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86 lines
4.9 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Probate and guardianship matters."
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description: "Removes conflicts between probate and guardianship statutes regarding classification of claims. Requires, for purposes of the power of attorney act, that a principal may not be a minor. Creates a tenant's representative for a deceased tenant or a tenant who is under a guardianship and specifies who may accept an appointment as a tenant's representative. Protects the proceeds from the sale of real property where no estate administration has been opened within five months of the decedent's date of death from claims of all creditors. Lists the claims having priority and preference in certain circumstances. Makes a technical correction between SEA 276 and HB 1252."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 1252"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1252 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["GUARDIANSHIPS AND CONSERVATORSHIPS", "LANDLORDS AND TENANTS", "PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEEDINGS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Eric Koch", "John Young"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-14"
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last_action: "2021-04-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62b7cc5d-60ae-455f-a8bc-4b31d3270337"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1252"
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source_hash: "1b437e8caab18a9150f20c53be884bb734e331ae0bb90002a1e8264d2d3dd0a7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana HB 1252 (2021) — Probate and guardianship matters.
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Removes conflicts between probate and guardianship statutes regarding classification of claims. Requires, for purposes of the power of attorney act, that a principal may not be a minor. Creates a tenant's representative for a deceased tenant or a tenant who is under a guardianship and specifies who may accept an appointment as a tenant's representative. Protects the proceeds from the sale of real property where no estate administration has been opened within five months of the decedent's date of death from claims of all creditors. Lists the claims having priority and preference in certain circumstances. Makes a technical correction between SEA 276 and HB 1252.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1252/versions/HB1252.04.ENRS)
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2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1252/versions/HB1252.02.COMH)
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3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1252/versions/HB1252.03.COMS)
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4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1252/versions/HB1252.01.INTR)
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## Votes
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- HB 1252 - Freeman - 3rd Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
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- Eric Koch — primary (person)
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- John Young — primary (person)
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- Jerry Torr — coauthor (person)
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- Ryan Hatfield — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-14** Coauthored by Representative Torr
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- **2021-01-14** Authored by Representative Young J
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- **2021-01-14** First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-26** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-28** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-28** Representative Hatfield added as coauthor
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- **2021-02-01** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 26: yeas 96, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-01** Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman
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- **2021-02-02** Referred to the Senate
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- **2021-02-18** First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-25** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-29** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-30** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 292: yeas 50, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-30** Senator Koch added as second sponsor
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- **2021-03-31** Returned to the House with amendments `amendment-failure`
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- **2021-04-08** Motion to concur filed
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- **2021-04-12** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 403: yeas 89, nays 0 `amendment-failure`
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- **2021-04-13** Signed by the Speaker
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- **2021-04-23** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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- **2021-04-28** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2021-04-29** Public Law 184
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- **2021-04-29** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62b7cc5d-60ae-455f-a8bc-4b31d3270337`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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