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Votes at a glance: committee advances several bills with unanimous votes
Summary
The House Ways and Means Committee passed several bills with little debate. Notable unanimous outcomes included Senate Bill 28 (Farm Bureau water‑dispute mechanism) and Senate Bill 306 (transferability of film and media tax credits with caps after amendment).
The House Ways and Means Committee recorded unanimous votes on multiple bills that received limited floor discussion during the hearing.
Senate Bill 28 — Farm Bureau agency bill: Sponsor Representative Lindauer described a statutory mechanism to address disputes among significant water users (defined in the discussion as facilities capable of pumping 100,000 gallons per day). A brief amendment reduced a response window to three business days for a specified action; the amended bill passed out of committee 22 to 0.
Senate Bill 306 — Film and media tax credits: The bill makes Indiana’s film and media tax credit transferable. Representative Judy offered Amendment 2, which limited per-project credits to $250,000, placed a $2,000,000 aggregate cap through July 1, 2031, and reduced the program’s aggregate size compared with prior drafts. Committee members said $400,000 in tax credits had been awarded to a $2.4 million project under existing rules; the amendment was adopted by consent and the bill passed out 23 to 0.
These items were moved with little extended debate and passed by recorded roll calls that appear in the hearing transcript. Other bills with fuller discussion are covered in separate articles.
