# Indiana SB 394: Various tax and fiscal matters.

Indiana SB 394, Various tax and fiscal matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Fady Qaddoura (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 394
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Various tax and fiscal matters.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- Sponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: tax and fiscal policy
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides a maximum property tax liability credit for certain homestead owners based on the owner's age and annual income. Specifies the amount of the credit. Makes certain changes to the deduction amounts and qualification requirements for the disabled veteran deductions. Provides a 100% property tax exemption for permanently disabled veterans. Increases the amount of certain personal exemptions from $1,000 to $3,500 for individual taxpayers who satisfy certain income criteria. Provides an additional adjusted gross income tax deduction of $5,000 for educators in elementary or secondary education, police officers, firefighters, and veterans. Provides an adjusted gross income tax deduction for taxpayers who install solar energy panels on the taxpayer's homestead equal to the cost of the labor and materials for the installation of the solar energy panels. Repeals the renter's deduction and instead provides a refundable income tax credit for renters. Provides that the amount of the credit is $6,000, or $7,500 in the case of a disabled veteran. Provides a refundable income tax mortgage credit for first time home buyers. Provides that the amount of the credit is $15,000, which may be claimed for five consecutive taxable years. Provides an adjusted gross income tax deduction for the first $16,000 of retirement income received by an individual who is at least 62 years of age. Defines "retirement income". Provides a sales tax exemption for utility services, including water, natural gas, and electricity. Provides a sales and use tax exemption period during the last week of January and the last week of August each year for school supplies, backpacks, clothing, or computers, if the item is purchased for use by: (A) a student in a public or private elementary or secondary school; or (B) a student attending a postsecondary school; in Indiana. Appropriates $140,000,000 for the biennium to the department of education to be used as supplemental funding for the federal Child Care and Development Fund voucher program. Increases the maximum amount of the income tax credit for an individual employed as a teacher for amounts expended for classroom supplies from $100 to $1,000 per taxable year. Increases the cigarette tax by $1 per pack. Increases the river boat wagering tax, and increases the supplemental wagering tax, slot machine wagering tax, and sports wagering tax and deposits the revenue from the increases in the state general fund. Increases the beer excise tax, liquor excise tax, wine excise tax, and hard cider excise tax and deposits the revenue from the increases in the state general fund.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Qaddoura (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0394/versions/SB0394.01.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/SB0394/versions/SB0394.01.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-SB394-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).