Indiana Senate Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 20 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-20 - Public Law 27
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Parcels offered at successive tax sales. Requires that the county auditor's notice of tax sale include a statement providing that if a tract or item of real property has been offered for sale at a county treasurer's tax sale (treasurer's sale) and a county executive's tax sale (executive's sale) on two or more occasions without a bid, the tract or item of real property may be subject to an ordinance authorized by the bill. Adds a person who claims a substantial property interest of public record to a statute concerning the county auditor's provision of notice of tax sale to certain persons who annually request a copy of the notice. Provides that a person who owns any tract or item of real property that has been offered for sale at a treasurer's sale and executive's sale on two or more occasions without a bid is prohibited from bidding on or purchasing tracts offered for sale. Adds language that allows a county legislative body to adopt an ordinance with respect to parcels of real property that have been offered for sale at a treasurer's sale and an executive's sale on two or more occasions without a bid. Specifies that such a parcel (subject to certain criteria) is considered a public hazard. Establishes a procedure for a county to transfer a tax sale certificate to a municipality or retain a tax sale certificate and for a county or municipality to file a petition with the circuit court (court) requesting the issuance of a deed for the property to the requesting county or municipality. Provides that, at the request of a municipality, the county auditor and county treasurer (subject to available funding) shall enter into a mutual agreement for the county auditor to perform certain duties concerning notification of a party's right to redeem such a parcel and the filing of a petition to the court for issuance of a tax deed for the parcel. Provides that the court shall hold a hearing on the petition for issuance of a tax deed. Provides requirements that apply to a quiet title action with respect to a parcel placed into the name of a county or municipality. Provides that an owner of a parcel of real property that has been offered for sale at a treasurer's sale and an executive's sale on two or more occasions without a bid may transfer the real property, subject to any liens and encumbrances, by warranty deed to a county or municipality.

Parcels offered at successive tax sales.

Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]	Sen. Dan Dernulc [R]	Sen. Rodney Pol [D]	Sen. Fady Qaddoura [D]
Sen. Eddie Melton [D]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Rep. Harold Slager [R]	Rep. Julie Olthoff [R]

2023-03-27 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-20	Senate	Public Law 27
2023-04-20	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2023-04-17	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-11	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-03-30	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-03-28	House	Returned to the Senate without amendments
2023-03-27	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 303: yeas 96, nays 0
2023-03-23	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-03-21	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-02-28	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-07	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2023-02-07	Senate	Senators Qaddoura and Melton added as coauthors
2023-02-07	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Olthoff
2023-02-07	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Slager
2023-02-07	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 78: yeas 49, nays 0
2023-02-06	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-02	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-01-31	Senate	Senator Pol added as coauthor
2023-01-17	Senate	Senator Dernulc added as second author
2023-01-09	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2023-01-09	Senate	Authored by Senator Niemeyer

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/157/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/157/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/157/#2.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/157/#3.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/157/#4.ENRH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/157/#S78
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/157/#H303