Senate Bill

SB 518

School property taxes.

In plain English

Requires school corporations to share certain property tax revenue with some charter schools. This covers money from controlled project, school safety referendum, debt service, and operating referendum levies, with sharing of operations fund levy revenue starting with distributions in 2028. It also changes how charter school grants are calculated, adds board members for charter schools that receive this revenue, and makes other changes.

Written by AI from the official digest below, and checked only by automated rules. If they differ, the official digest and bill text control.

Official digest

Provides that all school corporations that adopt a resolution for a property tax levy for a controlled project or a school safety referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, must share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Specifies, for purposes of making distributions to charter schools from a property tax levy for a controlled project, that only charter schools located within the attendance area of the school corporation shall receive a distribution of revenue from that levy and requires such a charter school to establish a separate account to deposit the revenue. Requires all school corporations to share revenue received from a debt service levy with certain charter schools. Requires all school corporations that adopt a resolution for an operating referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, to share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Requires, beginning with distributions in 2028, that all school corporations begin sharing revenue from the school corporation's operations fund levy with certain charter schools. Provides for the phasing in of the sharing of revenue with certain charter schools from the school corporation's operations fund levy. Excludes school corporations meeting specified criteria from the sharing of property tax revenue received under the bill's provisions. Provides a calculation for determining the amount of an annual grant from the charter and innovation network school grant program based on the amount of property tax revenue received by a charter school from school corporations. Provides for the appointment of additional board members to the governing board of a charter school that receives property tax revenue. Sets forth additional procedures related to the closure of a charter school. Makes conforming changes.

Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means, March 3, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov

Authors and sponsors

Linda Rogers, Jeff Raatz, Mike Gaskill, Jeff Thompson

Co-authors and co-sponsors: Bob Behning, Jake Teshka, Andrew Ireland

Roll-call votes

15 recorded votes, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

9 yes40 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 0 yes, 39 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

9 yes40 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 0 yes, 39 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

11 yes38 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 2 yes, 37 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

8 yes40 no2 did not vote

Republicans: 0 yes, 39 noDemocrats: 8 yes, 0 no, 2 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

9 yes40 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 0 yes, 39 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

10 yes39 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 1 yes, 38 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

10 yes39 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 1 yes, 38 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

9 yes40 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 0 yes, 39 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

9 yes40 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 0 yes, 39 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

12 yes37 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 3 yes, 36 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

12 yes37 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 3 yes, 36 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

9 yes40 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 0 yes, 39 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

10 yes39 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 1 yes, 38 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 19, 2025

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 2nd Reading

Failed

10 yes39 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 1 yes, 38 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Senate · Feb 20, 2025

Third reading: vote to pass

Roll call text: SB 518 - Rogers - 3rd Reading

Passed

28 yes21 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 27 yes, 12 noDemocrats: 0 yes, 9 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.