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SB 8 IN
Passed One Chamber

Library budgets.

IN · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Dec 8, 2025

Latest action (Jan 28, 2026) First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Summary

Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town, fiscal body.

Sponsors (4)

5 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (14)

  1. Dec 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy · upper
  2. Dec 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Byrne · upper
  3. Jan 20, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  4. Jan 22, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  5. Jan 26, 2026 Senators Johnson T, Buchanan added as coauthors · upper
  6. Jan 26, 2026 Senator Mishler added as third author · upper
  7. Jan 26, 2026 Senator Young M added as coauthor · upper
  8. Jan 26, 2026 Senator Baldwin added as coauthor · upper
  9. Jan 26, 2026 Senator Garten added as second author · upper
  10. Jan 26, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 31, nays 13 · upper
  11. Jan 26, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Prescott · upper
  12. Jan 26, 2026 Senator Schmitt added as coauthor · upper
  13. Jan 27, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
  14. Jan 28, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means · lower
Subjects
CITIES AND TOWNS; GenerallyCOUNTY GOVERNMENTLIBRARIES; GenerallyLOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; GenerallyLOCAL GOVERNMENT; GenerallyTAXES; Property TaxesTAXES; Tax Levies

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