republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/sb-412.md

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Bill	Natural resources matters.	Authorizes the Little Calumet River basin development commission to make bank improvements and remove sediment and flood-causing debris in the area subject to its jurisdiction, subject only to the authority of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Authorizes the division of water (division) of the department of natural resources (department), under certain circumstances, to file with the county recorder an affidavit stating that a violation or deficiency that is the subject of an enforcement action involving a structure classified by the department as a high hazard structure exists on a particular property in the county. Provides that the affidavit must: (1) include a sworn statement that a violation or deficiency exists on the property; (2) be recorded in the deed records of the county; (3) be designed and worded so as to provide notice to the public; and (4) include certain details about the property and current owner. Requires the department to file a release of the affidavit when the violation or deficiency is resolved. Requires the division to pay the fees for recording the affidavit and for recording a release of the affidavit. Amends the law on natural resources commission (commission) rules concerning lakes and reservoirs to eliminate provisions concerning the mediation of disputes. Amends the flood control law: (1) to require a person who applies for a permit to create or maintain a structure, obstruction, deposit, or excavation on a site in a floodway to provide documentation of the person's ownership of the site or an affidavit from the owner of the site authorizing the performance of the proposed work; and (2) to allow a person who applies for a permit to file an amendment to the permit application. Amends the floodplain management law: (1) to require the commission to meet at least once every five years with officials of counties and municipalities to promote cooperation among counties and municipalities, provide technical and data assistance, conduct training, and provide communications and outreach; (2) to provide that county and municipality officials may request to meet with the commission on a periodic basis; (3) to require a permit for the creation, use, or maintenance of a structure, obstruction, deposit, or excavation on any state owned or state managed property in a floodplain; (4) to provide that the lowest floor of any structure erected on state owned or state managed property in a floodplain must be least two feet above the 100 year frequency flood elevation; and (5) to require the commission to review and timely respond to any request from a county or municipality to revise the delineation of a flood hazard area. Provides that a person who applies for a permit authorizing the construction of a structure or other construction activity in or near a floodplain may elect whether: (1) mapping data provided by the department; or (2) an engineering study provided by the applicant; will be used by the local floodplain administrator when reviewing the person's permit application, and prohibits a local floodplain administrator from issuing a permit if the issuance of the permit would affect the county's or municipality's eligibility to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Amends the timber buyers law to provide that information in a timber buyer's records about the timber buyer's transactions with a particular timber grower may be disclosed to that timber grower. Provides that if a local governmental agency in county located along the Lake Michigan shore does not approve or deny a completed application for a nonemergency seawall or revetment permit within 30 business days after it is submitted, the permit is automatically approved and considered issued to the applicant. Requires the department to coordinate with local governmental agencies for purposes of the seawall or revetment permit process. Makes conforming changes.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2023	SB 412	Indiana SB 412 (2023)	bill	BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODWAYS NATURAL RESOURCES State Department of WATER generally	enacted	Jean Leising Shane Lindauer Susan Glick	5	32	1	2023-01-19	2023-05-04	openstates	ocd-bill/b2cb9969-4a01-4b6e-b40d-3c906bffe48c	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412	9f0c60a22eea1ab9b2612368812b4d3f9db391c3fb497286bd709f3e2e4f6159	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 412 (2023) — Natural resources matters.

Authorizes the Little Calumet River basin development commission to make bank improvements and remove sediment and flood-causing debris in the area subject to its jurisdiction, subject only to the authority of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Authorizes the division of water (division) of the department of natural resources (department), under certain circumstances, to file with the county recorder an affidavit stating that a violation or deficiency that is the subject of an enforcement action involving a structure classified by the department as a high hazard structure exists on a particular property in the county. Provides that the affidavit must: (1) include a sworn statement that a violation or deficiency exists on the property; (2) be recorded in the deed records of the county; (3) be designed and worded so as to provide notice to the public; and (4) include certain details about the property and current owner. Requires the department to file a release of the affidavit when the violation or deficiency is resolved. Requires the division to pay the fees for recording the affidavit and for recording a release of the affidavit. Amends the law on natural resources commission (commission) rules concerning lakes and reservoirs to eliminate provisions concerning the mediation of disputes. Amends the flood control law: (1) to require a person who applies for a permit to create or maintain a structure, obstruction, deposit, or excavation on a site in a floodway to provide documentation of the person's ownership of the site or an affidavit from the owner of the site authorizing the performance of the proposed work; and (2) to allow a person who applies for a permit to file an amendment to the permit application. Amends the floodplain management law: (1) to require the commission to meet at least once every five years with officials of counties and municipalities to promote cooperation among counties and municipalities, provide technical and data assistance, conduct training, and provide communications and outreach; (2) to provide that county and municipality officials may request to meet with the commission on a periodic basis; (3) to require a permit for the creation, use, or maintenance of a structure, obstruction, deposit, or excavation on any state owned or state managed property in a floodplain; (4) to provide that the lowest floor of any structure erected on state owned or state managed property in a floodplain must be least two feet above the 100 year frequency flood elevation; and (5) to require the commission to review and timely respond to any request from a county or municipality to revise the delineation of a flood hazard area. Provides that a person who applies for a permit authorizing the construction of a structure or other construction activity in or near a floodplain may elect whether: (1) mapping data provided by the department; or (2) an engineering study provided by the applicant; will be used by the local floodplain administrator when reviewing the person's permit application, and prohibits a local floodplain administrator from issuing a permit if the issuance of the permit would affect the county's or municipality's eligibility to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Amends the timber buyers law to provide that information in a timber buyer's records about the timber buyer's transactions with a particular timber grower may be disclosed to that timber grower. Provides that if a local governmental agency in county located along the Lake Michigan shore does not approve or deny a completed application for a nonemergency seawall or revetment permit within 30 business days after it is submitted, the permit is automatically approved and considered issued to the applicant. Requires the department to coordinate with local governmental agencies for purposes of the seawall or revetment permit process. Makes conforming changes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
3. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SB 412 - Lindauer - 3rd Reading — 89–4 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jean Leising — primary (person)
• Shane Lindauer — primary (person)
• Susan Glick — primary (person)
• Earl Harris — cosponsor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2023-01-19 Authored by Senator Glick
• 2023-01-19 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-02-21 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-02-23 Amendment #1 (Glick) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2023-02-23 Amendment #2 (Perfect) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2023-02-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-02-23 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
• 2023-02-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 45, nays 4 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-02-27 House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
• 2023-02-27 Senator Leising added as second author
• 2023-02-28 Referred to the House referral
• 2023-03-06 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-03-23 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-03-27 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-03-27 Representative Harris added as cosponsor
• 2023-03-28 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 316: yeas 89, nays 4 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-03-29 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2023-04-12 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2023-04-13 Senate dissented from House amendments
• 2023-04-14 House conferees appointed: Lindauer and Harris
• 2023-04-14 House advisors appointed: Abbott, Pressel, Hostettler and Boy
• 2023-04-18 Senate conferees appointed: Glick and Qaddoura
• 2023-04-18 Senate advisors appointed: Breaux and Leising
• 2023-04-27 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2023-04-27 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2023-04-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 517: yeas 39, nays 9
• 2023-04-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 546: yeas 92, nays 3
• 2023-04-28 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2023-04-28 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2023-05-01 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2023-05-04 Public Law 191 became-law
• 2023-05-04 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b2cb9969-4a01-4b6e-b40d-3c906bffe48c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).