Indiana House Bill 1291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Provides that a municipality is not liable for the investigation, assessment, or opinion offered by the city board of works, town council, or designee in connection to storm water nuisances. Establishes an alternative dispute process for dealing with storm water nuisance complaints. Provides that the person seeking the removal of a storm water nuisance may file a request with a designated unit of government to investigate and make an assessment of the alleged problem. Allows a local unit to adopt an ordinance to charge a fee to recover the costs associated with the process. Requires the unit of government designee to provide an oral or written report pertaining to the assessment and alternative dispute resolution information. Establishes certain limitations in the applicability of the storm water nuisance investigation or assessment. Provides that an artificial conveyance or runoff operating in compliance with a permit issued by a political subdivision is not subject to the provisions related to the alternative dispute process dealing with storm water nuisance complaints. Requires a person who lays out commercial, industrial, or other land developments outside the corporate boundaries of a municipality to submit drainage plans and specifications to a county drainage board. Establishes that "development", for purposes of a drainage plan submitted to a county drainage board, does not include public or municipally owned utility infrastructure.

Storm water management.

Rep. Dave Cheatham [D]

Rep. Vernon Smith [D]

2011-04-28 - House - House - Conference committee report 1 : adopted by the House (Y: 86 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-28 - Senate - Senate - Conference committee report 1 : adopted by the Senate (Y: 35 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-14 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-03-30 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 83 N: 11 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-16		Effective 07/01/2011
2011-05-16		Public Law 125
2011-05-09		Signed by the Governor
2011-05-04		Signed by the President of the Senate
2011-04-29		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2011-04-29		Signed by the Speaker
2011-04-28		Conference committee report 1 : adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 489: yeas 35, nays 15
2011-04-28		Conference committee report 1 : adopted by the House; Roll Call 690: yeas 86, nays 6
2011-04-28		Rules suspended
2011-04-27		Conference committee report 1 : filed in the House
2011-04-20		Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau, Randolph and Banks
2011-04-20		Senate conferees appointed: Gard and R. Young
2011-04-20		House advisors appointed: Eberhart, VanNatter and Dembowski
2011-04-20		House conferees appointed: M. Smith and Cheatham
2011-04-20		House dissented from Senate amendments
2011-04-14		Returned to the House with amendments
2011-04-14		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 355: yeas 44 and nays 5
2011-04-12		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2011-04-07		Senators Kruse, Leising and Randolph added as cosponsors
2011-04-07		Senator Tallian added as cosponsor
2011-04-07		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-03-31		First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities & Technology
2011-03-30		Cosponsor: Senator Walker
2011-03-30		Senate sponsors: Senators Gard, Charbonneau and Holdman
2011-03-30		Referred to the Senate
2011-03-30		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 372: yeas 83, nays 11
2011-03-28		Amendment 2 (M. Smith), prevailed; voice vote
2011-03-28		Amendment 1 (M. Smith), prevailed; voice vote
2011-03-28		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2011-02-17		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-01-31		Reassigned to Committee on Natural Resources
2011-01-12		First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2011-01-12		Coauthored by Representative Cheatham
2011-01-12		Authored by Representative M. Smith

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1291
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1291.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HB/HB1291.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HB/HB1291.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/EH/EH1291.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1291.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0372.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Srollcal/0355.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Srollcal/0489.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0690.PDF.pdf