Indiana House Bill 1005 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-01 - Amendment #7 (Saunders) prevailed; voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Township government consolidation. Requires all townships with a population of less than 1,200 (as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census) to merge with other townships, effective not later than January 1, 2023. Requires merging townships to adopt identical resolutions and a merger plan. Requires the department of local government finance (DLGF) to assist merging townships. Provides the following with regard to the required merger: (1) Requires merging townships to opt for a township legislative body in which: (A) members are elected at large; or (B) one member must reside within the geographic area of each of the former townships,

Township government consolidation. Requires all townships with a population of less than 1,200 (as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census) to merge with other townships, effective not later than January 1, 2023. Requires merging townships to adopt identical resolutions and a merger plan. Requires the department of local government finance (DLGF) to assist merging townships. Provides the following with regard to the required merger: (1) Requires merging townships to opt for a township legislative body in which: (A) members are elected at large; or (B) one member must reside within the geographic area of each of the former townships,

Rep. Cindy Ziemke [R]

Rep. Gerald Torr [R]

Rep. Kevin Mahan [R]

Rep. Edward DeLaney [D]

2018-01-29 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-01	House	Amendment #7 (Saunders) prevailed; voice vote
2018-02-01	House	Amendment #2 (Saunders) failed; voice vote
2018-02-01	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2018-01-30	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2018-01-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2018-01-23	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2018-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2018-01-08	House	Coauthored by Representatives Torr, Mahan and DeLaney
2018-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Ziemke

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/house/1005/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/c/6/5/fc6556d1/HB1005.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/4/9/1/9491748a/HB1005.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/6/d/0/76d09d53/HB1005.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/6/9/a/a69a1aba/HB1005.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/1/e/b/21ebb3c3/HB1005.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/a/2/a/fa2aaf90/HB1005.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/d/0/9/9d09abeb/HB1005.04.ENGH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/f/1/0/ff10fe5b/HB1005.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/d/6/e/fd6ed09a/HB1005.02.COMH.01.pdf