Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 37 — Food and beverage taxes.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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

This bill died with 2023 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requires each local unit that imposes a food and beverage tax to annually report information concerning distributions and expenditures of amounts received from the food and beverage tax. Provides that food and beverage taxes currently authorized under IC 6-9 and that do not otherwise contain an expiration date (other than the stadium and convention building authority food and beverage tax and the historic hotels food and beverage tax) shall expire on the later of: (1) January 1, 2045; or (2) the date on which all bonds or lease agreements outstanding on May 7, 2023, are completely paid. Requires each local unit that imposes a food and beverage tax that is subject to the expiration provision to provide to the department of local government finance (department) a list of each bond or lease agreement outstanding on May 7, 2023, and the date on which each will be completely paid. Requires the department to publish the information on the gateway website. Declares the intention of the general assembly to only authorize local units to impose new food and beverage taxes based on specified criteria.

Bill Text

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Action History

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

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor

  4. Senator Messmer added as coauthor

  5. Senator Rogers added as third author

  6. Cosponsor: Representative Goodrich

  7. House sponsor: Representative Prescott

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 15: yeas 50, nays 0

  9. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  10. Amendment #1 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote

  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. Senator Holdman added as second author

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  14. Authored by Senator Gaskill

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 37 do?
Requires each local unit that imposes a food and beverage tax to annually report information concerning distributions and expenditures of amounts received from the food and beverage tax. Provides that food and beverage taxes currently authorized under IC 6-9 and that do not otherwise contain an expiration date (other than the stadium and convention building authority food and beverage tax and the historic hotels food and beverage tax) shall expire on the later of: (1) January 1, 2045; or (2) the date on which all bonds or lease agreements outstanding on May 7, 2023, are completely paid. Requires each local unit that imposes a food and beverage tax that is subject to the expiration provision to provide to the department of local government finance (department) a list of each bond or lease agreement outstanding on May 7, 2023, and the date on which each will be completely paid. Requires the department to publish the information on the gateway website. Declares the intention of the general assembly to only authorize local units to impose new food and beverage taxes based on specified criteria.
Who sponsors SB 37?
SB 37 is sponsored by Chuck Goodrich, J.D. Prescott (Republican), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Mark Messmer, Linda Rogers (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), and Mike Gaskill (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 37?
This bill died with 2023 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 37?
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