Indiana Senate Bill 219 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-28 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Annexation. With certain exceptions, requires a municipality that initiates an annexation to file with the court an annexation petition approved by the signatures of: (1) at least 51% of the owners of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory; or (2) the owners of at least 75% in assessed valuation of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory. Requires the court to hold a hearing if the petition has enough signatures. Adds provisions for determining the validity of signatures. Eliminates the following: (1) Remonstrances and remonstrance waivers. (2) Reimbursement of remonstrator's attorney's fees and costs. (3) Adoption of a fiscal plan for annexations requested by 100% of landowners in the annexation territory. (4) Settlement agreements in lieu of annexation. (5) Provisions regarding contiguity of a public highway.

Annexation.

Sen. James Buck [R]

Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]

Rep. Chris May [R]

2023-02-09 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 34 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2023-02-10	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-09	Senate	House sponsor: Representative May
2023-02-09	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 92: yeas 34, nays 15
2023-01-26	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-01-23	Senate	Senator Niemeyer added as second author
2023-01-23	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-01-10	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2023-01-10	Senate	Authored by Senator Buck

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/219/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/219/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/219/#2.COMS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/219/#S92