Bill Sponsor
Indiana House Bill 1406
Session 2026
Tax and fiscal matters.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 5, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 8, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1406
State
Indiana
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Author
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Sponsor
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (2)
Motion Text
HB 1406 - Thompson
House Roll Call Votes
Excused
Unknown
Johnson, B
No
Didn't Vote
Summary
Provides, in a county that uses a property tax statement as the notice of assessment, that the county treasurer must send a property tax statement to all property owners regardless of whether the property has any liability. Requires the county treasurer to indicate on the property tax statement whether a taxpayer's property tax liability for property taxes first due and payable in 2027 is less than the taxpayer's property tax liability for property taxes first due and payable in 2026. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) to report to the budget committee concerning any purchase or sale of land. Amends provisions regarding budget committee review of tax credits in determining the annual aggregate tax credit cap and specifies allocation of the credits. Provides that real property owned by certain Indiana nonprofit hospital systems is not exempt from property taxation under certain circumstances and unmet conditions. Provides that certain transfer fee covenants are limited only to transfers that involve the sale of property and do not include transactions where the property is gifted, donated, or transferred. Provides that personal property owned by certain entities remains subject to minimum valuation limitations. Amends provisions and revises the effective date for the rounding provisions for cash transactions with regard to the penny phaseout for payments to business entities in ESB 243-2026. Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town fiscal body. Allows the Delaware County executive to adopt an ordinance to consolidate the functions of a board, bureau, commission, authority, or any other similar entity authorized to administer funds received from the Delaware County: (1) innkeeper's tax; or (2) food and beverage tax; into a single, consolidated entity as designated in the consolidating ordinance. Adds certain organizations to the list of organizations for which conducted sales are exempt from state gross retail and use tax. Allows the city of Bedford to impose a food and beverage tax. Requires the IEDC to award $35,000,000 to development authorities each fiscal year that may be granted to taxpayers proposing a qualified investment in a qualified redevelopment site pursuant to a development plan. Establishes the small town opportunity initiative. Amends the venture capital investment tax credit (tax credit) to specify: (1) that certain investment policies of funds that qualify as a "qualified Indiana investment fund" apply only to investable capital, excluding management fees, legal fees, and other expenses incurred in the operation of the fund; (2) that a taxpayer is not prevented from combining individual tax credits of less than $10,000 for assignment; and (3) qualified business eligibility. Prohibits the IEDC from awarding an applicable tax credit to a taxpayer that is organized under the laws of a country that is a foreign adversary or that is otherwise related under certain circumstances to a country that is a foreign adversary. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services and division of family resources to require a vendor to offer certain technology solutions to prevent theft of SNAP benefits when issuing a request for proposals. Provides that if a Level 2 certified technology park (park): (1) has reached the limit of deposits for a Level 2 park; (2) maintains its certification; and (3) is located within a qualified military base enhancement area; the park shall become a Level 3 park and may receive an additional annual incremental income tax deposit of up to $250,000 until July 1, 2029. Allows the budget agency to augment the appropriation to the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency from the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency license fee fund.
03/05/2026
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
03/03/2026
House
Signed by the Speaker
03/02/2026
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
02/27/2026
House
Representative Snow added as conferee
02/27/2026
House
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 426: yeas 65, nays 31
02/27/2026
Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 332: yeas 46, nays 1
02/27/2026
Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
02/27/2026
House
CCR # 1 filed in the House
02/27/2026
House
CCR # 1 filed in the House
02/27/2026
House
Representative Porter removed as conferee
02/25/2026
Senate
Returned to the House with amendments
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Baldwin, Niezgodski
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate conferees appointed: Holdman, Hunley
02/25/2026
House
House advisors appointed: Jordan, Prescott, Pryor
02/25/2026
House
House conferees appointed: Thompson, Porter
02/25/2026
House
House dissented from Senate amendments
02/25/2026
House
Motion to dissent filed
02/24/2026
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 48, nays 0
02/23/2026
Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
02/17/2026
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/17/2026
Senate
Senator Baldwin added as second sponsor
02/05/2026
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
02/03/2026
House
Referred to the Senate
02/02/2026
House
Senate sponsor: Senator Holdman
02/02/2026
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 92, nays 0
01/29/2026
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
01/27/2026
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/08/2026
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/08/2026
House
Authored by Representative Thompson
Sources
Record Created
Jan 7, 2026 8:47:15 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 9:12:07 PM