Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 304: Food and beverage taxes.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 304 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Food and beverage taxes. Primary sponsor: Joanna King (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Andy Zay. 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 the city of Marion and the city of Richmond respectively to impose a food and beverage tax of not more than 1% of the gross retail income received from a taxable transaction. Allows the fiscal body of the town of Shipshewana to increase its food and beverage tax. Specifies that the provisions authorizing the imposition of a food and beverage tax and the increase to a food and beverage tax expire January 1, 2047. Repeals the Indiana Code chapter authorizing the imposition of food and beverage taxes in Wayne County.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna King | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 49 |
| Brian Buchanan | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 7 |
| Andy Zay | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Peggy Mayfield | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 60 |
| Lonnie Randolph | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 2 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Referred to the House
- House sponsor: Representative King
- Cosponsor: Representative Mayfield
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 151: yeas 47, nays 2
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Senator Buchanan added as second author
- Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- Authored by Senator Zay