Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1086 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1086
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 6-1.1.
7	7	Synopsis: Remediation of tax sale parcels. Permits a county treasurer
8	8	to require purchasers of designated parcels of real property that are: (1)
9	9	located in a consolidated city; and (2) subject to tax sale, and purchased
10	10	at or as a separate part of a tax sale; to submit remediation plans
11	11	describing how the purchasers will bring the parcels of real property
12	12	into compliance with a building code or ordinance of a consolidated
13	13	city after the redemption period ends.
14	14	Effective: July 1, 2025.
15	15	Moed
16	16	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
17	17	2025 IN 1086—LS 6017/DI 137 Introduced
18	18	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
19	19	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
20	20	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
21	21	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
22	22	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
23	23	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
24	24	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
25	25	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
26	26	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
27	27	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
28	28	HOUSE BILL No. 1086
29	29	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
30	30	taxation.
31	31	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
32	32	1 SECTION 1. IC 6-1.1-24-5.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
33	33	2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
34	34	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.8. (a) This section applies only
35	35	4 to a parcel of real property that is:
36	36	5 (1) in violation of a building code or ordinance of a
37	37	6 consolidated city at the time the parcel of real property is
38	38	7 made available for tax sale under this chapter; and
39	39	8 (2) located in a consolidated city.
40	40	9 This section does not apply to a parcel of real property that is used
41	41	10 as a principal place of residence and received a homestead
42	42	11 standard deduction under IC 6-1.1-12-37 for the most recent
43	43	12 assessment date.
44	44	13 (b) A county treasurer may require the purchaser of a tax sale
45	45	14 certificate to provide the county treasurer with a remediation plan
46	46	15 describing how the purchaser will bring the parcel of real property
47	47	16 into compliance with the building code or ordinance after the
48	48	17 redemption period ends.
49	49	2025 IN 1086—LS 6017/DI 137 2
50	50	1 (c) A county treasurer must designate the parcels of real
51	51	2 property subject to subsection (b) prior to a sale under section 5 of
52	52	3 this chapter. Subsection (b) may apply to not more than five
53	53	4 percent (5%) of the total number of parcels listed for sale under
54	54	5 section 5 of this chapter. The redevelopment commission may assist
55	55	6 the county treasurer in designating the parcels of real property
56	56	7 subject to subsection (b).
57	57	8 (d) A county treasurer may offer for sale the parcels of real
58	58	9 property subject to subsection (b) as a separate part of a regularly
59	59	10 scheduled sale under section 5 of this chapter.
60	60	11 SECTION 2. IC 6-1.1-25-21 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
61	61	12 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
62	62	13 1, 2025]: Sec. 21. (a) This section applies to a parcel of real
63	63	14 property that is:
64	64	15 (1) sold under IC 6-1.1-24-5.8(b); and
65	65	16 (2) in violation of a building code or ordinance of a
66	66	17 consolidated city at the time a tax deed is issued for the parcel
67	67	18 of real property.
68	68	19 (b) A county auditor must include language in the tax deed
69	69	20 requiring the purchaser to remedy any violations of a building
70	70	21 code or ordinance on the parcel of real property not later than
71	71	22 eighteen (18) months after the date the tax deed is issued by the
72	72	23 county auditor.
73	73	24 (c) If a purchaser fails to remedy any violations of a building
74	74	25 code or ordinance under subsection (b), the parcel of real property
75	75	26 is subject to forfeiture.
76	76	27 (d) Before January 1, 2026, and before each January 1
77	77	28 thereafter, the county executive shall provide an annual report
78	78	29 concerning the remediation program established by this section
79	79	30 and IC 6-1.1-24-5.8 to the legislative council in an electronic format
80	80	31 under IC 5-14-6.
81	81	2025 IN 1086—LS 6017/DI 137