Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 4 R cosponsors

SB 197 — Various property matters.

Last action — Representative Bauer removed as conferee

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

Provides that the enforcement authority shall give notice with certain requirements. Provides that after a civil penalty is imposed and a hearing is held, the enforcement authority may impose an additional civil penalty. Provides that if a civil penalty is unpaid for more than 30 days after payment of the civil penalty is due, the civil penalty may be collected in the same manner as unpaid costs for unsafe premises repairs or emergency actions taken. Provides that depositing or causing or allowing the deposit of contaminants or solid waste upon the land is a Class C misdemeanor in certain circumstances. Provides that after May 14, 2025, a unit may not adopt or enforce a utility usage data ordinance. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for a person to use public property of the state or a political subdivision for purposes of sleeping or camping, subject to certain exceptions and conditions. Requires a law enforcement officer that discovers a violation to first determine if there are reasonable grounds for an emergency detention of the person. Provides that if the law enforcement officer does not proceed with an emergency detention, the law enforcement officer must: (1) give the person a warning to move from the property within a certain period of time; (2) offer to transport the person to certain locations within five miles of where the violation occurs; and (3) call a local crisis intervention team for assistance, if: (A) the unit is served by a local crisis intervention team; and (B) a location that provides certain services does not exist or is not available to receive the person or the person refuses to be transported to the location. Provides that a person charged with a violation may be referred to a problem solving court designated by the prosecuting attorney. Allows application of a Medicaid waiver to provide long term access to home and community based services, including housing related services, under the healthy Indiana plan.

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Action History

  1. Representative Bauer removed as conferee

  2. Representative Jeter added as conferee

  3. Senator Hunley removed as conferee

  4. Senator Doriot added as conferee

  5. Representative Jeter removed as advisor

  6. Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Alting

  7. House advisors appointed: Jeter, May, Burton, Gore and Summers

  8. House conferees appointed: Ireland and Bauer

  9. Senate conferees appointed: Freeman and Hunley

  10. Senate dissented from House amendments

  11. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  12. Motion to dissent filed

  13. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 440: yeas 52, nays 40

  14. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  15. Amendment #4 (Hamilton) failed; voice vote

  16. Amendment #5 (Moed) prevailed; voice vote

  17. Amendment #3 (Campbell) failed; Roll Call 435: yeas 28, nays 61

  18. Amendment #3 (Campbell) motion withdrawn

  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  21. Referred to the House

  22. House sponsor: Representative Ireland

  23. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 178: yeas 41, nays 8

  24. Senator Doriot added as second author

  25. Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

  26. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  27. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  28. Senator Bohacek added as coauthor

  29. Authored by Senator Freeman

  30. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

Sponsors

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Co-sponsors (1)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 197 do?
Provides that the enforcement authority shall give notice with certain requirements. Provides that after a civil penalty is imposed and a hearing is held, the enforcement authority may impose an additional civil penalty. Provides that if a civil penalty is unpaid for more than 30 days after payment of the civil penalty is due, the civil penalty may be collected in the same manner as unpaid costs for unsafe premises repairs or emergency actions taken. Provides that depositing or causing or allowing the deposit of contaminants or solid waste upon the land is a Class C misdemeanor in certain circumstances. Provides that after May 14, 2025, a unit may not adopt or enforce a utility usage data ordinance. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for a person to use public property of the state or a political subdivision for purposes of sleeping or camping, subject to certain exceptions and conditions. Requires a law enforcement officer that discovers a violation to first determine if there are reasonable grounds for an emergency detention of the person. Provides that if the law enforcement officer does not proceed with an emergency detention, the law enforcement officer must: (1) give the person a warning to move from the property within a certain period of time; (2) offer to transport the person to certain locations within five miles of where the violation occurs; and (3) call a local crisis intervention team for assistance, if: (A) the unit is served by a local crisis intervention team; and (B) a location that provides certain services does not exist or is not available to receive the person or the person refuses to be transported to the location. Provides that a person charged with a violation may be referred to a problem solving court designated by the prosecuting attorney. Allows application of a Medicaid waiver to provide long term access to home and community based services, including housing related services, under the healthy Indiana plan.
Who sponsors SB 197?
SB 197 is sponsored by Andrew Ireland (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), and Aaron Freeman (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 197?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 197?
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