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SB 283 IN

Library governance.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2025

Latest action (Jan 13, 2025) Senators Tomes and Young M added as coauthors

Summary

Eliminates the authority of public libraries to impose an ad valorem property tax as a "taxing unit". Requires a public library to prepare and submit a recommended annual budget to the fiscal body of the county in which the territory of the public library is located to provide the revenues necessary for the operation and maintenance of the public library by a special tax levy, a specific appropriation, or both. Provides that a special tax levy for public library purposes is included in the calculation of the maximum permissible property tax levy for the county.

Sponsor (1)

2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Senator Byrne · upper
  3. Jan 13, 2025 Senators Tomes and Young M added as coauthors · upper
Subjects
COUNTY GOVERNMENTLIBRARIES; GenerallyTAXES; Property TaxesTAXES; Tax Levies

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