Indiana House Bill 1131

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Representative Gore added as coauthor
Hearing: Feb 4 in Room 404
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Town of Cumberland. Provides that on January 1, 2027, the town of Cumberland is an excluded city and no longer part of the consolidated city. Requires the town legislative body and the legislative body of the consolidated city and county to take any steps necessary to transition the town to an excluded city. Requires the department of local government finance to adjust property tax levies, rates, budgets, and distributive shares of local units of local government as necessary to account for the town becoming an excluded city. Provides that, after December 31, 2026, any part of the town that is included in a fire protection district on December 31, 2026, that is located in the county containing the consolidated city, shall continue to be included in the fire protection district. Provides that, after December 31, 2026, the town is liable for debt service owed by the consolidated city on December 31, 2026, in the same ratio as the assessed valuation of the property in the town bears to the assessed valuation of all property included in the consolidated city until the particular debt service is satisfied.

Town of Cumberland.

Rep. Doug Miller [R]

Rep. Jim Pressel [R]

Rep. Dave Heine [R]

Rep. Mitch Gore [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-28	House	Representative Gore added as coauthor
2025-01-28	House	Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2025-01-28	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2025-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Miller D
2025-01-08	House	Coauthored by Representatives Pressel and Heine

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1131/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1131/HB1131.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1131/HB1131.02.COMH.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1131/committee-amendments/drafts/AM113101.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1131/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1131.01.INTR.AMH01.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1131/fiscal-notes/HB1131.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1131/votesheets/HB1131.01.INTR.02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1131/committee-reports/HB1131.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1131/fiscal-notes/HB1131.02.COMH.FN001.pdf