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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 346: Rural business growth.

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 346 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Rural business growth. Primary sponsor: Shane Lindauer (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2025): Representative Commons added as cosponsor.

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Official summary

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

Establishes a state tax credit (credit) for certain capital investments made in rural funds. Establishes procedures for a rural fund to apply to the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) for certification of a capital investment as eligible for a credit provided by the bill. Requires a rural fund to pay a nonrefundable application fee of $5,000 to the IEDC. Provides that the credit is an amount equal to: (1) the applicable percentage for the credit allowance date; multiplied by (2) the purchase price paid to the rural fund for the capital investment. Sets forth the maximum annual amount of credits that may be certified. Provides that the credit is subject to recapture. Requires a rural fund that has received a credit to submit reports on an annual basis to the IEDC over the credit allowance period.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shane LindauerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Linda RogersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Mike GaskillPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Brian BuchananPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Matt CommonsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Jack JordanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Daryl SchmittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
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. Representative Commons added as cosponsor
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  3. Referred to the House
  4. Cosponsors: Representatives Jordan and Thompson
  5. House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 155: yeas 47, nays 2
  7. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  8. Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
  9. Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote
  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  11. Senator Rogers added as third author
  12. Senator Gaskill added as second author

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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