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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 8

SB 8Session 2026SenatePassed a vote

Library budgets.

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Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town, fiscal body.

Latest development · Jan 28, 2026

First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 8, 2025
Latest passage
Jan 26, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesElections & Government

Source subjects

CITIES AND TOWNS; GenerallyCOUNTY GOVERNMENTLIBRARIES; GenerallyLOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; GenerallyLOCAL GOVERNMENT; GenerallyTAXES; Property TaxesTAXES; Tax Levies

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorChris Garten
Primary sponsorGary Byrne
Primary sponsorJ.D. Prescott
Primary sponsorRyan Mishler
coauthorBrian Buchanan
coauthorDaryl Schmitt
coauthorMichael Young
coauthorScott Baldwin
coauthorTyler Johnson

Action timeline

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View full action timeline14 actions⌄
  1. Jan 28, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  2. Jan 27, 2026

    Referred to the House

    ReferralSenate
  3. Jan 26, 2026

    Senator Schmitt added as coauthor

    Senate
  4. Jan 26, 2026

    House sponsor: Representative Prescott

    Senate
  5. Jan 26, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 31, nays 13

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  6. Jan 26, 2026

    Senator Garten added as second author

    Senate
  7. Jan 26, 2026

    Senator Baldwin added as coauthor

    Senate
  8. Jan 26, 2026

    Senator Young M added as coauthor

    Senate
  9. Jan 26, 2026

    Senator Mishler added as third author

    Senate
  10. Jan 26, 2026

    Senators Johnson T, Buchanan added as coauthors

    Senate
  11. Jan 22, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  12. Jan 20, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  13. Dec 8, 2025

    Authored by Senator Byrne

    Senate
  14. Dec 8, 2025

    First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate

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Source data last updated Apr 22, 2026.