SB 218

Indiana Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 8, 2026.

Circuit breaker credits for homesteads.

Bill ID IN-2026-SB-218
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee Tax and Fiscal Policy
Senate in_committee 2026-01-08
Summary

Authorizes the fiscal body of a county, city, or town (municipality) to reduce its homestead property tax cap. Requires the reduced property tax cap to apply only in determining the net property tax revenue of the municipality that adopted it and not to any other taxing unit within the taxing district. Authorizes a municipality that has adopted a reduced homestead property tax cap to adopt any of the following local option taxes, either singly or in combination, the revenue from which must be used as property tax replacement revenue due to the reduced homestead property tax cap: (1) Local option sales tax. (2) Supplemental local income tax. (3) Supplemental innkeeper's tax. (4) Supplemental food and beverage tax. Makes conforming changes and removes obsolete provisions. Makes an appropriation.

Sponsor
James Buck
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-08 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-08 Status in_committee
2026-01-08 Latest Action First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
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