# Indiana SB 283: Library governance.

Indiana SB 283, Library governance., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Gary Byrne (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Senators Tomes and Young M added as coauthors) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 283
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Library governance.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Senators Tomes and Young M added as coauthors
- Sponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: tax and fiscal policy
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Eliminates the authority of public libraries to impose an ad valorem property tax as a "taxing unit". Requires a public library to prepare and submit a recommended annual budget to the fiscal body of the county in which the territory of the public library is located to provide the revenues necessary for the operation and maintenance of the public library by a special tax levy, a specific appropriation, or both. Provides that a special tax levy for public library purposes is included in the calculation of the maximum permissible property tax levy for the county.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-13: Senators Tomes and Young M added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Byrne (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/SB0283/versions/SB0283.01.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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0283/versions/SB0283.01.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-SB283-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).