Indiana House Bill 1650 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-12 - Representative Clere added as coauthor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Elimination of township advisory boards. Amends various provisions in the Indiana Code concerning township government effective January 1, 2022. Provides that on January 1, 2020, in all counties (except Marion County): (1) township boards are dissolved; (2) the duties and responsibilities of the township board are transferred to the township trustee; (3) the township trustee has the legislative and fiscal powers and duties of the township, in addition to the executive powers and duties; and (4) the property and personnel of the township board are transferred to the township trustee. Beginning with property taxes due and payable in calendar year 2021 in a county not having a consolidated city, the township trustee shall submit the township budget to the county fiscal body for review and approval, if the township's proposed tax rate exceeds the statewide township property tax rate average during the preceding five years by at least 3% for property taxes due and payable that same year. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying the effect of eliminating township advisory boards.

Elimination of township advisory boards. Amends various provisions in the Indiana Code concerning township government effective January 1, 2022. Provides that on January 1, 2020, in all counties (except Marion County): (1) township boards are dissolved; (2) the duties and responsibilities of the township board are transferred to the township trustee; (3) the township trustee has the legislative and fiscal powers and duties of the township, in addition to the executive powers and duties; and (4) the property and personnel of the township board are transferred to the township trustee. Beginning with property taxes due and payable in calendar year 2021 in a county not having a consolidated city, the township trustee shall submit the township budget to the county fiscal body for review and approval, if the township's proposed tax rate exceeds the statewide township property tax rate average during the preceding five years by at least 3% for property taxes due and payable that same year. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying the effect of eliminating township advisory boards.

Rep. Cindy Ziemke [R]

Rep. Edward Clere [R]

2019-02-12 - House - Third reading (Y: 18 N: 75 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2019-02-06 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-12	House	Representative Clere added as coauthor
2019-02-12	House	Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 147: yeas 18, nays 75
2019-02-11	House	Amendment #4 (Pryor) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 50, nays 43
2019-02-11	House	Amendment #1 (Frye R) motion withdrawn
2019-02-11	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2019-02-07	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-24	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2019-01-24	House	Authored by Representative Ziemke

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1650/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/1/c/f/f1cf401e/HB1650.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/c/7/5/3c750b9d/HB1650.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/8/8/3/688391e4/HB1650.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/5/5/d/a55df57f/HB1650.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/b/a/1/aba17130/HB1650.03.ENGH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/6/c/c/36ccd416/HB1650.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/9/f/d/e9fdc92a/HB1650.147.pdf