Indiana Senate Bill 242 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Public Law 175
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Floodplain mapping. Repeals the requirement that local floodplain administrators use the "best floodplain mapping data" as provided by the department of natural resources (department) and located on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal when reviewing an application for a permit to authorize construction in or near a floodplain. Provides that, after June 30, 2023, a county or municipality may not issue a permit for construction activity in or near a floodplain unless the permit applicant is allowed to elect whether the local floodplain administrator will use: (1) the department's "best floodplain mapping data"; or (2) an engineering study provided by the permit applicant; in reviewing the permit application. Prohibits a local floodplain administrator from issuing a permit authorizing a structure or construction activity in or near a floodplain if the issuance of the permit will violate National Flood Insurance Program requirements. Provides that, after June 30, 2025, an individual may not serve as the floodplain administrator of a county or municipality unless the individual has successfully completed: (1) the Certified Floodplain Manager program of the Association of State Floodplain Managers; or (2) another course or training program for local floodplain managers that is approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the department. Provides that a person that has: (1) an ownership interest; (2) a leasehold interest; or (3) a security interest; in a parcel of real property may at any time request a review by the department of the department's "best floodplain mapping data" that applies to the parcel of real property. Requires the department to conduct the review at no cost to the person requesting the review and to use a detailed hydrologic modeling method in conducting the review. Provides that: (1) if the person requesting the review has applied to a local floodplain administrator for a permit authorizing the construction of a structure or other construction activity on the parcel of real property; and (2) the department does not complete the review within 120 days after the review was requested; the person may elect whether the local floodplain administrator, in reviewing the person's permit application, will use the department's "best floodplain mapping data" or an engineering study provided by the person. Provides that, in the disclosure form that is adopted by the Indiana real estate commission and that must be submitted to a prospective buyer of real estate before the prospective buyer's offer is accepted, the owner of real estate must disclose the fact that all or a portion of the owner's real estate is located within a community's floodplain boundaries, as indicated in a Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map, if the owner has personal knowledge of that fact.

Floodplain mapping.

Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]	Sen. Mike Gaskill [R]
Sen. James Buck [R]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Rep. Beau Baird [R]
Rep. Bradford Barrett [R]	Rep. John Prescott [R]	Rep. Shane Lindauer [R]

2023-04-27 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 40 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-27 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 94 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-17 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 73 N: 25 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-12 - House - House - Amendment #1 (Hamilton) failed (Y: 27 N: 66 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2023-01-30 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 40 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed (Y: 8 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed (Y: 8 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-04	Senate	Public Law 175
2023-05-04	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2023-05-01	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-27	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 503: yeas 40, nays 9
2023-04-27	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 531: yeas 94, nays 1
2023-04-26	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2023-04-26	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2023-04-19	House	House advisors appointed: Prescott, Abbott, Lindauer and Boy
2023-04-19	House	House conferees appointed: Baird and Hamilton
2023-04-18	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Breaux and Garten
2023-04-18	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Leising and Qaddoura
2023-04-18	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2023-04-18	Senate	Motion to dissent filed
2023-04-18	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2023-04-17	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 427: yeas 73, nays 25
2023-04-12	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-04-12	House	Amendment #1 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 403: yeas 27, nays 66
2023-04-12	House	Amendment #2 (Baird) prevailed; voice vote
2023-04-11	House	Placed back on second reading
2023-03-27	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-03-23	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-02-28	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2023-02-01	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-01-30	Senate	Senators Ford Jon and Tomes added as coauthors
2023-01-30	Senate	Senator Buck added as coauthor
2023-01-30	Senate	Senator Gaskill added as coauthor
2023-01-30	Senate	Senator Raatz added as third author
2023-01-30	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Barrett, Prescott, Lindauer
2023-01-30	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Baird
2023-01-30	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 36: yeas 40, nays 5
2023-01-26	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-01-26	Senate	Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 26: yeas 8, nays 40
2023-01-26	Senate	Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 25: yeas 8, nays 40
2023-01-26	Senate	Amendment #3 (Breaux) failed; voice vote
2023-01-23	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-10	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2023-01-10	Senate	Authored by Senators Leising and Garten

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#2.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#3.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#4.ENGH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#5.ENRH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#S26
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#S25
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#S36
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#H403
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#H427
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#H531
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/242/#S503