Senate Bill
SB 290
Local taxes in certain municipalities.
In plain English
Requires the department of local government finance to raise the maximum property tax levy for certain qualifying municipalities for taxes first due and payable in 2025, so it covers all of their debt service levies. The increase is one time and permanent. It also changes how some local income tax payments to counties and municipalities are determined, and makes other changes.
Written by AI from the official digest below, and checked only by automated rules. If they differ, the official digest and bill text control.
Official digest
Requires the department of local government finance to increase the maximum permissible property tax levy for certain qualifying municipalities for property taxes first due and payable in 2025 to include all debt service levies of the qualifying municipality for property taxes first due and payable in 2025. Specifies that the adjustment is a one time and permanent increase. Changes the local income tax trust account threshold percentage of a county that contains a qualifying municipality, which is used for purposes of determining whether the county shall receive a supplemental distribution. Modifies the certified share allocation determination for a qualifying municipality. Prohibits the use of funds from the state general fund to make up certain local income tax related shortfalls.
Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means, March 3, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Kyle Walker, Travis Holdman, Jeff Thompson
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Lonnie Randolph, Craig Snow
Roll-call votes
1 recorded vote, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
Senate · Feb 17, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 290 - Walker K - 3rd Reading
Passed
47 yes0 no3 did not vote
Republicans: 37 yes, 0 no, 2 did not voteDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (47)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Greg Walker (R)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Vaneta Becker (R)
Did not vote (3)
- J.D. Ford (D)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Ron Alting (R)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.