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	1	+	EH1113.2
	2	+	Reprinted
	3	+	April 15, 2025
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1113
	6	+	_____
	7	+	DIGEST OF HB 1113 (Updated April 14, 2025 8:40 pm - DI 92)
	8	+	Citations Affected: IC 36-8.
	9	+	Synopsis: Fire protection districts. Provides, in certain circumstances,
	10	+	for the expansion of the purposes for which a fire protection district
	11	+	may be established.
	12	+	Effective: January 1, 2025 (retroactive).
	13	+	Zimmerman, Bartels, O'Brien
	14	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — CRIDER, RANDOLPH LONNIE M)
	15	+	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
	16	+	Safety.
	17	+	January 21, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and
	18	+	Means pursuant to Rule 126.3.
	19	+	February 13, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
	20	+	February 18, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
	21	+	February 19, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 94, nays 0.
	22	+	SENATE ACTION
	23	+	March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
	24	+	April 8, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	25	+	April 14, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
	26	+	EH 1113—LS 6388/DI 87 Reprinted
	27	+	April 15, 2025
1	28		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	29		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	30		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	31		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	32		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	33		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	34		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	35		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	36		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	37		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1113
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.
	38	+	ENGROSSED
	39	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1113
	40	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local
	41	+	government.
13	42		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 36-8-11-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
15		-	FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025 (RETROACTIVE)]:
16		-	Sec. 4. (a) A county legislative body may establish fire protection
17		-	districts for any of the following purposes:
18		-	(1) Fire protection, including the capability for extinguishing all
19		-	fires that might be reasonably expected because of the types of
20		-	improvements, personal property, and real property within the
21		-	boundaries of the district.
22		-	(2) Fire prevention, including identification and elimination of all
23		-	potential and actual sources of fire hazard.
24		-	(3) If the county legislative body establishes a fire protection
	43	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 36-8-11-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	44	+	2 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025 (RETROACTIVE)]:
	45	+	3 Sec. 4. (a) A county legislative body may establish fire protection
	46	+	4 districts for any of the following purposes:
	47	+	5 (1) Fire protection, including the capability for extinguishing all
	48	+	6 fires that might be reasonably expected because of the types of
	49	+	7 improvements, personal property, and real property within the
	50	+	8 boundaries of the district.
	51	+	9 (2) Fire prevention, including identification and elimination of all
	52	+	10 potential and actual sources of fire hazard.
	53	+	11 (3) If the county legislative body establishes a fire protection
	54	+	12 district for either or both of the purposes under subdivision
	55	+	13 (1) or (2), in addition to those the fire protection district
	56	+	14 purposes may include the provision of emergency medical
	57	+	15 services (regulated under IC 16-31-3), basic life support, or
	58	+	16 advanced life support. However, this subdivision may not
	59	+	17 apply, and the purposes under this subdivision may not be
	60	+	EH 1113—LS 6388/DI 87 2
	61	+	1 included with regard to the fire protection district, if another
	62	+	2 local unit or organization is providing the services under this
	63	+	3 subdivision with public funds to the area served by the fire
	64	+	4 protection district.
	65	+	5 (4) If the county legislative body establishes a fire protection
	66	+	6 district for either or both of the purposes under subdivision
	67	+	7 (1) or (2), in addition to those the fire protection district
	68	+	8 purposes may include the prevention of hazards that may
	69	+	9 cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property
	70	+	10 damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic
	71	+	11 disruption, or environmental damage.
	72	+	12 (3) (5) Other purposes or functions related to fire protection and
	73	+	13 fire prevention.
	74	+	14 (b) Any area may be established as a fire protection district, but one
	75	+	15 (1) part of a district may not be completely separate from another part.
	76	+	16 A municipality may be included in a district, but only if it consents by
	77	+	17 ordinance, unless a majority of the freeholders of the municipality have
	78	+	18 petitioned to be included in the district.
	79	+	19 (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the territory of a district
	80	+	20 may consist of:
	81	+	21 (1) one (1) or more townships and parts of one (1) or more
	82	+	22 townships in the same county; or
	83	+	23 (2) all of the townships in the same county.
	84	+	24 The boundaries of a district need not coincide with those of other
	85	+	25 political subdivisions.
	86	+	26 (d) The territory of a district may consist of a municipality that is
	87	+	27 located in more than one (1) county.
	88	+	28 SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
	89	+	EH 1113—LS 6388/DI 87 3
	90	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	91	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
	92	+	Safety, to which was referred House Bill 1113, has had the same under
	93	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
	94	+	the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
	95	+	Page 1, delete line 11, begin a new line block indented and insert:
	96	+	"(3) The provision of fire-based emergency medical services
	97	+	(regulated under IC 16-31-3), basic life support, or advanced
	98	+	life support.".
	99	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	100	+	(Reference is to HB 1113 as introduced.)
	101	+	BARTELS
	102	+	Committee Vote: yeas 9, nays 0.
	103	+	_____
	104	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	105	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was
	106	+	referred House Bill 1113, has had the same under consideration and
	107	+	begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
	108	+	recommendation that said bill do pass.
	109	+	(Reference is to HB 1113 as printed January 21, 2025.)
	110	+	THOMPSON
	111	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 23, Nays 0
	112	+	_____
	113	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	114	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy, to
	115	+	which was referred House Bill No. 1113, has had the same under
	116	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
	117	+	the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
	118	+	Replace the effective date in SECTION 1 with "[EFFECTIVE
	119	+	JANUARY 1, 2025 (RETROACTIVE)]".
	120	+	Page 1, delete lines 11 through 17, begin a new line block indented
	121	+	and insert:
	122	+	"(3) If the county legislative body establishes a fire protection
	123	+	EH 1113—LS 6388/DI 87 4
25	124		district for either or both of the purposes under subdivision
26	125		(1) or (2), in addition to those the fire protection district
27	126		purposes may include the provision of emergency medical
28	127		services (regulated under IC 16-31-3), basic life support, or
29		-	advanced life support. However, this subdivision ~~may~~ not
	128	+	advanced life support. However, this subdivision shall not
30	129		apply, and the purposes under this subdivision may not be
31	130		included with regard to the fire protection district, if another
32	131		local unit or organization is providing the services under this
33	132		subdivision with public funds to the area served by the fire
34	133		protection district.
35	134		(4) If the county legislative body establishes a fire protection
36		-	HEA 1113 — Concur 2
37	135		district for either or both of the purposes under subdivision
38	136		(1) or (2), in addition to those the fire protection district
39	137		purposes may include the prevention of hazards that may
40	138		cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property
41	139		damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic
42		-	disruption, or environmental damage.
43		-	(3) (5) Other purposes or functions related to fire protection and
44		-	fire prevention.
45		-	(b) Any area may be established as a fire protection district, but one
46		-	(1) part of a district may not be completely separate from another part.
47		-	A municipality may be included in a district, but only if it consents by
48		-	ordinance, unless a majority of the freeholders of the municipality have
49		-	petitioned to be included in the district.
50		-	(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the territory of a district
51		-	may consist of:
52		-	(1) one (1) or more townships and parts of one (1) or more
53		-	townships in the same county; or
54		-	(2) all of the townships in the same county.
55		-	The boundaries of a district need not coincide with those of other
56		-	political subdivisions.
57		-	(d) The territory of a district may consist of a municipality that is
58		-	located in more than one (1) county.
59		-	SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
60		-	HEA 1113 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
61		-	President of the Senate
62		-	President Pro Tempore
63		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
64		-	Date: Time:
65		-	HEA 1113 — Concur
	140	+	disruption, or environmental damage.".
	141	+	Page 2, after line 16, begin a new paragraph and insert:
	142	+	"SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.".
	143	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	144	+	(Reference is to HB 1113 as printed February 13, 2025.)
	145	+	HOLDMAN, Chairperson
	146	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0.
	147	+	_____
	148	+	SENATE MOTION
	149	+	Mr. President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1113 be amended
	150	+	to read as follows:
	151	+	Page 1, line 16, delete "shall" and insert "may".
	152	+	(Reference is to EHB 1113 as printed April 9, 2025.)
	153	+	CRIDER
	154	+	EH 1113—LS 6388/DI 87