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HB 1245 IN
Passed One Chamber

Natural resource entrance fees.

IN · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2025

Latest action (Apr 1, 2025) Senator Leising added as cosponsor

Summary

Allows counties that meet certain criteria to adopt an ordinance to impose a surcharge of not more than $1 in addition to the fees charged by the department of natural resources (department) for entry into certain state parks and recreation areas. Provides that the surcharge may not be imposed on an annual state park pass holder. Requires the department to collect and to report and pay the surcharge to each county treasurer. Provides that the surcharge collected is to be used for certain purposes.

Sponsors (3)

6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (15)

  1. Jan 9, 2025 Authored by Representative Hall · lower
  2. Jan 9, 2025 Coauthored by Representatives Bartels, Lucas, Pierce M · lower
  3. Jan 9, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · lower
  4. Jan 27, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  5. Jan 27, 2025 Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · lower
  6. Feb 6, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  7. Feb 10, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  8. Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
  9. Feb 11, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 80, nays 11 · lower
  10. Feb 11, 2025 Senate sponsors: Senators Koch and Yoder · lower
  11. Feb 20, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · upper
  12. Mar 20, 2025 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
  13. Mar 24, 2025 Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
  14. Mar 27, 2025 Senator Deery added as cosponsor · upper
  15. Apr 1, 2025 Senator Leising added as cosponsor · upper
Subjects
AGENCIES; Department of Natural Resources (DNR)NATURAL RESOURCES; State Parks

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