Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 7 R cosponsors

SB 518 — School property 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 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

Provides that all school corporations that adopt a resolution for a property tax levy for a controlled project or a school safety referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, must share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Specifies, for purposes of making distributions to charter schools from a property tax levy for a controlled project, that only charter schools located within the attendance area of the school corporation shall receive a distribution of revenue from that levy and requires such a charter school to establish a separate account to deposit the revenue. Requires all school corporations to share revenue received from a debt service levy with certain charter schools. Requires all school corporations that adopt a resolution for an operating referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, to share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Requires, beginning with distributions in 2028, that all school corporations begin sharing revenue from the school corporation's operations fund levy with certain charter schools. Provides for the phasing in of the sharing of revenue with certain charter schools from the school corporation's operations fund levy. Excludes school corporations meeting specified criteria from the sharing of property tax revenue received under the bill's provisions. Provides a calculation for determining the amount of an annual grant from the charter and innovation network school grant program based on the amount of property tax revenue received by a charter school from school corporations. Provides for the appointment of additional board members to the governing board of a charter school that receives property tax revenue. Sets forth additional procedures related to the closure of a charter school. Makes conforming changes.

Bill Text

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Action History

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

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, Teshka, Ireland

  4. House sponsor: Representative Thompson

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 210: yeas 28, nays 21

  6. Amendment #21 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  7. Amendment #18 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  8. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  9. Amendment #20 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 170: yeas 9, nays 40

  10. Amendment #22 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 171: yeas 10, nays 39

  11. Amendment #14 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 168: yeas 11, nays 38

  12. Amendment #15 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 169: yeas 9, nays 40

  13. Amendment #13 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 167: yeas 8, nays 40

  14. Amendment #6 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 166: yeas 12, nays 37

  15. Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 165: yeas 9, nays 40

  16. Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 164: yeas 9, nays 40

  17. Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 163: yeas 9, nays 40

  18. Amendment #17 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 162: yeas 10, nays 39

  19. Amendment #12 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 161: yeas 9, nays 40

  20. Amendment #11 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  21. Amendment #8 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 160: yeas 10, nays 39

  22. Amendment #4 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 159: yeas 12, nays 37

  23. Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 158: yeas 10, nays 39

  24. Amendment #26 (Yoder) failed; voice vote

  25. Amendment #27 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote

  26. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  28. Authored by Senators Rogers, Raatz, Gaskill

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 45 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (143)

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Votes

SB 518 - Rogers - 3rd Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 271200
Unaffiliated 1000
Democrat 0901
Total 282101
% of votes cast 56%42%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Zay — Yea
Andrea Hunley Democrat Nay
David Niezgodski Democrat Nay
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Nay
Greg Taylor Democrat Nay
J.D. Ford Democrat Not Voting
La Keisha Jackson Democrat Nay
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Nay
Mark Spencer Democrat Nay
Rodney Pol Democrat Nay
Shelli Yoder Democrat Nay
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brett Clark Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Cyndi Carrasco Republican Yea
Dan Dernulc Republican Nay
Daryl Schmitt Republican Nay
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Yea
Greg Goode Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Nay
Jean Leising Republican Nay
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Nay
Kyle Walker Republican Nay
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Nay
Michael Young Republican Nay
Mike Bohacek Republican Nay
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Randy Maxwell Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Nay
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Nay
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Spencer Deery Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Tyler Johnson Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Nay

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SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed 10 Yea · 39 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13800
Democrat 9001
Unaffiliated 0100
Total 103901
% of votes cast 20%78%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Zay — Nay
Andrea Hunley Democrat Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Not Voting
La Keisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Mark Spencer Democrat Yea
Rodney Pol Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Nay
Blake Doriot Republican Nay
Brett Clark Republican Nay
Brian Buchanan Republican Nay
Chris Garten Republican Nay
Cyndi Carrasco Republican Nay
Dan Dernulc Republican Nay
Daryl Schmitt Republican Nay
Ed Charbonneau Republican Nay
Eric Bassler Republican Nay
Eric Koch Republican Nay
Gary Byrne Republican Nay
Greg Goode Republican Nay
Greg Walker Republican Nay
James Buck Republican Nay
James Tomes Republican Nay
Jean Leising Republican Nay
Jeff Raatz Republican Nay
Justin Busch Republican Nay
Kyle Walker Republican Nay
Linda Rogers Republican Nay
Liz Brown Republican Nay
Michael Crider Republican Nay
Michael Young Republican Nay
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Nay
Randy Maxwell Republican Nay
Rick Niemeyer Republican Nay
Rodric Bray Republican Nay
Ron Alting Republican Nay
Ryan Mishler Republican Nay
Scott Alexander Republican Nay
Scott Baldwin Republican Nay
Spencer Deery Republican Nay
Stacey Donato Republican Nay
Susan Glick Republican Nay
Travis Holdman Republican Nay
Tyler Johnson Republican Nay
Vaneta Becker Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 518 do?
Provides that all school corporations that adopt a resolution for a property tax levy for a controlled project or a school safety referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, must share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Specifies, for purposes of making distributions to charter schools from a property tax levy for a controlled project, that only charter schools located within the attendance area of the school corporation shall receive a distribution of revenue from that levy and requires such a charter school to establish a separate account to deposit the revenue. Requires all school corporations to share revenue received from a debt service levy with certain charter schools. Requires all school corporations that adopt a resolution for an operating referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, to share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Requires, beginning with distributions in 2028, that all school corporations begin sharing revenue from the school corporation's operations fund levy with certain charter schools. Provides for the phasing in of the sharing of revenue with certain charter schools from the school corporation's operations fund levy. Excludes school corporations meeting specified criteria from the sharing of property tax revenue received under the bill's provisions. Provides a calculation for determining the amount of an annual grant from the charter and innovation network school grant program based on the amount of property tax revenue received by a charter school from school corporations. Provides for the appointment of additional board members to the governing board of a charter school that receives property tax revenue. Sets forth additional procedures related to the closure of a charter school. Makes conforming changes.
Who sponsors SB 518?
SB 518 is sponsored by Andrew Ireland (Republican), Jake Teshka (Republican), Robert Behning (Republican), Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), and Linda Rogers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 518?
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 518?
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