Senate Bill 241 Summary

• Replaces the county income tax council with the county council (or city-county council in Marion County) effective January 1, 2016, for purposes of administering the county option income tax, county economic development income tax, county motor vehicle excise surtax, and county wheel tax.

• Transfers authority from the specialized county income tax council to the general county council for adopting, modifying, and rescinding various county tax ordinances and rates.

• Preserves all actions taken by the county income tax council before January 1, 2016, including tax impositions, tax rates, revenue uses, and agreements, which continue in full force unless modified by the county council after December 31, 2015.

• Makes conforming amendments throughout Indiana Code to replace references to "county income tax council" with "county council" in relevant sections governing income tax, motor vehicle taxes, and public transportation funding.