Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 13 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 147 — Child care property tax exemption and evaluation.

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 2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

Amends the property tax exemption for property used by a for-profit provider of early childhood education, including by requiring the provider to offer age appropriate curriculum and by excluding from the exemption tangible property that has been granted a homestead standard deduction. Provides a partial property tax exemption for an employer that provides child care on the employer's property for the employer's employees, and for the employees of another business if the employer and the other business enter into an agreement that outlines the terms under which the child care is to be provided. Specifies the conditions that must be met to obtain the partial property tax exemption. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services, in consultation with the early learning advisory committee, to: (1) evaluate and make recommendations; and (2) submit a report; regarding child care.

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Action History

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

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Cosponsors: Representatives Goodrich and Snow

  4. House sponsor: Representative Thompson

  5. Senators Baldwin, Buchanan, Gaskill, Mishler added as coauthors

  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 102: yeas 39, nays 9

  7. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  8. Amendment #5 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 78: yeas 10, nays 39

  9. Amendment #4 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 77: yeas 10, nays 39

  10. Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 76: yeas 9, nays 40

  11. Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 75: yeas 9, nays 40

  13. Senator Doriot added as coauthor

  14. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  15. Senators Niemeyer, Walker G, Walker K added as coauthors

  16. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  17. Senator Charbonneau added as third author

  18. Authored by Senators Rogers and Holdman

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

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (135)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 147 do?
Amends the property tax exemption for property used by a for-profit provider of early childhood education, including by requiring the provider to offer age appropriate curriculum and by excluding from the exemption tangible property that has been granted a homestead standard deduction. Provides a partial property tax exemption for an employer that provides child care on the employer's property for the employer's employees, and for the employees of another business if the employer and the other business enter into an agreement that outlines the terms under which the child care is to be provided. Specifies the conditions that must be met to obtain the partial property tax exemption. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services, in consultation with the early learning advisory committee, to: (1) evaluate and make recommendations; and (2) submit a report; regarding child care.
Who sponsors SB 147?
SB 147 is sponsored by Craig Snow (Republican), Chuck Goodrich, Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Ryan Mishler (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Kyle Walker (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), and Linda Rogers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 147?
This bill died with 2024 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.
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