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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 252: Boone County innkeeper's tax.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 252 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Boone County innkeeper's tax. Primary sponsor: Mark Genda (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democratic), Brian Buchanan (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Authorizes Boone County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% under the uniform innkeeper's tax statute (instead of 5% under current law) and provides that the increase to the tax rate expires January 1, 2047.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark GendaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse41
J.D. FordPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Brian BuchananPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Becky CashCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Jeff ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  2. Referred to the House
  3. Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson and Cash
  4. House sponsor: Representative Genda
  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 102: yeas 48, nays 1
  6. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  7. Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote
  8. Senator Ford J.D. added as second author
  9. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  10. Authored by Senator Buchanan
  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source