Indiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB 59
Notice of annexation outreach meetings.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Harold Slager (Republican)
- Daryl Schmitt (Republican)
- Dan Dernulc (Republican)
- Rick Niemeyer (Republican)
Cosponsors (2)
- Mike Aylesworth (Republican)
- Julie Olthoff (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Indiana legislature· Digest
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 House | SB 59 - Slager - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
| Jan 13, 2026 Senate | SB 59 - Niemeyer - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 24, 2026
Signed by the Governor - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Public Law 10 - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Returned to the Senate without amendments - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 248: yeas 89, nays 0 - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Second reading: ordered engrossed - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Committee report: do pass, adopted - Jan 20, 2026 · House
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to the House - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 20: yeas 49, nays 0 - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Senator Schmitt added as third author - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
House sponsor: Representative Slager - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Cosponsors: Representatives Olthoff, Aylesworth - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Senator Dernulc added as second author - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted - Dec 8, 2025 · Senate
Authored by Senator Niemeyer - Dec 8, 2025 · Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government