Indiana Senate Bill 156

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Dissolution or name change of town. Establishes the following procedure for dissolving a town or changing the name of a town: (1) Requires at least 5% of the registered voters of the town to file a petition for town dissolution or name change with the county auditor. (2) Requires the county commissioners to hold a hearing on a petition. (3) Requires approval of a public question by the town's voters by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the voters voting on the public question. Provides, in the case of a town dissolution, for disposition of funds, property, and records of a dissolved town. Repeals statutes relating to: (1) town dissolutions; and (2) changing the name of a town.

Dissolution or name change of town.

Sen. James Buck [R]	Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]	Sen. Dan Dernulc [R]	Sen. Gary Byrne [R]
Rep. Chris May [R]

2024-01-29 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2024-01-31	Senate	Referred to the House
2024-01-29	Senate	Senator Byrne added as coauthor
2024-01-29	Senate	House sponsor: Representative May
2024-01-29	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 49: yeas 48, nays 0
2024-01-25	Senate	Senator Dernulc added as third author
2024-01-25	Senate	Senator Niemeyer added as second author
2024-01-23	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-01-18	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2024-01-08	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2024-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Buck

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/156/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/SB0156.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/SB0156.02.COMS.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/fiscal-notes/SB0156.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/votesheets/SB0156.01.INTR.05.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/committee-reports/SB0156.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/fiscal-notes/SB0156.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/fiscal-notes/SB0156.02.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/fiscal-notes/SB0156.02.COMS.FN003.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0156/rollcalls/SB0156.49_S.pdf