HR 58 is a resolution that recognizes the Rensselaer Central High School girls basketball team. It specifically honors the team for finishing as runner-up in the IHSAA Class 2A state championship.
This is a symbolic resolution (HR 53), not a policy bill. It formally recognizes "the importance of repentance" without creating new laws, funding, or regulations. The resolution was introduced by Rep. King and 20 co-sponsors, and referred to the Committee on Courts and Criminal Code for review. It does not directly affect any specific group or alter existing legal mechanisms.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Adams Central High School football team on winning the 2024 Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 2A state championship title.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Jadin O'Brien for winning her third consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) pentathlon championship.
This bill (HR 56) is a ceremonial resolution honoring Dr. David Smith for his retirement from the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. It does not create new policies or affect any laws, programs, or people beyond recognizing Dr. Smith's service through a symbolic legislative gesture. The resolution was introduced and adopted by the House on April 15, 2025, with multiple representatives as co-authors. As a procedural honorific measure, it has no substantive policy impact.
HR 54 is a ceremonial resolution introduced by Representatives Sweet and Judy to honor the Manchester Junior-Senior High School boys basketball team for winning the 2025 IHSAA Class 2A state championship. It does not create new laws or affect any policies; it is a symbolic gesture to recognize the team's achievement. The resolution was introduced and adopted on April 15, 2025, as a formal expression of support from the legislature.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the 50th anniversary of Columbus Youth Hockey, Inc. (CYH) and congratulating the Columbus Icemen (Icemen) on winning the 2025 Indiana State High School Hockey Association (ISHSHA) Class 2A state championship.
This resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of Purdue University's Black Caucus of Faculty and Staff. As a ceremonial measure, it does not create new laws or alter policies, and it does not directly affect any individuals or groups beyond acknowledging this organization's milestone. The bill serves solely to honor the caucus's history and contributions.
HR 55 is a ceremonial resolution honoring Dr. Robert Taylor for his retirement from the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. It directly recognizes Dr. Taylor's service but does not create any new laws or affect policies. The bill was introduced by Representatives Behning, Huston, Davis, McGuire, Teshka, and Thompson and passed its first reading on April 15, 2025. As a symbolic measure, it has no substantive policy impact.
This bill is a symbolic resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Muncie Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). It does not create new laws, allocate funds, or impose obligations; it solely serves to honor the branch's historical contributions. The resolution directly acknowledges the Muncie AAUW chapter's century-long work supporting women's education and advocacy. As a procedural measure, it has no policy impact beyond commemoration.
Places restrictions on the issuance of certain general obligation bonds. Amends a capitalization rate percentage under the statewide agricultural land base rate determination. Provides that the percentage cap used to determine the maximum levy growth quotient is 4% in 2026. Provides that, notwithstanding any growth in a political subdivision's assessed value (AV) in the previous year, a political subdivision's ad valorem property tax levy shall not exceed the ad valorem property tax levy for its last preceding annual budget, unless the fiscal body of the political subdivision adopts an affirmative tax rate and tax levy increase by ordinance following a separate public hearing. Requires a resulting decrease in tax rates for each political subdivision in which there was an increase in the political subdivision's AV in the previous year, subject to any affirmative tax rate and tax levy increase adopted by the fiscal body of the political subdivision. Phases out the authority for the department of local government finance (department) to permit an excess tax levy that is based on AV growth, school transportation costs, and other circumstances. Retains the provisions that permit an excess tax levy if the civil taxing unit cannot carry out its governmental functions in the case of annexation, a natural disaster, an accident, or an emergency. Phases in an increase in the acquisition cost threshold for the business personal property tax exemption from $80,000 to $2,000,000. Provides that the 30% minimum valuation limitation does not apply to business personal property placed in service after January 1, 2025. Phases down the homestead standard deduction over five years to zero beginning for taxes due and payable in 2031. Phases in an increase in the supplemental homestead deduction to 2/3 of the AV of the homestead. Phases in an AV deduction for all property that is subject to the 2% circuit breaker credit for excessive property taxes for assessment dates beginning in 2025 up to a 1/3 AV deduction for taxes due and payable in 2031, and each taxable year thereafter. Expires certain property tax deductions allowed in current law, and instead allows a credit against local property taxes in certain instances. Makes certain changes to the qualification requirements and credit amount for the over 65 circuit breaker credit. Provides a supplemental homestead tax credit for property taxes for a person's homestead if the person qualifies for a standard homestead deduction for the same homestead property. Provides that specified referendums may be placed on the ballot only at a general election. Amends the ballot language for controlled project, school operating, and school public safety referendums. Provides that a school corporation may not adopt a resolution to place a controlled project referendum on the ballot during the second calendar year after the final calendar year in which a previously approved controlled project referendum levy is imposed. Modifies the threshold amounts used for determining whether a political subdivision's project is a controlled project and whether the petition and remonstrance process or the referendum process applies based on the political subdivision's total debt service tax rate. Adds provisions to authorize a county fiscal body to adopt an ordinance to establish a property tax payment deferral program (program). Provides that a qualified individual participating in the program may defer the payment of part of the property taxes that would otherwise be due on a homestead. Provides that property taxes deferred under the program are due after the occurrence of a deferral termination event. Provides that the maximum amount of taxes that may be deferred cumulatively year over year may not exceed $10,000. Increases, beginning in 2028, the maximum local income tax (LIT) expenditure rate for all counties to 2.9%. Authorizes a city or town to impose a municipal LIT rate beginning in 2028 not to exceed 1.2%. Provides that within a county's total expenditure rate, the county may adopt: (1) up to a 1.2% rate for county general purpose revenue; (2) up to a 0.4% rate for fire protection and emergency medical services; (3) up to a 0.2% rate for nonmunicipal civil taxing unit general purpose revenue; and (4) up to 1.2% for certain cities and towns that are not eligible to adopt a municipal LIT rate. Eliminates provisions that provide for a distribution of LIT expenditure rate revenue to schools and civil taxing units in counties that imposed a rate under the prior county adjusted gross income tax. Authorizes a county fiscal body to impose a local income tax expenditure rate to provide property tax relief for property tax liability attributable to homesteads in the county before January 1, 2028. Expires the authority to impose a property tax relief rate under the LIT and repeals the levy freeze rate. Provides that, in order to continue to impose an expenditure tax rate after 2027, each county must adopt a new ordinance on or before October 1, 2027, to impose the rate. Provides that, for counties that fail to adopt an ordinance to renew an existing expenditure tax rate in 2027, the expenditure tax rate for the county in 2028 shall be the minimum tax rate necessary for existing debt service. Specifies that this does not prevent the county from renewing, imposing, or modifying an expenditure tax rate in subsequent years. Eliminates local income tax councils beginning July 1, 2027, and instead provides that the county fiscal body is the adopting body in all counties for purposes of the county LIT, and the city or town fiscal body is the adopting body in the case of a municipal LIT. Establishes the state and local income tax holding account within the state general fund for purposes of LIT distributions. Requires the budget agency to maintain an accounting for each county imposing a county LIT based on annual returns filed by or for county taxpayers (same as current law). Requires undistributed amounts so accounted to be held for purposes of the state and local income tax holding account beginning after December 31, 2026. (Under current law, undistributed amounts are required to be held in reserve separate from the state general fund.) Requires the budget agency to present each December to the budget committee a report of the following: (1) An estimate of the monthly certified distribution amounts for the immediately succeeding calendar year. (2) A description of the method used to determine the monthly estimates. Beginning in 2028, requires the budget agency to make monthly transfers to the state and local income tax holding account of the amount determined for the month in the budget agency's report to the budget committee. Repeals a provision that requires the budget agency to adjust the certified distribution of a county for the succeeding year following a tax rate change. Requires the department to develop and maintain a property tax transparency portal through which taxpayers may: (1) compare the property tax liability in their current tax statement compared to their potential property tax liability based on changes under a proposed tax rate; and (2) provide taxpayer feedback to the department. Prohibits the northern Indiana commuter transportation district from issuing new bonds after May 9, 2025, that are payable in whole or in part from amounts distributed from the commuter rail service fund or the electric rail service fund. Requires all school corporations that adopt a resolution for an operating referendum tax levy that is imposed for the first time with property taxes first due and payable beginning after 2027 to share revenue 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. 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. Dissolves the Union School Corporation. Provides that for a fire protection territory established after January 1, 2025, each unit in a territory may not impose a tax rate that exceeds $0.40 per $100 of assessed valuation. Makes conforming changes. Makes technical corrections. Makes an appropriation.
This is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 61) honoring Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church for its 150 years of service to the southside Indianapolis community. It does not create new laws or affect any policies; it simply expresses legislative recognition of the church's anniversary. The resolution was introduced by Senator Hunley and passed unanimously by voice vote on April 14, 2025. It directly celebrates the church's historical role but has no binding effect or impact on residents or government operations.
