Indiana Senate Bill 8

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Pending: Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

School levy referenda. Provides that: (1) a referendum authorizing a school corporation to impose property taxes to pay debt service on bonds or lease rentals on a lease for a specified controlled project; (2) a school corporation operating referendum tax levy; or (3) a school corporation school safety referendum tax levy; may be placed on the ballot only at a primary election conducted in a general election year or a general election. Provides that a school corporation may not adopt a resolution to place an operating referendum or school safety referendum on the ballot during the second calendar year after the final calendar year in which a previously approved operating referendum levy or school safety referendum levy is imposed. Provides that in a local public question, a school corporation must provide the total amount of property tax revenue expected to be collected each year.

School levy referenda.

Sen. Brian Buchanan [R]

Sen. Mike Gaskill [R]

Sen. Linda Rogers [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2025-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senators Buchanan, Gaskill, Rogers

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/8/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0008/SB0008.01.INTR.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0008/committee-amendments/drafts/AM000802.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0008/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0008.01.INTR.AMS02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0008/fiscal-notes/SB0008.01.INTR.FN001.pdf