# Indiana HB 1538: Nonprofit tax form simplification.

Indiana HB 1538, Nonprofit tax form simplification., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Vernon Smith (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1538
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Nonprofit tax form simplification.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-21, First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Sponsor: Vernon Smith (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ways and means
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows the department of state revenue to allow exempt organizations to issue a blanket sales tax exemption certificate to cover exempt purchases from multiple vendors. Provides that a blanket exemption allows a taxpayer to use one blanket exemption at any of a single vendor's locations and does not require the taxpayer to issue a separate exemption certificate at each of the vendor's locations.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Vernon Smith (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Smith V (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1538/versions/HB1538.01.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/HB1538/versions/HB1538.01.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-HB1538-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).