Indiana Senate Bill 15 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Right-of-way and thoroughfares. Requires a county to use eminent domain to increase the apparent right-of-way for a county highway, instead of by requiring dedication of additional right-of-way as part of a subdivision plat. Requires a county, city, or town (unit) to use eminent domain to expand an existing thoroughfare, instead of by requiring dedication of private property as part of a subdivision plat. Prohibits a unit that must proceed with eminent domain regarding a right-of-way or thoroughfare from imposing an additional fee on an applicant for filing a subdivision plat.

Right-of-way and thoroughfares.

Sen. Blake Doriot [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2025-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Doriot

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/15/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0015/SB0015.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0015/fiscal-notes/SB0015.01.INTR.FN001.pdf