Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 182 — Township mergers.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Allows a township that does not have a township trustee or township board to merge with another township, if identical resolutions approving the merger are adopted by the following: (1) The township trustee and legislative body of the other township. (2) The county executive.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Senator Pol added as coauthor

  4. Senator Alting added as third author

  5. House sponsor: Representative May

  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 35: yeas 44, nays 0

  7. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  8. Amendment #1 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote

  9. Senator Buck added as second author

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  12. Authored by Senator Koch

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (145)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 182 do?
Allows a township that does not have a township trustee or township board to merge with another township, if identical resolutions approving the merger are adopted by the following: (1) The township trustee and legislative body of the other township. (2) The county executive.
Who sponsors SB 182?
SB 182 is sponsored by Chris May (Republican), Rodney Pol (Democrat), Ron Alting (Republican), James Buck (Republican), and Eric Koch (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 182?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 182?
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