Indiana House Bill 1200 (Adjourned Sine Die)

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January 10 2013 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides, with certain exceptions, that when a municipality initiates an annexation, the municipality must file a petition with the court containing the signatures of: (1) at least 60% of the landowners in the territory proposed to be annexed; or (2) the owners of more than 75% in assessed valuation of the land in the annexed territory. Provides that, if the court finds that the petition has a sufficient number of signatures, a hearing must be conducted to review the annexation and fiscal plan. Allows a person to intervene as a party at the hearing to review the annexation and fiscal plan if: (1) the person is an owner of property in the territory; (2) the person and no other owner of the property have signed the petition filed by the municipality; and (3) the person appeared at the hearing conducted by the municipality on the annexation ordinance or submitted a remonstrance or other document into the record of the hearing. Eliminates a procedure that requires the court to order an annexation not to take place if certain circumstances are shown. Removes provisions allowing a municipality to obtain waivers of a landowner's right to remonstrate against an annexation. Provides that in all circumstances an annexation becomes effective when the ordinance or judgment is filed by the municipal clerk. Repeals provisions concerning: (1) waivers of remonstrance against an annexation; (2) filing a remonstrance against an annexation; and (3) settlement agreements in lieu of annexation.

Annexation.

Rep Mayfield

Rep Jeff Thompson

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2013-01-10	House	Coauthored by Representative Thompson
2013-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Mayfield

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2013&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1200
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2013/IN/IN1200.1.html