Bill Title: Annexation and service agreements. Provides the following for annexations for which an annexation ordinance is adopted after June 30, 2015: (1) Provides that the annexation fiscal plan is similar to plans required for local government mergers and reorganizations. (2) Prohibits the fiscal plan from being amended after a remonstrance petition is filed, unless the amendment is consented to by remonstrators.(3) Requires a municipality to conduct an outreach program to inform citizens about a proposed annexation. (4) Allows remonstrators who prevail at a remonstrance hearing to recover expenses incurred in filing the remonstrance, including appeal costs and reasonable attorney's fees, in

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-25 - Third Reading: call withdrawn [HB1561 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2015-02-19	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2015-02-19	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2015-02-17	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2015-02-17	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2015-01-20	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Indiana HB1561

Supplemental Documents

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No supplemental documents for Indiana HB1561 currently on file.