Indiana Senate Bill 238

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Public Law 121
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Innkeeper's tax. Authorizes Jefferson County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 5% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 5%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 5% expires on December 31, 2045. Authorizes Elkhart County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 5% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 5%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 5% expires on December 31, 2045. Authorizes Knox County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 6% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 6%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 6% expires on December 31, 2045.

Innkeeper's tax.

Sen. Randy Maxwell [R]	Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Rep. Alex Zimmerman [R]	Rep. Michael Karickhoff [R]
Rep. Joanna King [R]	Rep. Doug Miller [R]

2024-03-08 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 41 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 75 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 67 N: 23 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 38 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-13	Senate	Public Law 121
2024-03-13	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2024-03-12	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2024-03-11	House	Signed by the Speaker
2024-03-08	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 310: yeas 41, nays 7
2024-03-08	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2024-03-07	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 325: yeas 75, nays 21
2024-03-07	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2024-03-07	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M and Maxwell
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Garten and Hunley
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2024-02-29	Senate	Motion to dissent filed
2024-02-29	Senate	Concurrence withdrawn
2024-02-29	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2024-02-29	House	House advisors appointed: Karickhoff, King, Cherry and Andrade
2024-02-29	House	House conferees appointed: Zimmerman and Harris
2024-02-28	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2024-02-28	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 239: yeas 67, nays 23
2024-02-27	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2024-02-27	House	Amendment #2 (Thompson) prevailed; voice vote
2024-02-22	House	Representatives Karickhoff, King, Miller D added as cosponsors
2024-02-22	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-02-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2024-01-31	Senate	Referred to the House
2024-01-29	Senate	Senator Garten added as second author
2024-01-29	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman
2024-01-29	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 52: yeas 38, nays 11
2024-01-25	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2024-01-25	Senate	Amendment #1 (Maxwell) prevailed; voice vote
2024-01-23	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2024-01-10	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2024-01-10	Senate	Authored by Senator Maxwell

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/238/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/SB0238.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/SB0238.02.COMS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/SB0238.03.ENGS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/SB0238.04.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/SB0238.05.ENGH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/SB0238.06.ENRH.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/amendments/SB0238.02.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0238.03.ENGS.AMH03.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0238.03.ENGS.AMH02.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0238.03.ENGS.AMH01.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/amendments/SB0238.04.COMH.AMH002.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/amendments/SB0238.04.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/fiscal-notes/SB0238.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/fiscal-notes/SB0238.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/votesheets/SB0238.01.INTR.04.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/committee-reports/SB0238.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/fiscal-notes/SB0238.03.ENGS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/fiscal-notes/SB0238.03.ENGS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/votesheets/SB0238.03.ENGS.03.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/committee-reports/SB0238.03.ENGS.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/fiscal-notes/SB0238.04.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/fiscal-notes/SB0238.05.ENGH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/fiscal-notes/SB0238.05.ENGH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/ccrs/SB0238.05.ENGH.CCS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/ccrs/SB0238.05.ENGH.CCH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/fiscal-notes/SB0238.06.ENRH.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/rollcalls/SB0238.52_S.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/rollcalls/SB0238.239_H.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/rollcalls/SB0238.325_H.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0238/rollcalls/SB0238.310_S.pdf