republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2025/hb-1641.md

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Bill	County government matters.	Allows an executive session to be held to communicate with an attorney, subject to the attorney client privilege. Excludes conveyances to a unit from the definition of a "conveyance document". Amends requirements for local ordinances concerning the operation of a golf cart or an off-road vehicle. Provides that if a body is to be transported by common carrier, the person in charge of interment shall secure a burial transit permit in duplicate from certain individuals. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may enter into a public-private agreement for the construction or renovation of school buildings under the statutes governing public-private agreements. Provides that certain fees collected by the county recorder are deposited in the county recorder's records perpetuation fund. Provides that a fee for recording a mortgage assumption is the same as the fee for recording a mortgage. Prohibits a county employee from taking action on a county contract, unless permitted by a county ordinance. Amends the definition of "residential property" used for an allocation area established after June 30, 2025. Provides that, after June 30, 2025, no action shall be brought with respect to jail or prison conditions under state law by an offender until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2025	HB 1641	Indiana HB 1641 (2025)	bill	AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education AGENCIES; Indiana State Police (ISP) CONSTRUCTION COUNTY GOVERNMENT COURTS; Attorneys DEATH AND DECEASED; Disposition of Remains EDUCATION; Local School Boards FIREFIGHTERS; Fire Departments and Districts HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Licensing (Including Behavioral and Mental Health) HEALTH; Medical Records LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Assessors LOCAL GOVERNMENT; Contracts Procurements and Purchases LOCAL GOVERNMENT; Employees PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING; Mortuary Services PROPERTY; Generally PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGS SCHOOLS; Buildings and Grounds TAXES; Property Taxes TRANSPORTATION; Infrastructure; Highways Roads and Streets TRANSPORTATION; Recreational Vehicles (RVs)	enacted	Eric Koch Jennifer Meltzer Scott Alexander	4	25	3	2025-01-21	2025-05-01	openstates	ocd-bill/77c63c93-19ba-4bc2-b23c-0c418215e759	https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1641	5a2afc31fab657539ceed9e4535dc1125054c7122b7e5367a63586a662d7b528	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1641 (2025) — County government matters.

Allows an executive session to be held to communicate with an attorney, subject to the attorney client privilege. Excludes conveyances to a unit from the definition of a "conveyance document". Amends requirements for local ordinances concerning the operation of a golf cart or an off-road vehicle. Provides that if a body is to be transported by common carrier, the person in charge of interment shall secure a burial transit permit in duplicate from certain individuals. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may enter into a public-private agreement for the construction or renovation of school buildings under the statutes governing public-private agreements. Provides that certain fees collected by the county recorder are deposited in the county recorder's records perpetuation fund. Provides that a fee for recording a mortgage assumption is the same as the fee for recording a mortgage. Prohibits a county employee from taking action on a county contract, unless permitted by a county ordinance. Amends the definition of "residential property" used for an allocation area established after June 30, 2025. Provides that, after June 30, 2025, no action shall be brought with respect to jail or prison conditions under state law by an offender until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• HB 1641 - Meltzer — 83–1 (pass) · lower
• HB 1641 - Meltzer - 3rd Reading — 94–3 (pass) · lower
• HB 1641 - Koch - 3rd Reading — 45–2 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Eric Koch — primary (person)
• Jennifer Meltzer — primary (person)
• Scott Alexander — primary (person)
• Alex Zimmerman — coauthor (person)
• Doug Miller — coauthor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-21 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-01-21 Coauthored by Representative Zimmerman
• 2025-01-21 Authored by Representative Meltzer
• 2025-02-11 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-13 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-02-13 Representative Miller D added as coauthor
• 2025-02-17 Senate sponsors: Senators Koch and Alexander
• 2025-02-17 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 189: yeas 94, nays 3 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-02-18 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2025-03-03 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-03-20 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2025-04-08 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• 2025-04-08 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-04-14 Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2025-04-14 Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2025-04-14 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-04-15 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 448: yeas 45, nays 2 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-04-16 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2025-04-17 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2025-04-17 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 498: yeas 83, nays 1
• 2025-04-21 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2025-04-22 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2025-04-23 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2025-05-01 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-01 Public Law 181 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/77c63c93-19ba-4bc2-b23c-0c418215e759. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).