Indiana Senate Bill 95 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-01 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Annexation. Provides, with certain exceptions, that the following apply to annexations for which an annexation ordinance is adopted after May 14, 2021: (1) A municipality initiating an annexation must file a petition with the court signed by: (A) at least 51% of the owners of land that is not exempt from property taxes in the annexation territory; or (B) the owners of more than 75% in assessed valuation of land that is not exempt from property taxes in the annexation territory. (2) If the petition filed by the municipality has enough signatures, the court must hold a hearing to review the annexation. (3) Adds provisions regarding the validity of a signature on an annexation petition. (4) Eliminates the remonstrance procedure for annexations and reimbursement of remonstrator's attorney's fees and costs. (5) Provides that remonstrance waivers are void for annexations for which the annexation ordinance is adopted after May 14, 2021. (6) Provides that a settlement agreement in lieu of annexation that is executed after May 14, 2021, is void. (7) Eliminates provisions regarding the contiguity of a public highway. Eliminates provisions that prohibit an annexation from taking effect in the year preceding the year that a federal decennial census is conducted.

Annexation.

Sen. Philip Boots [R]

Sen. James Buck [R]

Rep. Jeffrey Thompson [R]

Rep. Robert Cherry [R]

2021-02-01 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 34 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-14 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-01	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2021-02-02	Senate	Referred to the House
2021-02-01	Senate	Senator Buck added as second author
2021-02-01	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Cherry
2021-02-01	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Thompson
2021-02-01	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 31: yeas 34, nays 14
2021-01-28	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-01-25	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2021-01-05	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2021-01-05	Senate	Authored by Senator Boots

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/95/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/c/9/a/5c9a7ee1/SB0095.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/9/d/2/59d2134b/SB0095.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/d/5/3/0d530d5b/SB0095.02.COMS.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/6/0/b/f60bcbed/SB0095.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/4/7/e/247e72e3/SB0095.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/c/6/2/5c624bd0/SB0095.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/5/9/e/f59e174e/SB0095.02.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/5/8/b/158b68ac/SB0095.02.COMS.FN003.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/a/3/e/ca3efa9f/SB0095.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/c/0/5/8c056262/SB0095.31_S.pdf