Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

SB 238 — Innkeeper's tax.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

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Summary

Authorizes Jefferson County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 5% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 5%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 5% expires on December 31, 2045. Authorizes Elkhart County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 5% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 5%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 5% expires on December 31, 2045. Authorizes Knox County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 6% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 6%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 6% expires on December 31, 2045.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 121

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 310: yeas 41, nays 7

  7. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  8. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 325: yeas 75, nays 21

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  10. Senate conferees appointed: Garten and Hunley

  11. Senate dissented from House amendments

  12. Concurrence withdrawn

  13. Motion to dissent filed

  14. Motion to concur filed

  15. House advisors appointed: Karickhoff, King, Cherry and Andrade

  16. House conferees appointed: Zimmerman and Harris

  17. Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M and Maxwell

  18. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 239: yeas 67, nays 23

  20. Amendment #2 (Thompson) prevailed; voice vote

  21. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  22. Representatives Karickhoff, King, Miller D added as cosponsors

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  25. Referred to the House

  26. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 52: yeas 38, nays 11

  27. House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman

  28. Senator Garten added as second author

  29. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  30. Amendment #1 (Maxwell) prevailed; voice vote

  31. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  33. Authored by Senator Maxwell

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 238 do?
Authorizes Jefferson County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 5% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 5%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 5% expires on December 31, 2045. Authorizes Elkhart County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 5% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 5%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 5% expires on December 31, 2045. Authorizes Knox County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 6% under current law). Provides that, if the tax rate is increased to more than 6%, the portion of the tax rate that exceeds 6% expires on December 31, 2045.
Who sponsors SB 238?
SB 238 is sponsored by Doug Miller (Republican), Joanna King (Republican), Michael Karickhoff (Republican), Alex Zimmerman (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), and Randy Maxwell (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 238?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 238?
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