SB 275 Indiana Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Property tax matters and waiver of penalties and interest.

Summary
Provides that a taxpayer, upon appealing the assessment of certain commercial real property, must provide information concerning the actual construction costs for the commercial real property. Provides that if a taxpayer does not provide information concerning the actual construction costs for the commercial real property before the hearing scheduled by the county property tax assessment board of appeals (board of appeals) regarding the assessment of the commercial real property, the appeal may not be reviewed until all the information is provided. Provides that if a taxpayer has not provided all relevant and reasonably available information concerning the actual construction costs of the commercial real property under appeal within 10 days before the scheduled hearing by the board of appeals, the appeal is deemed void for that assessment year and may not be refiled or appealed. Provides that a county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance to provide that the county assessor be reimbursed for legal costs (in addition to other specified costs under current law) incurred by the county assessor in defending an appeal that is uncommon and infrequent in the normal course of defending appeals. Provides that the fiscal body of a county may adopt an ordinance to establish a property tax amnesty program and require a waiver of interest and penalties added before January 1, 2021, on delinquent taxes and special assessments on real property in the county if: (1) all of the delinquent taxes and special assessments on the real property were first due and payable before January 1, 2021; and (2) before November 1, 2022, the taxpayer has paid all of these delinquent taxes and special assessments and has also paid all of the taxes and special assessments that are first due and payable after December 31, 2020. Requires the waiver of interest and penalties in these circumstances, notwithstanding any payment arrangement entered into by the county treasurer and the taxpayer. Provides that the waiver of interest and penalties under a program shall not apply to interest and penalties added to delinquent property tax installments or special assessments on real property that was purchased or sold in any prior tax sale.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Governor
Introduced Apr 12, 2021 Last action Apr 14, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2021

How they voted

360
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Feb 8, 2021
D Democratic8
6 Yea 2
75% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
5
Apr 13, 2021
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 340: yeas 88, nays 1
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Amended
Amendment #3 (Jacob) failed; Roll Call 322: yeas 4, nays 89
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Thompson) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 69: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Melton) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors