republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2020/sb-230.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Leasing of local unit property."
description: "Provides that a political subdivision may lease real property of the political subdivision that is located between the curb of a street and the front of commercial property, including a parkway strip, tree row, verge, or sidewalk, to the owner or property manager of the commercial property: (1) upon terms agreed to between the political subdivision and the property owner or property manager; and (2) without competitive bidding. Specifies requirements for the lease. Provides that upon execution of the lease, the property of the political subdivision shall be under the maintenance, control, and supervision of the property owner or the property manager, subject to the public's right to use the sidewalk as a walkway. Requires the lessee to: (1) assume the liability of the political subdivision for personal injuries and property damage to third parties occurring on the property; and (2) maintain insurance coverage in amount determined sufficient by the political subdivision. Requires the lease to be approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the members of the fiscal body of the political subdivision and recorded in the office of the county recorder."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 230"
citation: "Indiana SB 230 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEASES", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack Sandlin", "James Buck", "Woody Burton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-06"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c827fd19-100b-45a0-8c89-10461b8d0535"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/230"
source_hash: "95131d93acd8ef3485e91e97ffc452bb299f65fe3b11f6bf994a582cae05905f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 230 (2020) — Leasing of local unit property.

Provides that a political subdivision may lease real property of the political subdivision that is located between the curb of a street and the front of commercial property, including a parkway strip, tree row, verge, or sidewalk, to the owner or property manager of the commercial property: (1) upon terms agreed to between the political subdivision and the property owner or property manager; and (2) without competitive bidding. Specifies requirements for the lease. Provides that upon execution of the lease, the property of the political subdivision shall be under the maintenance, control, and supervision of the property owner or the property manager, subject to the public's right to use the sidewalk as a walkway. Requires the lessee to: (1) assume the liability of the political subdivision for personal injuries and property damage to third parties occurring on the property; and (2) maintain insurance coverage in amount determined sufficient by the political subdivision. Requires the lease to be approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the members of the fiscal body of the political subdivision and recorded in the office of the county recorder.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.03.ENGS)
2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.05.ENRH)
3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.01.INTR)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.04.COMH)
5. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0230/versions/SB0230.02.COMS)

## Votes

- SB 230 - Burton - 3rd Reading — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 230 - Sandlin - 3rd Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack Sandlin — primary (person)
- James Buck — primary (person)
- Woody Burton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-06** Authored by Senator Sandlin
- **2020-01-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-27** Amendment #1 (Sandlin) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage, amendment-failure`
- **2020-01-27** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-01-27** Senator Buck added as second author
- **2020-01-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 78: yeas 50, nays 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-01-28** House sponsor: Representative Burton
- **2020-01-29** Referred to the House
- **2020-02-10** First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-27** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-03-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 235: yeas 87, nays 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-03** Returned to the Senate without amendments
- **2020-03-09** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2020-03-16** Signed by the Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Public Law 65
- **2020-03-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by the President of the Senate

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c827fd19-100b-45a0-8c89-10461b8d0535`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).