Indiana Senate Bill 308 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Partition fences. Provides that a fence that is used by adjoining property owners as a fence is, unless otherwise agreed upon by the property owners, considered a partition fence and must be repaired, maintained, and paid for by the person who builds the fence or causes the fence to be built. Provides that the existing partition fence law applies to partition fences built and maintained before January 1, 2019. Repeals provisions of the fence law concerning: (1) required payment to the owner for an existing fence when previously unenclosed property becomes enclosed; and (2) application and construction of the partition fence law.

Partition fences. Provides that a fence that is used by adjoining property owners as a fence is, unless otherwise agreed upon by the property owners, considered a partition fence and must be repaired, maintained, and paid for by the person who builds the fence or causes the fence to be built. Provides that the existing partition fence law applies to partition fences built and maintained before January 1, 2019. Repeals provisions of the fence law concerning: (1) required payment to the owner for an existing fence when previously unenclosed property becomes enclosed; and (2) application and construction of the partition fence law.

Sen. Mark Stoops [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-07	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
2019-01-07	Senate	Authored by Senator Stoops

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/308/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/4/1/2/041254c1/SB0308.01.INTR.pdf