Legislative record

SB 228STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Various tax matters.

Amends the economic threshold for sales tax nexus to remove the number of sales transactions in the state as one of the two current triggers that require retail merchants to collect and remit sales tax. Allows a retail merchant that receives 75% or more of its receipts from the sale of prepared food to elect to claim a sales tax exemption on transactions involving electricity equal to 50% of the tax imposed on the transactions. Makes certain changes to statutes of limitations provisions. Requires sheriffs to transfer funds collected through executions of tax warrants twice a month electronically through the department of state revenue (department) payment portal. Specifies that the service of process fee for postjudgment service can only be assessed one time per case. Authorizes the department to disclose a taxpayer's name and other personal identification information with a tax preparer or tax preparation software provider in cases where the department suspects that a fraudulent return has been filed on behalf of a taxpayer and that the system of a taxpayer's previous year tax preparer or tax preparation software provider has been breached. Specifies the pass through entity tax liability for pass through entities in certain circumstances. Repeals an outdated provision that requires an owner of a truck stop to obtain a license from the department. Reorganizes certain retail merchant certificate provisions. Makes clarifying and technical changes.

Voted 3/13/2024

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

142 yea·1 nay·3 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/13/2024Signed by the Governor
  2. 3/13/2024Public Law 118
  3. 3/12/2024Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. 3/11/2024Signed by the Speaker
  5. 3/7/2024Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  6. 3/5/2024Returned to the Senate without amendments
  7. 3/4/2024Third reading: passed; Roll Call 266: yeas 98, nays 0
  8. 2/29/2024Second reading: ordered engrossed
  9. 2/27/2024Committee report: do pass, adopted
  10. 2/12/2024First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means