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Bill 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. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2026 SB 163 Indiana SB 163 (2026)
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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
enacted
Brian Buchanan
Craig Snow
Linda Rogers
Travis Holdman
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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
  2. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SB 163 - Snow - 3rd Reading — 940 (pass) · lower
  • SB 163 - Rogers — 460 (pass) · upper
  • SB 163 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — 480 (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; origin ocd-bill/33c5dbc4-f89d-4faa-aabb-a6fa6d5f5860. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).