# Indiana HB 1688: Sales tax on recreational vehicles.

Indiana HB 1688, Sales tax on recreational vehicles., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Dave Heine (Republican); 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 1688
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Sales tax on recreational vehicles.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-21, First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Sponsor: Dave Heine (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ways and means
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Repeals provisions added in the 2020 session in HB 1059 that provide that for certain transactions involving a cargo trailer or recreational vehicle, the state gross retail tax rate is the rate of the nonreciprocal state or foreign country in which the cargo trailer or recreational vehicle will be titled or registered. Provides instead that the purchase of a recreational vehicle or cargo trailer that is transported out of Indiana for registration and use in another state or foreign country is exempt from the state gross retail tax regardless of whether the destination state or country provides a similar exemption for Indiana residents.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dave Heine (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

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

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1688/versions/HB1688.01.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/HB1688/versions/HB1688.01.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-HB1688-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).