SB 365 — Town of Griffith.
Last action — Public Law 143
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2020. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
3 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Changes the definition of "eligible municipality". Provides that if at least 2/3 of the voters voting in a special election held in the town of Griffith (town) on the public question of whether the territory of the town should be transferred to an adjacent township vote "yes" on the public question: (1) the legislative body of the eligible municipality may submit a petition to one or more adjacent townships within two years after the special election requesting that the adjacent township accept transfer of the territory of the town; (2) the legislative body of an adjacent township that receives a petition for the transfer of the town's territory may adopt a resolution accepting the transfer before the later of December 31 of the year in which the petition is received or the ninetieth day after the date that the petition is received; and (3) if no legislative body of an adjacent township to which a petition for transfer was submitted by the town accepts the transfer before July 1, 2020, the territory of the town is automatically transferred to the adjacent township with the greatest assessed value effective January 1, 2022.
Bill Text
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Read SB 365 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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Public Law 143
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Signed by the Governor
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Signed by the President of the Senate
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Signed by the Speaker
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Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 341: yeas 32, nays 8
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Returned to the Senate with amendments
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Motion to concur filed
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 293: yeas 63, nays 31
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Amendment #3 (Porter) failed; voice vote
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Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; voice vote
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
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Referred to the House
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Cosponsor: Representative Aylesworth
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House sponsor: Representative Soliday
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 174: yeas 40, nays 9
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Senator Buck added as second author
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Committee report: do pass, adopted
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Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
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First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
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Authored by Senator Niemeyer
Sponsors
- Mike Aylesworth · Cosponsor
- Edmond Soliday · Primary
- James Buck · Primary
- Rick Niemeyer · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 23 voted No
Sponsors (3)
- Edmond Soliday Republican
- James Buck Republican
- Rick Niemeyer Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Mike Aylesworth Republican
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 31% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Goodrich | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Stutzman | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Vermilion | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Chyung | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Nay |
| Hatfield | — | Nay |
| Beck | — | Nay |
| Fleming | — | Nay |
| Boy | — | Nay |
| Macer | — | Nay |
| Smith, V | — | Nay |
| Goodin | — | Nay |
| Nisly | — | Nay |
| Wright | — | Nay |
| Deal | — | Nay |
| Forestal | — | Not Voting |
| Speedy | — | Not Voting |
| Davisson | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Nay |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Nay |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Nay |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Nay |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Nay |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Nay |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Nay |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Nay |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Nay |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Nay |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Nay |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 18% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Nay |
| Melton | — | Nay |
| Stoops | — | Nay |
| Ford J.D. | — | Nay |
| Mrvan | — | Nay |
| Lanane | — | Nay |
| Tallian | — | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Nay |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Nay |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 365 do?
- Changes the definition of "eligible municipality". Provides that if at least 2/3 of the voters voting in a special election held in the town of Griffith (town) on the public question of whether the territory of the town should be transferred to an adjacent township vote "yes" on the public question: (1) the legislative body of the eligible municipality may submit a petition to one or more adjacent townships within two years after the special election requesting that the adjacent township accept transfer of the territory of the town; (2) the legislative body of an adjacent township that receives a petition for the transfer of the town's territory may adopt a resolution accepting the transfer before the later of December 31 of the year in which the petition is received or the ninetieth day after the date that the petition is received; and (3) if no legislative body of an adjacent township to which a petition for transfer was submitted by the town accepts the transfer before July 1, 2020, the territory of the town is automatically transferred to the adjacent township with the greatest assessed value effective January 1, 2022.
- Who sponsors SB 365?
- SB 365 is sponsored by Mike Aylesworth (Republican), Edmond Soliday (Republican), James Buck (Republican), and Rick Niemeyer (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 365?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2020. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 365?
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