Gov. Braun says he will sign property tax bill if lawmakers approve specific amendment

Governor declares victory in amended property tax proposal

INDIANAPOLIS — After days of silence, Gov. Mike Braun gave a thumbs up on a significant property tax amendment minutes before Republican leaders brought it to the House floor.

Amended Indiana property tax bill offers relief, $1 billion hit to schools and governments

The Indiana House approved a bill Thursday that will offer $300 property tax relief for homeowners beginning on payments made next year, which will result in local governments seeing a more than $1 billion budgetary hit, officials said. Senate Bill 1, which has been renamed as a local government finance bill, was amended further in the House Wednesday for an additional $100 deduction in property taxes, which raises the total savings in property …

Dems raise specter of higher income taxes as House OKs property tax package

House approves property tax relief package INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — House Democrats on Thursday said a Republican-backed property tax relief plan guarantees local governments will raise local income tax rates. The House on Thursday voted along party lines to approve the latest version of Senate Bill 1, which contains the property tax relief plan that Republican Gov. Mike Braun called for during his campaign. The current version would allow homeowne…

'Better than 48 hours ago': Columbia City mayor reacts to property tax relief bill changes

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE)— The Indiana House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1 Wednesday, a bill that Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel described as a "double-edged sword." Wednesday's passage came after the property tax bill's second reading in the House. The bill passed a third reading on Thursday. That means it will be sent back to the Senate, the "House of Origin." If the Senate approves of the amendments made in the House, the bill wou…

Is The Property Tax Compromise The Best We Can Do?

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV Is the property tax compromise the best we can do? Governor Mike Braun endorsed the watered-down property tax bill on Wednesday to the chagrin of many of his voters. Considering the supermajority that the Republicans enjoy in the statehouse, passing the Governor’s primary legislative agenda should have been easy. But lawmakers quickly buckled to the expected blowback from the local municipalities. Where is the boldness …

Gov. Braun says he will sign property tax bill if lawmakers approve specific amendment

INDIANAPOLIS--- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun announced on Wednesday that he would sign SB 1 into law if a specific House amendment made it into the final version. Braun had previously threatened to veto the bill or call a special session if lawmakers didn’t change the bill to better align with his original property tax relief plan. In a statement announcing the SB 1 agreement, he said: “I am proud to announce that with Amendment 36 to Senate Bill 1, …