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type: "Bill"
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title: "County government matters."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 1641"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1641 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["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)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Eric Koch", "Jennifer Meltzer", "Scott Alexander"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-21"
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last_action: "2025-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77c63c93-19ba-4bc2-b23c-0c418215e759"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1641"
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source_hash: "5a2afc31fab657539ceed9e4535dc1125054c7122b7e5367a63586a662d7b528"
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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 1641 (2025) — County government matters.
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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.
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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. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1641/HB1641.05.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1641/HB1641.06.ENRS.pdf)
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3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1641/HB1641.04.COMS.pdf)
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4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1641/HB1641.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1641 - Meltzer — **83–1** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1641 - Meltzer - 3rd Reading — **94–3** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1641 - Koch - 3rd Reading — **45–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Eric Koch — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Meltzer — primary (person)
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- Scott Alexander — primary (person)
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- Alex Zimmerman — coauthor (person)
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- Doug Miller — coauthor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-21** First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Coauthored by Representative Zimmerman
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- **2025-01-21** Authored by Representative Meltzer
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- **2025-02-11** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-13** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-13** Representative Miller D added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-17** Senate sponsors: Senators Koch and Alexander
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- **2025-02-17** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 189: yeas 94, nays 3 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-18** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2025-03-03** First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-08** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
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- **2025-04-08** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-04-14** Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-14** Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-14** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-15** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 448: yeas 45, nays 2 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-16** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
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- **2025-04-17** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-17** House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 498: yeas 83, nays 1
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- **2025-04-21** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-22** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2025-04-23** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-01** Public Law 181 `became-law`
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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/77c63c93-19ba-4bc2-b23c-0c418215e759`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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