2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0126: Annexation.

Legislative Summary

Annexation. With certain exceptions, requires a municipality that initiates an annexation to file with the court an annexation petition approved by the signatures of: (1) at least 51% of the owners of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory; or (2) the owners of at least 75% in assessed valuation of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory. Requires the court to hold a hearing if the petition has enough signatures. Adds provisions for determining the validity of signatures. Eliminates the following: (1) Remonstrances and remonstrance waivers. (2) Reimbursement of remonstrator's attorney's fees and costs. (3) Adoption of a fiscal plan for voluntary annexations requested by 100% of landowners in the annexation territory. (4) Settlement agreements in lieu of annexation. (5) Provisions regarding contiguity of a public highway.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senators Buck and Young M
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/30/2025
Senator Niemeyer added as third author
Senate
1/30/2025
Senators Tomes and Dernulc added as coauthors
Senate
2/3/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
2/6/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
2/6/2025
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate
2/10/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 40, nays 9
Senate
2/10/2025
House sponsor: Representative Hall
Senate
2/10/2025
Cosponsor: Representative Miller D
Senate
2/11/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Local Government Amendment #2

House Local Government Amendment #2

3/25/2025Not Adopted

House Local Government Amendment #2

House Local Government Amendment #2

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Third reading
2/10/2025
40
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Local Government(House of Representatives)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/3/2025645.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/30/2024627.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/10/202560.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/202560.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/3/202560.0 KB
Misc
Misc1/31/202549.1 KB
Misc
Misc1/30/202521.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/30/202459.8 KB