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HR26 • 2026

Urging the Indiana General Assembly to prioritize legislation during the 2027 budget year establishing property tax credits for unemployable Hoosier veterans who are permanently and totally disabled.

Urging the Indiana General Assembly to prioritize legislation during the 2027 budget year establishing property tax credits for unemployable Hoosier veterans who are permanently and totally disabled.

Budget Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Hunter Smith
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Introduced House Resolution (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the amount of the tax credit or the likelihood of the bill becoming law.

Help Veterans with Property Taxes

This bill asks Indiana lawmakers to make a new law in 2027 that gives property tax breaks to certain veterans who can't work because of their disabilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Asks the Indiana General Assembly to focus on making a new law for the 2027 budget year.
  • The new law would give property tax credits to Hoosier veterans who are unemployable due to permanent and total disability.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Unemployable Hoosier veterans with permanent and total disabilities
  • Indiana General Assembly

Terms To Know

Hoosiers
People who live in Indiana
Property tax credits
Money that can be subtracted from the property taxes a person has to pay

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much the tax credit would be.
  • It is unclear if and when this bill will become law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 House

    Authored by Representative Smith H

  2. 2026-02-05 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Goss-Reaves, Ireland, Teshka, Greene, Aylesworth, VanNatter, Miller D, Lopez, Lauer, Heaton, Soliday, King, Morris, Bascom, Isa, Olthoff, Pierce K, Yocum, Ledbetter, Baird

  3. 2026-02-05 House

    First reading: referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Urging the Indiana General Assembly to prioritize legislation during the 2027 budget year establishing property tax credits for unemployable Hoosier veterans who are permanently and totally disabled.

Current Bill Text

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Urging the Indiana General Assembly to prioritize legislation during the 2027 budget year establishing property tax credits for unemployable Hoosier veterans who are permanently and totally disabled.

Urging the Indiana General Assembly to prioritize legislation during the 2027 budget year establishing property tax credits for unemployable Hoosier veterans who are permanently and totally disabled.