SB 228 Indiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Various tax matters.

Summary
Amends the economic threshold for sales tax nexus to remove the number of sales transactions in the state as one of the two current triggers that require retail merchants to collect and remit sales tax. Allows a retail merchant that receives 75% or more of its receipts from the sale of prepared food to elect to claim a sales tax exemption on transactions involving electricity equal to 50% of the tax imposed on the transactions. Makes certain changes to statutes of limitations provisions. Requires sheriffs to transfer funds collected through executions of tax warrants twice a month electronically through the department of state revenue (department) payment portal. Specifies that the service of process fee for postjudgment service can only be assessed one time per case. Authorizes the department to disclose a taxpayer's name and other personal identification information with a tax preparer or tax preparation software provider in cases where the department suspects that a fraudulent return has been filed on behalf of a taxpayer and that the system of a taxpayer's previous year tax preparer or tax preparation software provider has been breached. Specifies the pass through entity tax liability for pass through entities in certain circumstances. Repeals an outdated provision that requires an owner of a truck stop to obtain a license from the department. Reorganizes certain retail merchant certificate provisions. Makes clarifying and technical changes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House Mar 4, 2024

How they voted

461
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 5, 2024
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican39
38 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 266: yeas 98, nays 0
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 110: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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