Indiana Senate Bill 197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Pending: Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the number of persons who must sign a petition requesting the application of a petition and remonstrance process on a controlled project or a referendum on a controlled project is determined by multiplying 10% by the number of the registered voters residing within the political subdivision. (Current law provides that the petition must be signed by the lesser of: (1) 100 persons who are either owners of real property within the political subdivision or registered voters residing within the political subdivision; or (2) 5% of the registered voters residing within the political subdivision.) Retains the current law that allows persons signing the petition to be either owners of real property within the political subdivision or registered voters residing within the political subdivision.

Initiation of referendum or remonstrance process.

Sen. Greg Walker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-11		First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2010-01-11		Authored by Senator Walker

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0197
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN0197.1.html