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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana House Bill 1411 shortens tax sale redemption periods and notice deadlines
Last action · January 8, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and MeansSponsors: Karen Engleman and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1411 reduces property tax sale s from 120 days to 90 days in various scenarios (such as county-acquired liens or court-determined unsuitable properties) and shortens redemption to six months for real property sold to a . It also shortens the notice timeline for seeking tax deeds and surplus claim windows, effective July 1, 2026.
Property owners facing tax sales have less time to redeem their properties or claim surplus funds, while local s and county governments can acquire and dispose of distressed properties more quickly.
- Indiana's tax sale process governs how counties handle delinquent property taxes, allowing properties to be offered at tax sales or transferred to land banks and county executives under specific statutory conditions. context
- Representative Karen Engleman introduced House Trust Bill 1411 during the Second Regular Session of the 124th Indiana General Assembly. context
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.
property owners of record
Property owners face shorter statutory windows to redeem properties sold at tax sales or certified as unsuitable for sale, and reduced time to claim surplus funds.
land banks
Land banks benefit from reduced redemption periods (6 months for direct purchases, 90 days for lien assignments), allowing them to acquire and repurpose distressed properties faster.
county auditors and treasurers
County officials must adjust their administrative timelines, notice mailings, and surplus fund transfer schedules to comply with the shortened deadlines.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative Zimmerman
- Jan 8, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Engleman
Version history
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Acceleration of Distressed Property Turnaround
The bill systematically shortens multiple redemption and notice windows by 25 to 50 percent, prioritizing faster acquisition and transfer of tax-delinquent or hazardous properties to land banks and county entities.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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