Brett Barker

Iowa House · District 51

Brett Barker
Republican House District 51

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Chamber House
District 51

Sponsored Bills (3)

HF 2312 Dead

Affordable Housing Task Force

A bill for an act establishing an affordable housing task force.

This bill creates a task force to study and make recommendations on affordable housing challenges in Iowa. The task force would examine housing needs, barriers to development, and potential policy solutions to address the affordability crisis.

HF 2323 Dead

Maternity Home Tax Credits

A bill for an act relating to tax credits by creating the maternity group home and the strong families tax credits available against the individual, corporate, franchise, insurance premium, and moneys and credits taxes, and including applicability provisions.

This bill creates new tax credits for contributions to maternity group homes and "strong families" programs, allowing individuals and corporations to reduce their state tax liability by donating to these facilities. The credits would be available against multiple types of state taxes including individual income, corporate, and insurance premium taxes.

HF 2406 Dead

Vaping Tax Expansion

A bill for an act relating to administration of and taxation on tobacco-related products including imposing a tax on alternative nicotine products and vapor products.

This bill would impose new taxes on vaping products and alternative nicotine products, expanding Iowa's existing tobacco taxation system to cover these newer products. It aims to generate additional state revenue while potentially discouraging use of these products.