Indiana Senate Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Annexation. With certain exceptions, requires a municipality that initiates an annexation to file with the court an annexation petition approved by the signatures of: (1) at least 51% of the owners of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory; or (2) the owners of at least 75% in assessed valuation of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory. Requires the court to hold a hearing if the petition has enough signatures. Adds provisions for determining the validity of signatures. Eliminates the following: (1) Remonstrances and remonstrance waivers. (2) Reimbursement of remonstrator's attorney's fees and costs. (3) Adoption of a fiscal plan for voluntary annexations requested by 100% of landowners in the annexation territory. (4) Settlement agreements in lieu of annexation. (5) Provisions regarding contiguity of a public highway.

Annexation.

Sen. James Buck [R]	Sen. Cyndi Carrasco [R]	Sen. Dan Dernulc [R]	Sen. Scott Alexander [R]
Rep. Chris May [R]

2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 38 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-12	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2024-02-06	Senate	Referred to the House
2024-02-05	Senate	Senator Alexander added as coauthor
2024-02-05	Senate	Senator Dernulc added as third author
2024-02-05	Senate	Senator Carrasco added as second author
2024-02-05	Senate	House sponsor: Representative May
2024-02-05	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 106: yeas 38, nays 10
2024-02-01	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-01-29	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2024-01-08	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2024-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Buck

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/159/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/SB0159.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/SB0159.02.COMS.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/fiscal-notes/SB0159.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/fiscal-notes/SB0159.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/votesheets/SB0159.01.INTR.02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/committee-reports/SB0159.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/fiscal-notes/SB0159.02.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/fiscal-notes/SB0159.02.COMS.FN003.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0159/rollcalls/SB0159.106_S.pdf