HB 1473

  • Indiana House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Feb 10, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

Pocket annexations.

Abstract

Allows a municipality to annex unincorporated property that becomes completely surrounded by the municipality after June 30, 2025. Requires the municipality to: (1) adopt an annexation fiscal plan; (2) provide notice to landowners in the territory; and (3) hold a public hearing. Provides that the following apply in a pocket annexation: (1) The annexation territory may be divided by railroad tracks. (2) The annexation territory satisfies the contiguity requirements, if the territory on at least one side of the railroad tracks is contiguous to the municipality.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Feb 20, 2025

Senate

First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Local Government

Feb 11, 2025

House

Referred to the Senate

Feb 10, 2025

House

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 89, nays 1

House

Representative Lehman added as coauthor

House

Senate sponsor: Senator Walker K

House

Representative Jeter added as coauthor

Feb 06, 2025

House

Second reading: ordered engrossed

Feb 04, 2025

House

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Jan 21, 2025

House

First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Local Government

House

Authored by Representative Steuerwald

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House Bill (S) PDF
Introduced House Bill (H) PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note: HB1473.02.COMH.FN003 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1473.02.COMH.FN002 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1473.02.COMH.FN001 PDF

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