2023 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0156: Tax sales.

Legislative Summary

Tax sales. Provides that a person who acquires a certificate of sale (certificate) may not assign the certificate to a person who was not eligible under the tax sale laws to bid on or purchase real property at a tax sale until the person satisfies the eligibility requirements as determined by the county auditor. Requires a person to acknowledge that the person will not assign a certificate for any real property purchased to a person who is prohibited from bidding on or purchasing real property at a tax sale. Requires the county auditor to determine that an assignee of a certificate is eligible to receive the assignment for an assignment to be valid. Provides that assignments of a certificate must be included on the county auditor's tax sale record. Requires the county, the county auditor, or a county vendor to list certain information concerning tax sales on the website of the county, county auditor, or county vendor for a specified period of time. Specifies that a county or a county vendor is not liable for an act or omission related to making information available on a website.

Bill History

1/9/2023
Authored by Senator Niemeyer
Senate
1/9/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/17/2023
Senator Dernulc added as second author
Senate
2/6/2023
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
2/9/2023
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
2/9/2023
Senator Pol added as third author
Senate
2/9/2023
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate
2/13/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 49, nays 0
Senate
2/13/2023
House sponsor: Representative Slager
Senate
2/13/2023
Cosponsor: Representative Engleman
Senate
2/13/2023
Senator Gaskill added as coauthor
Senate
2/14/2023
Referred to the House
Senate
2/28/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Representative Jackson added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
Representative Pryor added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Amendment #1 (Slager) prevailed; voice vote
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 294: yeas 89, nays 1
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
Motion to concur filed
Senate
4/4/2023
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 316: yeas 47, nays 1
Senate
4/6/2023
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/11/2023
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/17/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
4/20/2023
Signed by the Governor
Senate
4/20/2023
Public Law 26
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments
4/4/2023
47
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
3/23/2023
89
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/13/2023
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/20/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/5/2023228.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/21/2023332.5 KB
Amended
Bill Text3/16/2023292.1 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/6/2023267.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/2023260.0 KB