Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 252 — Boone County innkeeper's tax.

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 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

Authorizes Boone County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% under the uniform innkeeper's tax statute (instead of 5% under current law) and provides that the increase to the tax rate expires January 1, 2047.

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Action History

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

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson and Cash

  4. House sponsor: Representative Genda

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 102: yeas 48, nays 1

  6. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  7. Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote

  8. Senator Ford J.D. added as second author

  9. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  10. Authored by Senator Buchanan

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

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (145)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 252 do?
Authorizes Boone County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% under the uniform innkeeper's tax statute (instead of 5% under current law) and provides that the increase to the tax rate expires January 1, 2047.
Who sponsors SB 252?
SB 252 is sponsored by Becky Cash (Republican), Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Mark Genda (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democrat), and Brian Buchanan (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 252?
This bill died with 2025 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 252?
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