# Indiana SB 254: Biofuel tax credits.

Indiana SB 254, Biofuel tax credits., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Brian Buchanan (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 254
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Biofuel tax credits.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Sponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: tax and fiscal policy, the house, ways and means
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (46 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides tax credits for: (1) the sale of higher ethanol blend; and (2) the: (A) sale of blended biodiesel or renewable diesel; and (B) blending of biodiesel or renewable diesel. Specifies the amount of the tax credit for higher ethanol blend. Limits the total amount of higher ethanol blend tax credits that may be awarded in a state fiscal year to $10,000. Specifies the amount of the tax credit for blended biodiesel or renewable diesel. Limits the total amount of blended biodiesel or renewable diesel tax credits that may be awarded in a state fiscal year to $10,000.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 3 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 46, nays 3 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: House sponsor: Representative Culp (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senator Clark added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senator Rogers added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senator Walker G added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Buchanan (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0254/versions/SB0254.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0254/versions/SB0254.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0254/versions/SB0254.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0254/versions/SB0254.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [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-SB254-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).