Indiana Senate Bill 389

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Hearing: Jan 23 @ 10:00 am in Room 233
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Annexation of fire protection district territory. Provides the following with regard to certain annexations that include property within a fire protection district (district) for which the annexation ordinance was adopted on October 7, 2024, and the annexed territory does not exceed 50 acres: (1) The annexation is effective at least 30 days after the annexation ordinance is adopted, published, and filed with state and county officials. (Under current law, with certain exceptions, an annexation of property within a district takes effect the second January 1 after the ordinance is adopted and filed with state and county officials.) (2) Exempts the municipality from provisions requiring the municipality to: (A) commence fire protection service to the annexed territory on the ordinance's effective date; and (B) notify the district within 10 days of commencing fire protection service to the annexed territory.

Annexation of fire protection district territory.

Sen. James Buck [R]

Sen. Chris Garten [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-13	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2025-01-13	Senate	Authored by Senator Buck
2025-01-13	Senate	Senator Garten added as second author

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/389/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0389/SB0389.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0389/fiscal-notes/SB0389.01.INTR.FN001.pdf