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House panel rewrites regional tax‑credit program and rejects data‑farm sales‑tax ban after heated floor debate
Summary
The House Ways and Means Committee adopted Representative Lopez’s rewrite of a regional economic development tax‑credit program (amendment 10) and, after debate, defeated an amendment to bar sales‑tax incentives for data‑center projects. The amended bill passed the committee by recorded vote.
The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday adopted a significant rewrite of a regional economic‑development tax‑credit program and then engaged in a heated floor‑level debate over whether to ban sales‑tax incentives for data‑center ("data farm") projects.
Representative Lopez (S20) presented amendment 10, which reallocated existing tax‑credit authority inside a $300 million cap to create separate pools for small‑town projects and regional strategic investments, clarified language for venture capital credits, and provided a funding and transparency mechanism for an unmanned‑aircraft‑systems test‑site account. "We…
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