Indiana Senate Bill 53 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on March 27 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-27 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Provides that for purposes of the statutes governing municipal sewage works, the municipal legislative body may include in an ordinance adopted under the statutes one or more of the following provisions with respect to tenant-occupied property: (1) That sewer fees for the property are payable by the tenant. (2) That sewer fees for the property are payable by the tenant if the property owner or the tenant satisfies certain requirements or conditions that the municipal legislative body includes in the ordinance. (3) That sewer fees for the property do not constitute a lien against the property, subject to certain requirements or conditions set forth in the ordinance. Makes conforming amendments to provisions setting forth the manner in which municipal sewer liens attach and are enforced. Specifies that the authority to adopt these provisions concerning tenant-occupied property does not prohibit a municipality from including in an ordinance adopted under the statutes any other provision that the municipality considers appropriate. Specifies that the authority to adopt these provisions concerning tenant-occupied property does not apply to a conservancy district that provides sewage service. For purposes of the statutes governing municipal storm water works and municipal sewage works, amends provisions requiring notice of fee delinquencies to the owner of tenant-occupied property to provide that the notice of the delinquency must be sent to the owner: (1) regardless of whether the owner has provided an address to which the notice must be sent; and (2) at the last address of the owner as indicated in the records of the county auditor, or to another address specified by the owner in a written notice. Provides that the notice may be sent by first class mail or by certified mail (or

Municipal utilities.

Sen. Joseph Zakas [R]	Sen. John Broden [D]	Sen. Jean Breaux [D]	Rep. Timothy Neese [R]
Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Rep. Charles Burton [R]

2014-03-13 - Senate - Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 adopted (Y: 41 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2014-03-13 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 adopted (Y: 70 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2014-02-25 - House - House Floor - (Y: 76 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2014-02-19 - House - House Committee on Environmental Affairs - Roll Call 005302 (Y: 7 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2014-01-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 45 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-01-23 - Senate - Senate Committee on Utilities - Roll Call 005301 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-27	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2014-03-27	Senate	Public Law 196
2014-03-20	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2014-03-18	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2014-03-15	House	Signed by the Speaker
2014-03-13	Senate	Conference Committee Report 1 adopted; Roll Call 410: yeas 41 and nays 4
2014-03-13	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 adopted; Roll Call 490: yeas 70 and nays 21
2014-03-05	House	Representative Pierce added as advisor
2014-03-05	House	Representative Wolkins added as advisor
2014-03-05	House	Representative Errington added as conferee
2014-03-05	House	Representative Culver added as conferee
2014-03-05	House	Representative Koch added as advisor
2014-03-04	Senate	Senator Breaux added as advisor
2014-03-04	Senate	Senator Charbonneau added as advisor
2014-03-04	Senate	Senator Broden added as conferee
2014-03-04	Senate	Senator Zakas added as conferee
2014-03-04	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2014-02-25	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2014-02-25	House	Third reading: Passed: Roll Call 273: yeas 76 and nays 19
2014-02-24	House	Second reading: engrossed.
2014-02-20	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted.
2014-02-20	House	Representative Burton added as cosponsor.
2014-02-20	House	Representative Koch added as cosponsor.
2014-02-10	House	First Reading: Referred to Environmental Affairs
2014-01-28	Senate	Representative Neese added as cosponsor.
2014-01-28	Senate	Representative Culver added as sponsor.
2014-01-28	Senate	Referred to the House
2014-01-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 56: yeas 45 and nays 4
2014-01-28	Senate	Senator Breaux added as coauthor
2014-01-27	Senate	Senator Broden added as second author.
2014-01-27	Senate	Senator Broden removed as coauthor.
2014-01-27	Senate	Second reading: engrossed
2014-01-24	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted.
2014-01-23	Senate	Senator Broden added as coauthor.
2014-01-07	Senate	First Reading: Referred to Utilities
2014-01-07	Senate	Authored by Senator Zakas

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/senate/53/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/b/2/0/7b20dc3f/SB0053.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/7/d/6/07d63fe7/SB0053.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/e/8/0/de801b2b/SB0053.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/3/f/0/93f05820/SB0053.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/5/3/0/a530d99f/SB0053.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/9/e/4/39e44125/SB0053.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/b/f/0/8bf067ac/SB0053.04.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/2/e/3/02e3cf3a/SB0053.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/4/9/0/94908a8a/SB0053.02.COMS.56.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/e/2/a/ee2aad03/SB0053.02.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/0/8/2/3082d063/SB0053.03.COMH.273.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/d/c/b3dc92fb/SB0053.03.COMH.490.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/b/2/2/7b22d99b/SB0053.03.COMH.410.pdf