republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-224.md

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Bill	Department of natural resources.	Defines various terms. Amends and removes various definitions. Makes various changes to natural resources commission procedures. Makes various changes to the department of natural resources (department) powers and duties. Removes the hometown Indiana grant program. Amends various boating and wakeboard regulations. Raises the financial threshold for certain actions in a boating accident from $750 to $2,000. Raises the financial threshold for certain actions in an off-road vehicle accident from $750 to $2,500. Establishes various restrictions on landowner liability to recreational users. Provides that various restrictions on landowner liability do not apply to a parcel of land assessed as residential land. Removes the penalty for a person who acts as a hunting guide without a guide license. Allows the division of water to perform certain functions on behalf of the natural resources commission. Requires the natural resources commission to coordinate with the department for purposes of a reporting requirement regarding conservancy districts. Establishes a consolidated chapter for river basin commission administration. Repeals existing, separate chapters for the Maumee River basin commission, the St. Joseph River basin commission, and the Upper Wabash River basin commission. Creates a new chapter for a river basin commission's conversion into a watershed development commission. Makes technical and conforming changes.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	SB 224	Indiana SB 224 (2026)	bill	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; Generally AGENCIES; Department of Natural Resources (DNR) AGRICULTURE; Crops ANIMALS; Generally ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal Documents CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities Damages and Penalties ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT; Water Pollution NATURAL RESOURCES; Dams and Levees NATURAL RESOURCES; Fish and Wildlife NATURAL RESOURCES; Lakes Ponds and Reservoirs NATURAL RESOURCES; Rivers Streams and Waterways NATURAL RESOURCES; Timber and Timber Harvesting PROPERTY; Easements STATE GOVERNMENT; Buildings Facilities and Properties STATE GOVERNMENT; History Culture and Preservation TRANSPORTATION; Watercraft UTILITIES; Generally ZONING AND PLANNING	enacted	James Tomes Shane Lindauer Susan Glick	4	29	3	2026-01-08	2026-03-05	openstates	ocd-bill/198d1171-b78d-446d-921e-93bb84bf8a86	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0224	f61f313406dd5b9b10cd269c424dbeeab17b7c61c9df54fe5bc3f4afdb7aab53	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 224 (2026) — Department of natural resources.

Defines various terms. Amends and removes various definitions. Makes various changes to natural resources commission procedures. Makes various changes to the department of natural resources (department) powers and duties. Removes the hometown Indiana grant program. Amends various boating and wakeboard regulations. Raises the financial threshold for certain actions in a boating accident from $750 to $2,000. Raises the financial threshold for certain actions in an off-road vehicle accident from $750 to $2,500. Establishes various restrictions on landowner liability to recreational users. Provides that various restrictions on landowner liability do not apply to a parcel of land assessed as residential land. Removes the penalty for a person who acts as a hunting guide without a guide license. Allows the division of water to perform certain functions on behalf of the natural resources commission. Requires the natural resources commission to coordinate with the department for purposes of a reporting requirement regarding conservancy districts. Establishes a consolidated chapter for river basin commission administration. Repeals existing, separate chapters for the Maumee River basin commission, the St. Joseph River basin commission, and the Upper Wabash River basin commission. Creates a new chapter for a river basin commission's conversion into a watershed development commission. Makes technical and 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

Votes

• SB 224 - Lindauer - 3rd Reading — 85–11 (pass) · lower
• SB 224 - Glick — 45–4 (pass) · upper
• SB 224 - Glick - 3rd Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• James Tomes — primary (person)
• Shane Lindauer — primary (person)
• Susan Glick — primary (person)
• David Abbott — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-08 Authored by Senator Glick
• 2026-01-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-28 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-29 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 48, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-01-29 House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
• 2026-01-29 Senator Tomes added as second author
• 2026-01-29 Referred to the House referral
• 2026-02-02 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-09 Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
• 2026-02-12 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-23 Amendment #2 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-02-24 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 348: yeas 85, nays 11 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-25 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2026-02-25 Senate dissented from House amendments
• 2026-02-25 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2026-02-25 Senate advisors appointed: Tomes, Yoder
• 2026-02-25 Senate conferees appointed: Glick, Spencer
• 2026-02-26 House advisors appointed: Abbott, Hostettler, Jackson C, Novak
• 2026-02-26 House conferees appointed: Lindauer, Burton
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-03-05 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2026-02-27 Dissent rescinded
• 2026-02-27 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 313: yeas 45, nays 4
• 2026-03-05 Public Law 123 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/198d1171-b78d-446d-921e-93bb84bf8a86. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).