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type: "Bill"
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title: "Department of natural resources."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 224"
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citation: "Indiana SB 224 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["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"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James Tomes", "Shane Lindauer", "Susan Glick"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-08"
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last_action: "2026-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/198d1171-b78d-446d-921e-93bb84bf8a86"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0224"
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source_hash: "f61f313406dd5b9b10cd269c424dbeeab17b7c61c9df54fe5bc3f4afdb7aab53"
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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 SB 224 (2026) — Department of natural resources.
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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.
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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 Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0224/SB0224.04.ENGH.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0224/SB0224.05.ENRH.pdf)
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3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0224/SB0224.01.INTR.pdf)
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4. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0224/SB0224.03.COMH.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 224 - Lindauer - 3rd Reading — **85–11** (pass) · lower
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- SB 224 - Glick — **45–4** (pass) · upper
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- SB 224 - Glick - 3rd Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- James Tomes — primary (person)
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- Shane Lindauer — primary (person)
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- Susan Glick — primary (person)
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- David Abbott — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-08** Authored by Senator Glick
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- **2026-01-27** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-28** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-29** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 48, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-29** House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
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- **2026-01-29** Senator Tomes added as second author
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2026-02-02** First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-09** Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-12** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-23** Amendment #2 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 348: yeas 85, nays 11 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate dissented from House amendments
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- **2026-02-25** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate advisors appointed: Tomes, Yoder
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- **2026-02-25** Senate conferees appointed: Glick, Spencer
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- **2026-02-26** House advisors appointed: Abbott, Hostettler, Jackson C, Novak
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- **2026-02-26** House conferees appointed: Lindauer, Burton
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-27** Dissent rescinded
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- **2026-02-27** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules Suspended. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 313: yeas 45, nays 4
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- **2026-03-05** Public Law 123 `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/198d1171-b78d-446d-921e-93bb84bf8a86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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