2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0346: Rural business growth.

Legislative Summary

Rural business growth. Establishes a state tax credit (credit) for certain capital investments made in rural funds. Establishes procedures for a rural fund to apply to the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) for certification of a capital investment as eligible for a credit provided by the bill. Requires a rural fund to pay a nonrefundable application fee of $5,000 to the IEDC. Provides that the credit is an amount equal to: (1) the applicable percentage for the credit allowance date; multiplied by (2) the purchase price paid to the rural fund for the capital investment. Sets forth the maximum annual amount of credits that may be certified. Provides that the credit is subject to recapture. Requires a rural fund that has received a credit to submit reports on an annual basis to the IEDC over the credit allowance period.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Senator Buchanan
Senate
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/11/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
2/11/2025
Senator Gaskill added as second author
Senate
2/11/2025
Senator Rogers added as third author
Senate
2/17/2025
Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/17/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/17/2025
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
Senate
2/18/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 155: yeas 47, nays 2
Senate
2/18/2025
House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
Senate
2/18/2025
Cosponsors: Representatives Jordan and Thompson
Senate
2/19/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Representative Commons added as cosponsor
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

2/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Third reading
2/18/2025
47
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Ways and Means(House of Representatives)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/17/2025214.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/2025212.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/2025194.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/18/202569.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/17/202569.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/202569.3 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202549.8 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202522.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/13/202569.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/10/202558.4 KB