The House Committee on Local Government heard HB 1161 on local government matters authored by Rep. Lawson. The bill in relevant part provides that members appointed to county public defender boards and community corrections advisory boards serve at the pleasure of the members appointing authority. The bill also provides that each county executive, excluding a county … [Read more...] about Local government matters
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Local government finance
S.E.A. 1, P.L. 68-2025 Effective: Sec. 123 effective January 1, 2028 Sec. 123 repeals the local income tax for courtroom costs. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/1 … [Read more...] about Local government finance
Various tax matters
S.E.A. 417, P.L. 193 Effective: July 1, 2023 Authorizes a county to impose a local income tax (LIT) rate for county staff expenses of the state judicial system in the county. Provides that the expenses paid from the LIT revenue may not comprise more than 50% of the county's total budgeted operational staffing expenses related to the state judicial system in any given year. … [Read more...] about Various tax matters