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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana Senate Bill 49 Proposes Local Government Code Changes
Last action · December 8, 2025: First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative ProcedureSponsor: Rodric Bray
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 49 serves as a concerning local government statutes in Indiana, taking effect July 1, 2026.
Establishes a legislative vehicle for potential local government statutory amendments without enacting specific policy changes upon introduction.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local government entities
Local government statutory provisions under IC 36 are subject to potential amendments.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Dec 8, 2025SenateIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
- Dec 8, 2025SenateAuthored by Senator Bray
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance10Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 10)
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