# Indiana HB 1270: State revenue and expenditure information.

Indiana HB 1270, State revenue and expenditure information., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Andrew Ireland (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Authored by Representative Ireland) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1270
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: State revenue and expenditure information.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Authored by Representative Ireland
- Sponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: ways and means
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the department of state revenue (department) to, within a reasonable time after the filing of an Indiana tax return by a taxpayer, issue a letter in hard copy form to every taxpayer who: (1) filed an Indiana tax return for the previous taxable year; and (2) had a state tax liability of at least $1 for the previous taxable year. Provides that the letter must not exceed two pages and must include: (1) the amount of total state income tax the taxpayer remitted for the previous taxable year; (2) information regarding any change to the state income tax rate that occurred over the previous two taxable years; (3) a summary, categorized by revenue source, of income tax revenues received by the state during the previous taxable year; (4) a summary, categorized by expenditure type, of expenditures funded by income tax revenues during the previous taxable year; (5) a proportional categorized breakdown showing an estimate of how the taxpayer's income tax dollars remitted for the previous taxable year were or will be spent; and (6) any other objective information the department determines appropriate in helping to educate the taxpayer about the state's budget, spending, or fiscal wellness. Requires the state comptroller to provide the department assistance with any data or records necessary for the department to prepare the letter.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Ireland (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representative Shonkwiler (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1270/versions/HB1270.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1270/versions/HB1270.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1270-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).