Bill Commons

IN SB 142

died on adjournment

Local hospitality boards.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper

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Did IN SB 142 pass?

No. IN SB 142 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

What is IN SB 142 about?

Allows the Delaware County executive to adopt an ordinance to consolidate the functions of a board, bureau, commission, authority, or any other similar entity (former 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. Specifies that if a consolidating ordinance is adopted, each former entity is abolished on the date the ordinance is adopted, the term of a member serving on each former entity ends on the date the ordinance is adopted, and a subsequent ordinance may not be adopted to restore a former entity and transfer the powers, duties, and responsibilities of innkeeper's tax and food and beverage tax administration back to the former entity. Sets forth transitional provisions that must be included in the ordinance.

Who sponsors IN SB 142?

J.D. Prescott, Mike Gaskill, Scott Alexander are the primary sponsors of IN SB 142.

Description

Allows the Delaware County executive to adopt an ordinance to consolidate the functions of a board, bureau, commission, authority, or any other similar entity (former 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. Specifies that if a consolidating ordinance is adopted, each former entity is abolished on the date the ordinance is adopted, the term of a member serving on each former entity ends on the date the ordinance is adopted, and a subsequent ordinance may not be adopted to restore a former entity and transfer the powers, duties, and responsibilities of innkeeper's tax and food and beverage tax administration back to the former entity. Sets forth transitional provisions that must be included in the ordinance.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-28 — First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • J.D. Prescottsponsor
  • Mike Gaskillauthor
  • Scott Alexanderauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-28

    First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-27

    Referred to the House

    referral

  3. 2026-01-26

    House sponsor: Representative Prescott

  4. 2026-01-26

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 44, nays 0

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  5. 2026-01-22

    Senator Gaskill added as second author

  6. 2026-01-22

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  7. 2026-01-20

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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  8. 2026-01-05

    First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

    reading-1,referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-05

    Authored by Senator Alexander

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SB 142 - Alexander - 3rd Reading

    2026-01-26 · pass · 44-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Alting: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Raatz: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Hunley: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Deery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Dernulc: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Doriot: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Garten: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Byrne: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Pol: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Bassler: excused
    • Ford J.D.: excused
    • Jackson, L: excused
    • Randolph: excused
    • Becker: excused

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