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IN HB1152

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2016

Primary Sponsor

Melanie Wright

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a special interim study committee to examine the effects of Indiana legislation on municipalities with populations of 10,000 or fewer.

  • Committee membership includes 12 voting members: 4 house members, 4 senate members, and 4 lay members representing small municipalities, appointed by the speaker, minority leader of the house, president pro tempore, and minority leader of the senate.

  • Committee must study the effect of property tax caps on small municipalities and identify any negative effects of other Indiana laws on small municipalities.

  • Committee shall submit a final report to the legislative council before December 1, 2017, along with interim reports as requested.

  • Committee expires January 1, 2018, and operates under existing interim committee procedures with the speaker appointing the chair and president pro tempore appointing the vice chair.

Legislative Description

Study of effects of laws on small municipalities. Establishes a special interim study committee to study the effect of legislation on small municipalities. Requires the committee to study: (1) the effect of property tax caps on small municipalities; and (2) any negative effects of other Indiana laws on small municipalities. Provides that the committee expires January 1, 2018.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

1/7/2016

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means1/7/2016

Full Bill Text

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