Indiana Senate Bill 221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-06 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Annexation. Provides the following for annexations occurring on or after May 15, 2015: (1) Changes the annexation remonstrance process to be similar to the remonstrance process found in property tax statutes. (2) Requires the county executive of each county in which the annexation territory is located to approve the annexation before the annexation may proceed. (3) Provides that if at least 60% of landowners in a proposed annexation territory sign a remonstrance petition, the annexation is defeated. (4) Requires that the fiscal plan must be approved by the department of local government finance for accuracy and viability. (5) Prohibits amendment

Annexation. Provides the following for annexations occurring on or after May 15, 2015: (1) Changes the annexation remonstrance process to be similar to the remonstrance process found in property tax statutes. (2) Requires the county executive of each county in which the annexation territory is located to approve the annexation before the annexation may proceed. (3) Provides that if at least 60% of landowners in a proposed annexation territory sign a remonstrance petition, the annexation is defeated. (4) Requires that the fiscal plan must be approved by the department of local government finance for accuracy and viability. (5) Prohibits amendment

Sen. James Buck [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-06	Senate	First Reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2015-01-06	Senate	Authored by Senator Buck

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/221/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/4/e/0/c4e03d78/SB0221.01.INTR.pdf