INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lawmakers have advanced a bill to study the possibility of ending the state income tax .

Senate Bill 3 , would create a task force to study Indiana’s tax laws and the feasibility of eliminating the state’s income tax. The bill passed unanimously out of committee Tuesday.

Under the bill, the study would need to be completed by December 2024, which is shortly before lawmakers write a new state budget in 2025.

The bill now heads to the Senate floor.