HB 1406 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Tax and fiscal matters.

Summary
Provides, in a county that uses a property tax statement as the notice of assessment, that the county treasurer must send a property tax statement to all property owners regardless of whether the property has any liability. Requires the county treasurer to indicate on the property tax statement whether a taxpayer's property tax liability for property taxes first due and payable in 2027 is less than the taxpayer's property tax liability for property taxes first due and payable in 2026. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) to report to the budget committee concerning any purchase or sale of land. Amends provisions regarding budget committee review of tax credits in determining the annual aggregate tax credit cap and specifies allocation of the credits. Provides that real property owned by certain Indiana nonprofit hospital systems is not exempt from property taxation under certain circumstances and unmet conditions. Provides that certain transfer fee covenants are limited only to transfers that involve the sale of property and do not include transactions where the property is gifted, donated, or transferred. Provides that personal property owned by certain entities remains subject to minimum valuation limitations. Amends provisions and revises the effective date for the rounding provisions for cash transactions with regard to the penny phaseout for payments to business entities in ESB 243-2026. Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town fiscal body. Allows the Delaware County executive to adopt an ordinance to consolidate the functions of a board, bureau, commission, authority, or any other similar entity authorized to administer funds received from the Delaware County: (1) innkeeper's tax; or (2) food and beverage tax; into a single, consolidated entity as designated in the consolidating ordinance. Adds certain organizations to the list of organizations for which conducted sales are exempt from state gross retail and use tax. Allows the city of Bedford to impose a food and beverage tax. Requires the IEDC to award $35,000,000 to development authorities each fiscal year that may be granted to taxpayers proposing a qualified investment in a qualified redevelopment site pursuant to a development plan. Establishes the small town opportunity initiative. Amends the venture capital investment tax credit (tax credit) to specify: (1) that certain investment policies of funds that qualify as a "qualified Indiana investment fund" apply only to investable capital, excluding management fees, legal fees, and other expenses incurred in the operation of the fund; (2) that a taxpayer is not prevented from combining individual tax credits of less than $10,000 for assignment; and (3) qualified business eligibility. Prohibits the IEDC from awarding an applicable tax credit to a taxpayer that is organized under the laws of a country that is a foreign adversary or that is otherwise related under certain circumstances to a country that is a foreign adversary. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services and division of family resources to require a vendor to offer certain technology solutions to prevent theft of SNAP benefits when issuing a request for proposals. Provides that if a Level 2 certified technology park (park): (1) has reached the limit of deposits for a Level 2 park; (2) maintains its certification; and (3) is located within a qualified military base enhancement area; the park shall become a Level 3 park and may receive an additional annual incremental income tax deposit of up to $250,000 until July 1, 2029. Allows the budget agency to augment the appropriation to the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency from the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency license fee fund.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Signed Mar 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

House Bill (S) House Bill (H) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill has been formally amended and passed by both the House and Senate, moving from a draft version to an engrossed version ready for the Governor's signature. The text was updated to reflect the new legislative status, including the addition of Senate sponsors and the finalization of the voting record. Additionally, a specific requirement for the county treasurer was clarified to ensure property tax statements explicitly compare a taxpayer's 2027 liability against their 2026 liability.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on property tax assessment notices, but the procedural status has advanced significantly from a draft to a finalized, engrossed bill.
TIMELINE

The document dates were updated to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process, changing the date from January 27, 2026, to February 18, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

The instruction to the county treasurer was refined to require them to indicate on the property tax statement whether the taxpayer's 2027 tax liability is less than their 2026 liability.

TECHNICAL

Senate sponsors (Holdman and Baldwin) and the final passage vote count were added to the bill's history.

The bill title and digest headers were updated to reflect the 'Engrossed' status and the final committee report number (DI 129).

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

470
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican40
39 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 426: yeas 65, nays 31
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 332: yeas 46, nays 1
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors