Indiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB 224
Department of natural resources.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Shane Lindauer (Republican)
- James Tomes (Republican)
- Susan Glick (Republican)
Cosponsors (1)
- David Abbott (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Indiana legislature· Digest
Defines various terms. Amends and removes various definitions. Makes various changes to natural resources commission procedures. Makes various changes to the department of natural resources (department) powers and duties. Removes the hometown Indiana grant program. Amends various boating and wakeboard regulations. Raises the financial threshold for certain actions in a boating accident from $750 to $2,000. Raises the financial threshold for certain actions in an off-road vehicle accident from $750 to $2,500. Establishes various restrictions on landowner liability to recreational users. Provides that various restrictions on landowner liability do not apply to a parcel of land assessed as residential land. Removes the penalty for a person who acts as a hunting guide without a guide license. Allows the division of water to perform certain functions on behalf of the natural resources commission. Requires the natural resources commission to coordinate with the department for purposes of a reporting requirement regarding conservancy districts. Establishes a consolidated chapter for river basin commission administration. Repeals existing, separate chapters for the Maumee River basin commission, the St. Joseph River basin commission, and the Upper Wabash River basin commission. Creates a new chapter for a river basin commission's conversion into a watershed development commission. Makes technical and conforming changes.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | SB 224 - Glick | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | SB 224 - Lindauer - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 Senate | SB 224 - Glick - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
Actions
- Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Public Law 123 - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Rules Suspended. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 313: yeas 45, nays 4 - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Motion to concur filed - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Dissent rescinded - Mar 5, 2026
Signed by the Governor - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore - Feb 26, 2026 · House
House conferees appointed: Lindauer, Burton - Feb 26, 2026 · House
House advisors appointed: Abbott, Hostettler, Jackson C, Novak - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Senate conferees appointed: Glick, Spencer - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Tomes, Yoder - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Returned to the Senate with amendments - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Senate dissented from House amendments - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Motion to dissent filed - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 348: yeas 85, nays 11 - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Amendment #2 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Representative Abbott added as cosponsor - Feb 2, 2026 · House
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Referred to the House - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Senator Tomes added as second author - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
House sponsor: Representative Lindauer - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 48, nays 0 - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Authored by Senator Glick - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources