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HB1329 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Edward Clere
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
House Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on what issues or problems the task force will address.

Real Property Assessment Task Force Act

This act creates a task force to review issues related to how real estate is valued for taxes in Indiana and requires it to report its findings by November 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Real Property Assessment Task Force to review issues related to real property assessment in Indiana.
  • Sets forth membership requirements for the task force.
  • Requires the task force to issue a report to the general assembly not later than November 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Lawmakers who will receive the task force's report
  • People involved with assessing real property values

Terms To Know

Real Property Assessment Task Force
A group of people chosen to review issues related to how real estate is valued for taxes in Indiana.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact problems the task force will look at.
  • It's unclear who all the members of the task force will be until they are appointed.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1329.01.INTR.AMH03

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Edward Clere

Filed

Plain English: The amendment creates a new Real Property Assessment Task Force to study and make recommendations about real estate tax assessments in Indiana.

  • Establishes a Real Property Assessment Task Force to examine the current methods of assessing real property for taxation purposes.
  • The exact duties, composition, and duration of the task force are not specified in the provided amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  2. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to the Senate

  3. 2026-02-02 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 184: yeas 81, nays 10

  4. 2026-02-02 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Holdman

  5. 2026-01-29 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  6. 2026-01-27 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  7. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Clere

  8. 2026-01-06 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Thompson, O'Brien, DeLaney

  9. 2026-01-06 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.
Real property assessment.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

Real property assessment.

Establishes the real property assessment task force (task force) to review issues related to real property assessment in Indiana. Sets forth membership, and requires the task force to issue a report to the general assembly not later than November 1, 2026. Adds representatives with certain categories of expertise to the real property assessment task force.