Sen. Rick Niemeyer

Primary SB 119

Signed into law · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor

Taxation of farm property.

Makes new farm equipment and new agricultural improvements eligible for local tax abatement using the same procedures for tax abatement under current law for new manufacturing equipment, new research and development equipment, new logistical distribution equipment, and new information technology equipment, or redevelopment and rehabilitation in the case of new agricultural improvements. Limits an abatement schedule for new farm equipment and new agricultural improvements to not more than five years. Specifies how agricultural improvements shall be assessed for tax purposes.

Signed into law Mar 7, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SCR 44

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Congratulating Commander Douglas A. Robb.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating Commander Douglas A. Robb, United States Navy, upon his assumption of command over the guided missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111).

Passed Mar 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 35

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Recognizing the Indiana State Bar Association Leadership Development Academy.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana State Bar Association Leadership Development Academy.

Passed Feb 28, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 34

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Honoring Corporal Kelsee Lainhart.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Corporal Kelsee Lainhart of the United States Marine Corps for her valiant service during the evacuation of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Passed Feb 28, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 4

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association for exemplary work in the advancement of agricultural education in Indiana and across the country.

Passed Feb 28, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HCR 6

Passed · Indiana House · Co-sponsor

Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on I-65 over the Wabash River as the "Captain Ronald D. Gutwein Memorial Bridge".

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on I-65 over the Wabash River as the "Captain Ronald D. Gutwein Memorial Bridge".

Passed Feb 25, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 23

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Honoring Dr. Jennifer Sullivan.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Jennifer Sullivan for her tenure as Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Secretary and Deputy State Health Commissioner.

Passed Feb 23, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 28

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Honoring the IU Jacobs School of Music.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Passed Feb 23, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 292

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Land banks.

Requires a county executive to, before February 1, 2023, and by February 1 each year thereafter, provide a land bank in the county with a list of tracts located in the territory of the land bank that: (1) are delinquent on property taxes; and (2) have been offered for public sale at least two times and remain unsold; on an annual basis. Allows the county executive to transfer its interest in a tract on the list to a land bank if requested by the land bank not later than 90 days after it receives the list.

Passed Feb 17, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 11

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Memorializing James C. Cummings, Jr., and urging INDOT to name I-465 from mile marker 44.5 to mile marker 45.5 the "James C. Cummings, Jr., Memorial Mile".

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing James C. Cummings, Jr., and urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to name I-465 from mile marker 44.5 to mile marker 45.5 the "James C. Cummings, Jr., Memorial Mile".

Passed Feb 16, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track