrative provisions were added to the highlighted provisions section.
TIMELINE
Effective date changed from May 7, 2025 to January 1, 2026 for the tax exemption provisions.
DEFINITION
New highlighted provisions added to include general administration of sales tax holidays and establishment of Firearm Safety Week.
TECHNICAL
Bill formatting updated from original substitute version to second substitute version with updated sponsor information and metadata.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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