Indiana House Bill 1197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-16 - Effective 05/09/2011
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Provides that certain property owners who install new septic tank soil absorption systems are exempt from connecting to a regional sewage or solid waste district's sewer system for 10 years beginning on the date the septic tank system is installed. Specifies the connection fee a property owner who received an exemption must pay when the property owner connects to the district's sewer system. Provides that if a regional sewage or solid waste district uses eminent domain to acquire an easement or right-of-way that easement or right-of-way may not exceed 50 feet in width. Allows territory to be added to a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district if the district's board files: (1) a motion adopted by the board requesting the addition; and (2) a petition signed by a majority of freeholders within the area proposed to be added requesting the addition; with the department of environmental management. Specifies the procedures that must be used to add territory to a district. Provides that if a district changes or readjusts the district's rates and charges, the board of trustees of the district must mail a notice of the new rates and charges to each user affected by the change or readjustment. Provides that if a sewage district adopts an ordinance increasing the rates and charges by more than 5% per year, the required notice must: (1) be mailed to each affected user not later than seven days after the ordinance is adopted; and (2) include a statement of a freeholder's right to file a petition objecting to the rates and charges.

Regional water, sewage, and solid waste districts.

Rep. Donald Lehe [R]

2011-04-26 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 86 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2011-04-18 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-28 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 89 N: 8 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-16		Effective 05/09/2011
2011-05-16		Public Law 123
2011-05-09		Signed by the Governor
2011-05-02		Signed by the President of the Senate
2011-04-28		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2011-04-27		Signed by the Speaker
2011-04-26		House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 669: yeas 86, nays 4
2011-04-18		Senator Buck added as second sponsor
2011-04-18		Returned to the House with amendments
2011-04-18		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 372: yeas 39, nays 10
2011-04-14		Senator Steele added as cosponsor
2011-04-14		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2011-04-12		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-03-29		First reading: referred to Committee on Energy and Environmental Affairs
2011-03-28		Senate sponsor: Senator Gard
2011-03-28		Referred to the Senate
2011-03-28		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 292: yeas 89, nays 8
2011-02-21		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2011-02-17		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-01-13		Reassigned to Committee on Environmental Affairs
2011-01-10		First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2011-01-10		Authored by Representative Lehe

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1197
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1197.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HB/HB1197.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/EH/EH1197.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1197.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0292.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Srollcal/0372.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0669.PDF.pdf