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HB1406 • 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.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Jeffrey Thompson
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the adjustments made to tax credit caps or the limitations on transfer fee covenants.

Indiana Tax Changes Act

This act modifies Indiana's tax laws by requiring property tax statements for all owners in certain counties, reporting requirements for land purchases, adjusting tax credit caps, removing some nonprofit hospital system property tax exemptions, and limiting transfer fee covenants.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires county treasurers to send property tax statements to all property owners in counties that use these statements as notices of assessment.
  • Requires the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) to report on any purchase or sale of land to the budget committee.
  • Adjusts how tax credits are reviewed and allocated by the budget committee, setting new limits for annual aggregate tax credit caps.
  • Removes property tax exemptions for certain nonprofit hospital systems under specific conditions.
  • Limits transfer fee covenants to sales transactions only, excluding gifts or donations.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Property owners in Indiana counties that use property tax statements as notices of assessment.
  • The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and the budget committee.
  • Nonprofit hospital systems with real property in Indiana.
  • Entities involved in land transactions, such as buyers and sellers.

Terms To Know

Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)
A state agency responsible for economic development initiatives in Indiana.
Tax Credit
An amount that can be subtracted from the total tax owed by a taxpayer or business entity.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify an effective date for all changes, leaving some provisions' timing unclear.
  • Some sections of the bill may require further clarification on how they will be implemented and enforced.

Amendments

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

HB1406.02.COMH.AMS02

Committee House Bill (S) • Senator Travis Holdman

Filed

Plain English: This amendment would add a requirement for property tax statements to include information about the taxpayer's right to appeal.

  • Adds a new section requiring property tax billing statements to inform taxpayers of their right to appeal.
  • The exact details and format of how this information must be included on the statement are not specified in the amendment text.
HB1406.01.INTR.AMH01

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Gregory Porter

Filed

Plain English: This amendment adds new requirements for property tax statements in Indiana.

  • Adds a requirement that property tax statements must include specific information about the property's assessment and taxes due.
  • The exact details of what information needs to be included on the property tax statement are not specified, which limits understanding of the full impact of this amendment.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-12 House

    Public Law 162

  3. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-03-03 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. 2026-02-27 House

    Representative Porter removed as conferee

  7. 2026-02-27 House

    Representative Snow added as conferee

  8. 2026-02-27 House

    CCR # 1 filed in the House

  9. 2026-02-27 House

    CCR # 1 filed in the House

  10. 2026-02-27 Senate

    CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  11. 2026-02-27 House

    Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 426: yeas 65, nays 31

  12. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 332: yeas 46, nays 1

  13. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Returned to the House with amendments

  14. 2026-02-25 House

    House dissented from Senate amendments

  15. 2026-02-25 House

    Motion to dissent filed

  16. 2026-02-25 House

    House advisors appointed: Jordan, Prescott, Pryor

  17. 2026-02-25 House

    House conferees appointed: Thompson, Porter

  18. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate advisors appointed: Baldwin, Niezgodski

  19. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate conferees appointed: Holdman, Hunley

  20. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 48, nays 0

  21. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  22. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  23. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Senator Baldwin added as second sponsor

  24. 2026-02-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  25. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to the Senate

  26. 2026-02-02 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 92, nays 0

  27. 2026-02-02 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Holdman

  28. 2026-01-29 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  29. 2026-01-27 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  30. 2026-01-08 House

    Authored by Representative Thompson

  31. 2026-01-08 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.
Tax and fiscal matters.

Current Bill Text

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

Tax and fiscal matters.

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.