# Indiana HB 1396: Tax credit for employer guard and reserve expenses.

Indiana HB 1396, Tax credit for employer guard and reserve expenses., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Mark Genda (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Authored by Representative Genda) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1396
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Tax credit for employer guard and reserve expenses.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Authored by Representative Genda
- Sponsor: Mark Genda (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ways and means
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a tax credit for a taxpayer that employs a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the Indiana National Guard. Requires the taxpayer to submit certain information to the department of state revenue to claim the credit.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark Genda (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

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

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1396/versions/HB1396.01.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/HB1396/versions/HB1396.01.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-HB1396-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).