Indiana House Bill 1279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on March 4 2020 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-11 - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 400: yeas 46, nays 3
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Local transportation projects. Provides that the board of the northwest Indiana regional development authority (NWIRDA) may establish any nonprofit entity to carry out and further the purposes, plans, and goals of the NWIRDA with regard to projects located within a transit development district. Authorizes the nonprofit entity to use money it receives only for projects that are located within a transit development district and to further any part of the comprehensive strategic plan of the development authority that relates to transit development districts. Specifies that the nonprofit entity is a governmental body required to provide its current audited financial statements to the development authority. Adds similar provisions to allow the north central Indiana regional development authority to establish a nonprofit entity to carry out and further the purposes, plans, and goals of that development authority with regard to projects located within a transit development district established by the NWIRDA. Requires the redevelopment commission for each county that is a member of the north central Indiana regional development authority to collaborate with the development authority for the purposes of the nonprofit entity. Provides that certain provisions related to electronic communications, executive sessions, and public records apply to a nonprofit entity created by the NWIRDA or a nonprofit entity established by the north central Indiana regional development authority. Provides that the NWIRDA may expend money related to transit development districts or any nonprofit entity created by the NWIRDA to carry out and further the purposes of the NWIRDA with regard to projects located within a transit development district. Provides that the Indiana finance authority (IFA), the NWIRDA, or the northern Indiana commuter transportation district (NICTD) may enter upon land to conduct a survey or investigation for the construction of the following rail projects: (1) The mainline double tracking project. (2) The West Lake corridor project. Provides that the IFA, the NWIRDA, or the NICTD has the same powers and duties as the Indiana department of transportation with regard to the work, including the means of conducting the survey or investigation, provision of notice to occupants of the land, and compensation for damages to land or water incurred in conducting the work. Requires the state budget committee to annually review the amount raised from sources other than taxes and fares for public transportation projects established in certain central Indiana counties. Provides that, in the case of Marion County, if the fiscal body of Marion County does not pay at least 10% of the annual operating expenses of the public transportation project from sources other than taxes and fares, then after December 31 of that year the following apply until the fiscal body of Marion County pays the amount, as determined following the annual state budget committee for review: (1) Beginning after June 30, 2020, the treasurer of state shall withhold 10% from the amount of the certified distribution attributable to the additional tax local income tax rate imposed in Marion County for the public transportation project. (2) Money in Marion County's public transportation project fund may be used only for certain purposes.

Local transportation projects.

Rep. Edmond Soliday [R]	Rep. Jim Pressel [R]	Rep. Earl Harris [D]	Sen. Ryan Mishler [R]
Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]	Sen. Eddie Melton [D]	Sen. Karen Tallian [D]	Sen. David Niezgodski [D]
Sen. James Buck [R]

2020-03-11 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 46 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 43 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #6 (Freeman) prevailed (Y: 35 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-11	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 400: yeas 46, nays 3
2020-03-11	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2020-03-11	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Ruckelshaus, Melton, Freeman and Taylor G
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Mishler and Tallian
2020-03-04	House	House advisors appointed: Sherman, Sullivan, Behning, Steuerwald, Harris, Porter, Shackleford, DeLaney, Pryor, Hamilton and Summers
2020-03-04	House	House conferees appointed: Soliday and Macer
2020-03-04	House	House dissented from Senate amendments
2020-03-04	House	Motion to dissent filed
2020-03-04	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2020-03-03	Senate	Senator Buck added as cosponsor
2020-03-03	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 307: yeas 43, nays 7
2020-03-03	Senate	Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor
2020-03-02	Senate	Senator Tallian added as cosponsor
2020-02-27	Senate	Senator Melton added as cosponsor
2020-02-27	Senate	Amendment #6 (Freeman) prevailed; Roll Call 251: yeas 35, nays 12
2020-02-27	Senate	Amendment #5 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote
2020-02-27	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2020-02-20	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-29	House	Referred to the Senate
2020-01-28	House	Representatives Pressel and Harris added as coauthors
2020-01-28	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Mishler and Charbonneau
2020-01-28	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 96, nays 0
2020-01-27	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-01-23	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2020-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Soliday

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1279/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/8/7/6/287642c7/HB1279.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/0/e/d/70ed06fb/HB1279.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/2/5/c/f25ca031/HB1279.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/4/9/5/f495195e/HB1279.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/b/2/7/5b272e9f/HB1279.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/a/5/0/2a50216f/HB1279.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/0/1/9/e0195a24/HB1279.04.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/0/2/1/80211065/HB1279.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/0/7/9/f07966a9/HB1279.100_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/f/3/b/8f3b0c5c/HB1279.02.COMH.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/3/4/5/5345904f/HB1279.251_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/3/f/c/03fc3d1a/HB1279.307_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/c/1/f/9c1fda74/HB1279.400_S.pdf