Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 171 — Clarksville food and beverage tax.

Last action — Representative Bacon added as cosponsor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Authorizes the town of Clarksville to adopt a town food and beverage tax. Provides that the tax rate may not exceed 1%. Provides that money received from the tax shall be distributed by the treasurer of state to the town of Clarksville. Specifies the uses to which receipts from the food and beverage tax may be applied.

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Action History

  1. Representative Bacon added as cosponsor

  2. Representative Karickhoff removed as cosponsor

  3. Representative Karickhoff added as sponsor

  4. Representative Bacon removed as sponsor

  5. First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  6. Referred to the House

  7. Cosponsors: Representatives Karickhoff, Fleming, Thompson

  8. House sponsor: Representative Bacon

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 35, nays 12

  10. Senator Sandlin added as second author

  11. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor

  14. Senator Grooms added as author

  15. Senator Bray removed as author

  16. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  17. First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

  18. Authored by Senator Bray

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 171 do?
Authorizes the town of Clarksville to adopt a town food and beverage tax. Provides that the tax rate may not exceed 1%. Provides that money received from the tax shall be distributed by the treasurer of state to the town of Clarksville. Specifies the uses to which receipts from the food and beverage tax may be applied.
Who sponsors SB 171?
SB 171 is sponsored by Ronald Bacon, Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Rita Fleming, Michael Karickhoff (Republican), Jack Sandlin, Ronald Grooms, and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 171?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 171?
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