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Local Government & Preemption legislation, Indiana
State legislation that governs cities and counties -- home rule, state preemption of local ordinances, municipal finance, and local authority. Deliberately broad: a city affairs office cares about municipal bonds, utilities and courts as much as about preemption fights, so the hub errs toward including anything a municipality is subject to.
78 bills in Indiana. Membership is matched on bill titles and official subject tags; source coverage and update timing vary. See something missing? Tell us.
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Enacted (14)
Latest action 2026-03-12: Public Law 157
- SB 270 — Township mergers.enacted
Latest action 2026-03-05: Public Law 134
- SB 14 — Pension matters.enacted
Latest action 2026-03-05: Public Law 104
Latest action 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor
- SB 176 — Shooting ranges.enacted
Latest action 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor
Latest action 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor
Latest action 2026-03-04: Public Law 93
Latest action 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor
Latest action 2026-03-03: Public Law 49
Latest action 2026-03-03: Signed by the Governor
Latest action 2026-03-03: Public Law 46
Latest action 2026-02-26: Public Law 40
Latest action 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor
Latest action 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor
Died or failed (64)
- SR 55 — Recognizing the partnership between the Republic of Bulgaria and the State of Indiana.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-17: First reading: adopted voice vote
- HB 1055 — Municipal elections.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-16: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- HB 1251 — Emergency ambulance services.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- HB 1315 — Township reorganization.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Latest action 2026-02-03: Referred to the Senate
- SB 182 — Gender issues.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: Representative Isa added as cosponsor
- HB 1381 — Removal of city or town fiscal officer.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- SB 7 — Carbon sequestration.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
- HB 1226 — Public purchasing from Indiana businesses.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
- SB 187 — Regional sewer districts.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: Representative Jordan added as cosponsor
- HB 1066 — Purchase and lease of government vehicles.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-28: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- SB 8 — Library budgets.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- SB 142 — Local hospitality boards.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- SB 242 — Innkeeper's tax.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- HB 1311 — Obtaining copies of recorded documents.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-27: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- SR 8 — Recognizing the partnership between Quebec, Canada, and the State of Indiana.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-26: First reading: adopted voice vote
- SR 9 — Recognizing the partnership between Ontario, Canada, and the State of Indiana.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-26: First reading: adopted voice vote
- SR 7 — Recognizing the partnership between Alberta, Canada, and the State of Indiana.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-26: First reading: adopted voice vote
- HB 1206 — Local public work project bidding.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-22: Representatives Burton, Cash added as coauthors
- SB 289 — Public depositories.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- SB 238 — Property and local income taxes.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-20: Senator Doriot added as second author
- HB 1041 — Line maintenance in public rights-of-way.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-20: Representative Pressel added as coauthor
- SB 216 — Eminent domain.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- HB 1139 — Assessment of property.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: Representative Culp added as coauthor
- HCR 8 — Honoring the longstanding partnership between the Province of Québec and the State of Indiana.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: First reading: adopted voice vote
- HB 1144 — Tourism improvement districts.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-13: Representatives Moed, Baird added as coauthors
- HB 1356 — Conservation of agricultural land.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-13: Representative Pfaff added as coauthor
- HB 1209 — Municipal collection protocols.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-13: Representative Engleman added as coauthor
Latest action 2026-01-12: Withdrawn
- SB 193 — Governmental entity limited liability.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-08: Senator Niemeyer added as second author
- SB 255 — Property tax streamline.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- HB 1063 — Deceptive consumer sales.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-08: Representative Morris added as coauthor
- HB 1416 — Preemption of local regulation.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- SB 203 — Indiana economic development corporation.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
- SB 278 — Tax increment financing.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- SB 274 — Disannexation of property.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- HB 1353 — Bedford food and beverage tax.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- HB 1337 — Property and local income tax.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- HB 1292 — Automated traffic enforcement safety devices.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
- SB 79 — Data center development.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: Senator Deery added as second author
- HB 1327 — Annexation.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- HB 1309 — Local regulation of no impact home based businesses.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- HB 1089 — Authority to prohibit firearms in local parks.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: Representative Gore added as coauthor
- SB 196 — Community energy facilities.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: Authored by Senator Walker G
- HB 1347 — Lake County Convention Center.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- HB 1345 — Various food matters.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
- HB 1288 — Local government finance.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-06: Coauthored by Representatives Haggard, Lucas, Payne
- HB 1117 — Uniform municipal innkeeper's tax.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- HB 1142 — Uniform food and beverage tax.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- SB 134 — Speed control in school zones.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
- HB 1243 — Prepayment of assessment installments.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: Authored by Representative Miller K
- SB 170 — Local public work project bidding.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
- HB 1146 — Homestead property tax freeze.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- SB 147 — Transit development district license.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
- SB 181 — Notice of eviction.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- SB 158 — Lake County rounding of local taxes pilot program.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- SB 77 — Sale of school buildings.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-12-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
- SJR 3 — Constitutional amendment on circuit breaker credit.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-12-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- SB 83 — Various utility matters.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-12-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
- SB 81 — Various tax matters.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-12-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- SB 17 — Air quality.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-12-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
- SB 82 — Local regulation of firearms in Marion County.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-12-08: Authored by Senator Qaddoura
- HB 1053 — Remediation of tax sale parcels.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-12-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- HB 1057 — Public works projects.died on adjournment
Latest action 2025-12-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions