# Indiana SB 8: School levy referenda.

Indiana SB 8, School levy referenda., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Brian Buchanan (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-14 (Authored by Senators Buchanan, Gaskill, Rogers) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 8
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: School levy referenda.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-01-14, Authored by Senators Buchanan, Gaskill, Rogers
- Sponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: tax and fiscal policy
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that: (1) a referendum authorizing a school corporation to impose property taxes to pay debt service on bonds or lease rentals on a lease for a specified controlled project; (2) a school corporation operating referendum tax levy; or (3) a school corporation school safety referendum tax levy; may be placed on the ballot only at a primary election conducted in a general election year or a general election. Provides that a school corporation may not adopt a resolution to place an operating referendum or school safety referendum on the ballot during the second calendar year after the final calendar year in which a previously approved operating referendum levy or school safety referendum levy is imposed. Provides that in a local public question, a school corporation must provide the total amount of property tax revenue expected to be collected each year.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-14: Authored by Senators Buchanan, Gaskill, Rogers (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: 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/SB0008/versions/SB0008.01.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/SB0008/versions/SB0008.01.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-SB8-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).