SB 252 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Boone County innkeeper's tax.

Summary

Authorizes Boone County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% under the uniform innkeeper's tax statute (instead of 5% under current law) and provides that the increase to the tax rate expires January 1, 2047.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed Senate Bill (H) → Senate Bill (S) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from SB 252.2 to SB 252.1 and updated with a new date. The digest was expanded to include additional tax authorization for the town of Shipshewana, the cities of Marion and Richmond, and the repeal of a Wayne County food and beverage tax provision, while the Boone County innkeeper's tax expiration date remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include new local units (Shipshewana, Marion, Richmond) authorized to impose food and beverage taxes and to repeal existing Wayne County tax authority.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from SB 0252.2 to SB 0252.1 and reprinted date updated from February 11, 2025 to February 5, 2025.

SCOPE

Digest expanded to authorize additional local units (Shipshewana, Marion, Richmond) to impose food and beverage taxes and added repeal of Wayne County food and beverage tax authority.

TIMELINE

Digest expiration date for Boone County innkeeper's tax and food and beverage tax provisions confirmed as January 1, 2047.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

48–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Feb 11, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican40

38 Yea 1 Nay 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 102: yeas 48, nays 1

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

upper

3 primary · 2 co-sponsors