IN SB 59

enacted

Notice of annexation outreach meetings.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper

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Quick answers

Did IN SB 59 pass?

Yes. IN SB 59 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Signed by the Governor

What is IN SB 59 about?

Requires a municipality to mail notice of the date, time, and location of annexation outreach meetings to: (1) the county executive of each county; (2) the township executive of each township; and (3) any plan commission; in which the annexation territory is located.

Who sponsors IN SB 59?

Harold Slager, Daryl Schmitt, Dan Dernulc and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 59, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-24 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-24
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-24
Public Law 10
became-law
2026-02-23
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-18
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-17
Returned to the Senate without amendments
receipt
2026-02-17
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-16
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 248: yeas 89, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-12
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-10
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-20
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-14
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-13
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 20: yeas 49, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-13
Senator Schmitt added as third author
2026-01-13
House sponsor: Representative Slager
2026-01-13
Cosponsors: Representatives Olthoff, Aylesworth
2026-01-12
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-12
Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-12
Senator Dernulc added as second author
2026-01-08
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2025-12-08
Authored by Senator Niemeyer
2025-12-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 59 - Niemeyer - 3rd Reading
2026-01-13 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Pol: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
SB 59 - Slager - 3rd Reading
2026-02-16 · pass · 89-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Errington: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Gore: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Greene: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Haggard: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hall: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Summers: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Moed: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Morris: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Novak: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Payne: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Heine: excused
- Lindauer: excused
- Lopez: excused
- Rowray: excused
- Johnson, B: excused
- Snow: excused
- Hostettler: not voting
- Pack: not voting
- Smith, V: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting

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