Indiana House Bill 1324 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on March 25 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-25 - Effective 07/01/2010
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Permits a county to sell a vacant parcel acquired by the county in a tax sale to the owner of a contiguous residential parcel for $1 if the contiguous parcel is entitled to the standard property tax deduction. Allows the county to establish criteria to identify vacant parcels eligible for sale. Establishes procedures for conduct of the sale, transfer of the vacant parcel, and consolidation of the vacant parcel with the contiguous parcel. Provides that the consolidated parcel is entitled to an exemption from property taxation in the amount of the assessed value of the vacant parcel at the time of consolidation until the earlier of the following: (1) the next transfer of title after the consolidation; or (2) five years after the transfer of the title to the successful applicant. Provides that a tax deed for real property sold in a tax sale: (1) does not operate to extinguish an easement recorded before the tax sale, regardless of whether the easement was taxed separately from the real property; and (2) conveys title subject to all easements recorded before the date of the tax sale.

Disposal of vacant lots in tax sale process.

Rep. Sean Eberhart [R]

Rep. Philip GiaQuinta [D]

Rep. Winfield Moses [D]

Rep. Mary Sullivan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-25		Effective 07/01/2010
2010-03-25		Public Law 98
2010-03-18		Signed by the Governor
2010-03-15		Signed by the President of the Senate
2010-03-12		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2010-03-11		Signed by the Speaker
2010-03-04		House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 305: Yeas 82, Nays 3
2010-03-02		Senate advisors appointed: Walker, Breaux and Leising
2010-03-02		Senate conferees appointed: Wyss and Rogers
2010-03-01		House advisors appointed: Sullivan, Moses, Foley and Saunders
2010-03-01		House conferees appointed: GiaQuinta and Neese
2010-03-01		House dissented from Senate amendments
2010-02-23		Returned to the House with amendments
2010-02-23		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 212: Yeas 50 and Nays 0
2010-02-22		Amendment 2 (Lawson C), prevailed;
2010-02-22		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2010-02-18		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2010-02-15		Senators Breaux and Taylor added as cosponsors
2010-02-09		Representatives Eberhart and Moses added as coauthors
2010-02-08		First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2010-02-02		Senate sponsors: Senators Wyss and Rogers
2010-02-02		Referred to the Senate
2010-02-02		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 111: Yeas 88, Nays 7
2010-02-01		Amendment 1 (Pryor), prevailed; Voice Vote
2010-02-01		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2010-01-28		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2010-01-25		Representative Sullivan added as coauthor
2010-01-13		First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2010-01-13		Authored by Representative GiaQuinta

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1324
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1324.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/HB/HB1324.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/HB/HB1324.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/EH/EH1324.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/HE/HE1324.1.html