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HB 1131 IN
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Town of Cumberland.

IN · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Apr 10, 2025) Public Law 52

Summary

Provides that on January 1, 2027, the town of Cumberland is an excluded city and no longer part of the consolidated city. Requires the town legislative body and the legislative body of the consolidated city and county to take any steps necessary to transition the town to an excluded city. Requires the department of local government finance to adjust property tax levies, rates, budgets, and distributive shares of local units of local government as necessary to account for the town becoming an excluded city. Provides that, after December 31, 2026, any part of the town that is included in a fire protection district on December 31, 2026, that is located in the county containing the consolidated city, shall continue to be included in the fire protection district. Provides that, after December 31, 2026, the town is liable for debt service owed by the consolidated city on December 31, 2026, in the same ratio as the assessed valuation of the property in the town bears to the assessed valuation of all property included in the consolidated city until the particular debt service is satisfied.

Sponsors (2)

3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (22)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 Coauthored by Representatives Pressel and Heine · lower
  2. Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · lower
  3. Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Representative Miller D · lower
  4. Jan 28, 2025 Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · lower
  5. Jan 28, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  6. Jan 28, 2025 Representative Gore added as coauthor · lower
  7. Feb 6, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  8. Feb 10, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  9. Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
  10. Feb 11, 2025 Senate sponsor: Senator Crider · lower
  11. Feb 11, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 129: yeas 89, nays 3 · lower
  12. Feb 20, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
  13. Mar 10, 2025 Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy · upper
  14. Mar 18, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  15. Mar 20, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  16. Mar 24, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 264: yeas 43, nays 4 · upper
  17. Mar 25, 2025 Returned to the House without amendments · upper
  18. Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  19. Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  20. Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  21. Apr 10, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  22. Apr 10, 2025 Public Law 52 · lower
Subjects
AGENCIES; Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF)CITIES AND TOWNS; GenerallyCOUNTIES; HancockCOUNTIES; MarionFIREFIGHTERS; Fire Departments and DistrictsTAXES; Tax Levies

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