HB 1080 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Innkeeper's and food and beverage taxes.

Summary
Provides that the fiscal body of the town of Ellettsville (town) may, not later than December 31, 2025, adopt an ordinance to receive revenue collected from the food and beverage tax. Specifies the distribution of revenue. Provides that the ordinance must specify that the town's collection of the revenue terminates not later than July 1, 2027. Authorizes LaGrange County to impose an innkeeper's tax to replace the innkeeper's tax the county currently imposes under the uniform innkeeper's tax law. Allows a maximum tax rate of 8%. Allows the city of Shelbyville to impose a food and beverage tax. Allows Brown County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate that does not exceed 8% (instead of 5% under current law) under its enabling statute. Reallocates the amounts of revenue received from the Vanderburgh County innkeeper's tax to be deposited in the convention and visitor promotion fund, the tourism capital improvement fund, and the convention center operating, capital improvement, and financial incentive fund. Authorizes Delaware County to increase the county's innkeeper's tax rate from 5% to not more than 8% under the uniform innkeeper's tax statute.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced House Bill (H) House Bill (S) · 5 edits
MODERATE
HB 1080 was substantially rewritten from a narrow bill about Monroe County food and beverage tax distribution to a broad bill expanding innkeeper's and food and beverage taxes across multiple counties. The new version allows several counties to increase tax rates, creates new tourism funds, and authorizes Shelbyville to impose a food and beverage tax.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a single county (Monroe) to multiple counties including Vanderburgh, LaGrange, Brown, and Delaware, with new provisions for Shelbyville city.
SCOPE

Expanded applicability from Monroe County only to include Vanderburgh, LaGrange, Brown, and Delaware counties, plus Shelbyville city.

FISCAL

Created three new tourism-related funds: convention and visitor promotion fund, tourism capital improvement fund, and convention center operating fund.

REQUIREMENT

Changed effective date from July 1, 2025 to upon passage, and added ordinance adoption deadline of December 31, 2025 for Ellettsville.

ELIGIBILITY

Authorized LaGrange, Brown, and Delaware counties to increase innkeeper's tax rates up to 8%, and allowed Shelbyville to impose food and beverage tax.

DEFINITION

Removed the specific definition of 'town' as Ellettsville and replaced with broader provisions allowing towns to adopt ordinances for tax revenue collection.

Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

854
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 100
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic29
25 Yea 1 Nay 3
86% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican70
59 Yea 3 Nay 8
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 78: yeas 85, nays 4
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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