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Introduced
01/08/2026
01/08/2026
In Committee
02/17/2026
02/17/2026
Crossed Over
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Passed
02/25/2026
02/25/2026
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Tax and fiscal matters. Provides, in a county that uses a property tax statement as the notice of assessment, that the county treasurer must send a property tax statement to all property owners regardless of whether the property has any liability. Requires the county treasurer to indicate on the property tax statement whether a taxpayer's property tax liability for property taxes first due and payable in 2027 is less than the taxpayer's property tax liability for property taxes first due and payable in 2026. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) to report to the budget committee concerning any purchase or sale of land. Amends provisions regarding budget committee review of tax credits in determining the annual aggregate tax credit cap and specifies allocation of the credits. Provides that real property owned by certain Indiana nonprofit hospital systems is not exempt from property taxation under certain circumstances and unmet conditions. Provides that certain transfer fee covenants are limited only to transfers that involve the sale of property and do not include transactions where the property is gifted, donated, or transferred. Provides that personal property owned by certain entities remains subject to minimum valuation limitations. Amends provisions and revises the effective date for the rounding provisions for cash transactions with regard to the penny phaseout for payments to business entities in ESB 243-2026. Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town fiscal body. Allows the Delaware County executive to adopt an ordinance to consolidate the functions of a board, bureau, commission, authority, or any other similar entity authorized to administer funds received from the Delaware County: (1) innkeeper's tax; or (2) food and beverage tax; into a single, consolidated entity as designated in the consolidating ordinance. Adds certain organizations to the list of organizations for which conducted sales are exempt from state gross retail and use tax. Allows the city of Bedford to impose a food and beverage tax. Requires the IEDC to award $35,000,000 to development authorities each fiscal year that may be granted to taxpayers proposing a qualified investment in a qualified redevelopment site pursuant to a development plan. Establishes the small town opportunity initiative. Amends the venture capital investment tax credit (tax credit) to specify: (1) that certain investment policies of funds that qualify as a "qualified Indiana investment fund" apply only to investable capital, excluding management fees, legal fees, and other expenses incurred in the operation of the fund; (2) that a taxpayer is not prevented from combining individual tax credits of less than $10,000 for assignment; and (3) qualified business eligibility. Prohibits the IEDC from awarding an applicable tax credit to a taxpayer that is organized under the laws of a country that is a foreign adversary or that is otherwise related under certain circumstances to a country that is a foreign adversary. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services and division of family resources to require a vendor to offer certain technology solutions to prevent theft of SNAP benefits when issuing a request for proposals. Provides that if a Level 2 certified technology park (park): (1) has reached the limit of deposits for a Level 2 park; (2) maintains its certification; and (3) is located within a qualified military base enhancement area; the park shall become a Level 3 park and may receive an additional annual incremental income tax deposit of up to $250,000 until July 1, 2029. Allows the budget agency to augment the appropriation to the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency from the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency license fee fund.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to tax and fiscal matters, including requiring county treasurers to send property tax statements to all property owners regardless of tax liability and to indicate if the 2027 property tax liability is less than the 2026 liability, mandating the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) to report land purchases and sales to the budget committee, and clarifying how tax credits are allocated and capped. It also modifies property tax exemptions for certain nonprofit hospital systems, limits transfer fee covenants to sales transactions, and maintains minimum valuation limitations for certain personal property. The bill revises provisions for rounding cash transactions related to the "penny phaseout" for business payments, adjusts the budget increase threshold for public library budgets requiring fiscal body review, and allows Delaware County to consolidate its innkeeper's and food and beverage tax administration into a single entity. Additionally, it expands exemptions from state gross retail and use tax for certain organizations, permits the city of Bedford to impose a food and beverage tax, establishes the small town opportunity initiative, and amends the venture capital investment tax credit to clarify investment policies, allow combining smaller credits for assignment, and define qualified business eligibility. The IEDC is also prohibited from awarding tax credits to entities organized under or related to foreign adversaries, and the office of family and social services must require vendors to offer technology solutions to prevent SNAP benefit theft. Finally, the bill allows certain Level 2 certified technology parks (parks) located within qualified military base enhancement areas to become Level 3 parks, eligible for additional annual income tax deposits until July 2029, and permits the budget agency to augment appropriations to the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency from its license fee fund.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 426: yeas 65, nays 31 (on 02/27/2026)
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