Indiana House Bill 1245

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - Referred to the Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Natural resource entrance fees. Allows counties that meet certain criteria to adopt an ordinance to impose a surcharge of not more than $1 in addition to the fees charged by the department of natural resources (department) for entry into certain state parks and recreation areas. Provides that the surcharge may not be imposed on an annual state park pass holder. Requires the department to collect and to report and pay the surcharge to each county treasurer. Provides that the surcharge collected is to be used for certain purposes.

Natural resource entrance fees.

Rep. Dave Hall [R]	Rep. Steve Bartels [R]	Rep. Jim Lucas [R]	Rep. Matt Pierce [D]
Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]

2025-02-11 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 80 N: 11 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-12	House	Referred to the Senate
2025-02-11	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Koch and Yoder
2025-02-11	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 80, nays 11
2025-02-10	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2025-02-06	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2025-01-27	House	Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2025-01-27	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2025-01-09	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2025-01-09	House	Authored by Representative Hall
2025-01-09	House	Coauthored by Representatives Bartels, Lucas, Pierce M

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1245/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/HB1245.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/HB1245.02.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/HB1245.03.COMH.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/fiscal-notes/HB1245.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/votesheets/HB1245.01.INTR.05.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/committee-reports/HB1245.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/fiscal-notes/HB1245.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/votesheets/HB1245.02.COMH.03.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/committee-reports/HB1245.02.COMH.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/fiscal-notes/HB1245.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/fiscal-notes/HB1245.03.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/fiscal-notes/HB1245.03.COMH.FN003.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1245/rollcalls/HB1245.133_H.pdf