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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Various property tax matters."
+description: "Provides that a county board or assessing official shall not enter a property to conduct a physical inspection without first receiving the permission of the taxpayer to enter the property. Provides that under specific circumstances, that an individual may serve as a tax representative of any taxpayer concerning property subject to property taxes. Changes the expiration date for the county option circuit breaker tax credit. Describes elements that must be included in a report that must be prepared by the department of local government finance and presented to an interim study committee regarding automated valuation systems."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
+legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 163"
+citation: "Indiana SB 163 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AGENCIES; Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF)", "TAXES; Credits", "TAXES; Property Taxes", "TECHNOLOGY; Communication (Including Internet", "Phone Lines", "Print Media", "Radio", "and Television)", "UTILITIES; Generally"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brian Buchanan", "Craig Snow", "Linda Rogers", "Travis Holdman"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-01-05"
+last_action: "2026-03-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33c5dbc4-f89d-4faa-aabb-a6fa6d5f5860"
+source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0163"
+source_hash: "336559954a211d37de6e40341f33763b35306a81ee679cdf67dd0c80680aae9a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
+---
+
+# Indiana SB 163 (2026) — Various property tax matters.
+
+Provides that a county board or assessing official shall not enter a property to conduct a physical inspection without first receiving the permission of the taxpayer to enter the property. Provides that under specific circumstances, that an individual may serve as a tax representative of any taxpayer concerning property subject to property taxes. Changes the expiration date for the county option circuit breaker tax credit. Describes elements that must be included in a report that must be prepared by the department of local government finance and presented to an interim study committee regarding automated valuation systems.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0163/SB0163.03.ENGS.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0163/SB0163.05.ENRH.pdf)
+3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0163/SB0163.01.INTR.pdf)
+4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0163/SB0163.04.COMH.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SB 163 - Snow - 3rd Reading — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- SB 163 - Rogers — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+- SB 163 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brian Buchanan — primary (person)
+- Craig Snow — primary (person)
+- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
+- Travis Holdman — primary (person)
+- Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
+- Doug Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Fady Qaddoura — coauthor (person)
+- James Buck — coauthor (person)
+- Kyle Walker — coauthor (person)
+- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
+- Mike Gaskill — coauthor (person)
+- Rick Niemeyer — coauthor (person)
+- Rodney Pol — coauthor (person)
+- Scott Baldwin — coauthor (person)
+- Timothy O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-05** Authored by Senator Rogers
+- **2026-01-06** Senator Buchanan added as second author
+- **2026-01-15** Senators Doriot, Baldwin, Qaddoura, Randolph added as coauthors
+- **2026-01-20** Senator Pol added as coauthor
+- **2026-01-20** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
+- **2026-01-22** Senator Holdman added as third author
+- **2026-01-22** Senators Gaskill, Niemeyer, Walker K added as coauthors
+- **2026-01-27** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2026-01-27** Amendment #2 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-01-28** Senator Buck added as coauthor
+- **2026-01-28** Cosponsors: Representatives O'Brien, Miller D
+- **2026-01-28** House sponsor: Representative Snow
+- **2026-01-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 120: yeas 48, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2026-01-29** Referred to the House `referral`
+- **2026-02-02** First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-17** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-19** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-23** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 304: yeas 94, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-24** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
+- **2026-02-24** Motion to concur filed `filing`
+- **2026-02-25** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 277: yeas 46, nays 0
+- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
+- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
+- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-03-05** Public Law 114 `became-law`
+- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33c5dbc4-f89d-4faa-aabb-a6fa6d5f5860`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
+