# Indiana SB 443: Business personal property tax.

Indiana SB 443, Business personal property tax., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Aaron Freeman (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Representative Judy added as cosponsor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 443
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Business personal property tax.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Representative Judy added as cosponsor
- Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: tax and fiscal policy, the house, ways and means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (39 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Increases the acquisition cost threshold for the business personal property tax exemption from $80,000 to $100,000.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Garten (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Snow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 39 | 7 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-13: Representative Judy added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: House sponsor: Representative Snow (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 39, nays 7 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Koch added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Amendment #8 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senator Randolph removed as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Senator Tomes added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Senator Gaskill added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senators Freeman and Garten (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0443/versions/SB0443.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0443/versions/SB0443.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0443/versions/SB0443.02.COMS?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
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0443/versions/SB0443.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0443/versions/SB0443.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0443/versions/SB0443.02.COMS?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-SB443-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).