Indiana Senate Bill 556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-19 - Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 164: yeas 20, nays 19
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Annexation. With regard to an annexation ordinance adopted after June 30, 2019, allows a county executive to review and deny an annexation if, for the assessment date in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the annexation ordinance is adopted, the total gross assessed value of all property annexed by the municipality by all ordinances adopted on the same date is more than 5% of the total gross assessed value of the municipality (without considering the territory to be annexed in the ordinance or ordinances). Provides that if the county executive: (1) denies the annexation, the proceedings are terminated; or (2) does not deny the annexation, the annexation proceedings continue. With regard to an annexation ordinance adopted after June 30, 2019: (1) requires the county executive to review; and (2) allows the county executive to deny an annexation, if, for the assessment date in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the annexation ordinance is adopted, the total gross assessed value of all property annexed by the municipality by all ordinances adopted during the calendar year is more than 15% of the total assessed value of the municipality (without considering the territory to be annexed in the ordinance or ordinances). Provides that if the county executive: (1) denies the annexation, the proceedings are terminated and all annexation ordinances adopted by a municipality during the calendar year are void; or (2) does not deny the annexation, the annexation proceedings continue. Requires a fiscal plan prepared after June 30, 2019, to address any estimated effects of the annexation on taxing units not included in the annexation. Requires after June 30, 2019, that notice be given of certain annexation proceedings to taxing units and political subdivisions evaluated for purposes of the fiscal plan.

Annexation. With regard to an annexation ordinance adopted after June 30, 2019, allows a county executive to review and deny an annexation if, for the assessment date in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the annexation ordinance is adopted, the total gross assessed value of all property annexed by the municipality by all ordinances adopted on the same date is more than 5% of the total gross assessed value of the municipality (without considering the territory to be annexed in the ordinance or ordinances). Provides that if the county executive: (1) denies the annexation, the proceedings are terminated; or (2) does not deny the annexation, the annexation proceedings continue. With regard to an annexation ordinance adopted after June 30, 2019: (1) requires the county executive to review; and (2) allows the county executive to deny an annexation, if, for the assessment date in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the annexation ordinance is adopted, the total gross assessed value of all property annexed by the municipality by all ordinances adopted during the calendar year is more than 15% of the total assessed value of the municipality (without considering the territory to be annexed in the ordinance or ordinances). Provides that if the county executive: (1) denies the annexation, the proceedings are terminated and all annexation ordinances adopted by a municipality during the calendar year are void; or (2) does not deny the annexation, the annexation proceedings continue. Requires a fiscal plan prepared after June 30, 2019, to address any estimated effects of the annexation on taxing units not included in the annexation. Requires after June 30, 2019, that notice be given of certain annexation proceedings to taxing units and political subdivisions evaluated for purposes of the fiscal plan.

Sen. James Buck [R]

Sen. Philip Boots [R]

Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]

2019-02-19 - Senate - Third reading (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 10 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2019-02-07 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-19	Senate	Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 164: yeas 20, nays 19
2019-02-18	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
2019-02-12	Senate	Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
2019-02-12	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2019-02-11	Senate	Senator Boots added as second author
2019-02-07	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2019-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senator Buck

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/556/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/b/3/3/8b336a0e/SB0556.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/c/f/d/bcfdab17/SB0556.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/a/9/e/ea9e5470/SB0556.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/e/6/0/7e601ff6/SB0556.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/5/d/3/f5d3880b/SB0556.03.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/1/6/4/6164fc81/SB0556.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/8/7/8/2878ca45/SB0556.164.pdf