---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2493"
citation: "Iowa SF 2493 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agriculture", "ethanol", "excise taxes", "farming", "fuel taxes", "gallonage taxes", "gasoline", "implements of husbandry", "processing and production", "revenue department", "tax exemptions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-04-15"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7d64a92-d3a7-46fd-bdd9-20406405bd3e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2493&ga=91"
source_hash: "333a88be00151ef2a33ef768318c680172607d7d2acfe60da1527deed29a1843"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 2493 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF2493.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2493.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2493_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2493.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-15** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-04-15** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-22** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2026-05-02** Passed on file.
- **2026-05-02** Substituted for HF 2798.
- **2026-05-02** Passed House, yeas 85, nays 1. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from House.
- **2026-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7d64a92-d3a7-46fd-bdd9-20406405bd3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).