Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 6 D · 4 R cosponsors

SB 38 — Donation of income tax refund for cancer research.

Last action — Representative Andrade M added as cosponsor

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Summary

Establishes the Senator David C. Ford cancer research account (Ford account) within the Indiana health care account. Provides that a taxpayer may designate all or a part of the taxpayer's state income tax refund to be paid over to the Ford account. Provides that the budget agency shall distribute the money in the Ford account in equal amounts to the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center and the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Representative Andrade M added as cosponsor

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

  3. Referred to the House

  4. Senator Qaddoura added as third author

  5. Senator Pol added as coauthor

  6. Cosponsors: Representatives Heaton and Pfaff

  7. House sponsor: Representative Clere

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 62: yeas 49, nays 0

  9. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  10. Senator Walker G added as coauthor

  11. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  12. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  13. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  15. Authored by Senator Ford Jon

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4 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 38 do?
Establishes the Senator David C. Ford cancer research account (Ford account) within the Indiana health care account. Provides that a taxpayer may designate all or a part of the taxpayer's state income tax refund to be paid over to the Ford account. Provides that the budget agency shall distribute the money in the Ford account in equal amounts to the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center and the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research.
Who sponsors SB 38?
SB 38 is sponsored by Mike Andrade (Democrat), Tonya Pfaff (Democrat), Robert Heaton (Republican), Edward Clere (Republican), Rodney Pol (Democrat), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Greg Walker (Republican), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 38?
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 38?
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