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Representative Zimmerman, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee that Section 1 aims “that we don't want owners of mobile home communities to receive money for tenants paying their water bills [and] not pay the water utility at the end of the day,” and that the measure would require parks to be given notice and would notify the Department of Health earlier so that it could begin enforcement before a water shutoff occurs.

The bill would also add a court receivership remedy if a community remains in arrears and would prevent local governments from categorically precluding placement of a HUD‑built single‑wide manufactured home on rural private property, the sponsor said.

Campbell Ricci of the Association of Indiana Municipalities (AIM) said the utility notice and enforcement changes “essentially is trying to give tools to deal with that before you have to go to a water shut off,” describing cases where an entire park’s single meter fell into arrears and owners were unreachable.

Ron Breimeyer, executive director of the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association, said single‑wide manufactured homes are built to the HUD Code and noted state law already treats a grouping of four or more manufactured homes as a licensed manufactured‑housing community, subject to Department of Health licensure and inspection.

Senators on the committee questioned whether the change that would preempt county planning and zoning for single‑wide placement would strip locally elected officials of needed land‑use controls. Senator Niemeyer and others said counties use zoning and permitting to address public health, septic and density concerns; sponsor Zimmerman and witnesses stressed that health and septic permitting and state licensure would still apply.

Ryan Hoff of the Association of Indiana Counties opposed the language that would preempt county planning authority, asking the sponsor to remove specific lines in Section 3 that counties said would eliminate a local objection process in some unincorporated but populated areas.

The committee did not take a vote. The sponsor indicated willingness to work with county and municipal groups on compromise language; the bill was held for further amendment and possible vote at a later date.

The discussion included multiple speakers from local governments, industry and associations, and committee members pressed on implementation details including whether tenants could be billed directly and how receivership and enforcement would operate in practice.

The committee recorded no final action on HB 1477 at this hearing; the author and interested parties said they would meet in the interim to refine language and return with amendments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Local Government - 03/20/2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 1477, which the author said would add enforcement tools when mobile‑home community owners fall behind on utility bills and would narrow local zoning restrictions on single‑wide manufactured homes, was presented to the committee but was not voted on Tuesday.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature IN, Indiana","taxId",77679,"location","Indiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6118565,"House Bill 1005 expands residential infrastructure priorities and allows private plan‑review/inspection option; bill held for amendment",3689,5476000,9165000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2723409-cfe0480035dd001e242599d32be9dee5&start=5476&end=9165","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2723409-cfe0480035dd001e242599d32be9dee5/thumbnail_5476000.jpg","/articles/6118565/Indiana/House-Bill-1005-expands-residential-infrastructure-priorities-and-allows-private-planreviewinspection-option-bill-held-for-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6118565-b307dfc8dc08d4e1cde73aebbd4773cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1773584077&Signature=mDfj4~qc-WZUYoh7BfUKMCc0o6dP6I4GYlmem6ThiyNbA5kEkiSDl~wfiNJP2lTk-rFgIxdFvYM9KsXIgoRQV48qWI3OAJ0PetbBCgOtWGB4gIqhJgZjjTiZOWaILVXMdoTguohJ4ok6nsbm39UdIC7dWnx6X4IKnBM3E8KMigWVAkmqIUK-eC3ycNYC67IW8ddCYbHSu2PSjNUIm9G6Iv0MJj-eG3~I4nfOjXYtPL1wrW~ZiagSChsU7oeOBgNnd6ggMLo5YZeLc7N7JaORzN0y~8aLlkIXjlFNLR~duiZYQGwNwf7O1S6DpBaa8126xOxP9nkSaH0KgjcmbOfnNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Miller presented House Bill 1005, which would add priority criteria for residential infrastructure financing and allow private providers to perform plan review and inspections for Class 2 structures (one‑ and two‑unit homes and townhouses) when a local unit requires those services.

Representative Miller said the bill expands the residential housing infrastructure program and “incentivizes local units who enact residential zoning and regulatory reforms with financial assistance for the residential infrastructure.” He described a program that has already financed projects supporting more than 3,300 housing units over two rounds and said the bill also shortens plan‑review timelines to 10 days when private providers are used.

The bill would permit a permit applicant to hire a qualified private provider — a certified building official, architect, professional engineer or licensed home inspector who is not affiliated with the project — to provide plan review and inspections when the local unit’s ordinance allows. The local unit would retain final authority to issue permits and certificates of occupancy; under the proposal the local unit would keep 50% of the fee for permitting when the private provider performs the work, and the private provider must carry specified insurance and sign an affidavit confirming qualifications and lack of financial interest.

City and county witnesses generally supported the residential infrastructure fund language but urged amendments and implementation clarifications for the third‑party inspection provisions. Abby Brands of the City of Indianapolis said her office’s “single family residential first review time is 1 to 2 days,” and asked for enough lead time to build a separate workflow if private plan‑review options are added. AIM and county officials asked for clarity on timelines, how unified development applications and impact‑fee processes would be handled, and removal of impact fees from the bill’s 50%‑fee split because impact fees are not inspection costs.

Supporters including the Indiana Apartment Association, Indiana Association of Realtors and the American Institute of Architects backed the infrastructure priorities and the program’s earlier rounds; Chris Lee (Indiana Apartment Association) and Maggie McShane (Indiana Association of Realtors) said the residential infrastructure fund has helped infill and single‑family projects across the state.

Committee members pressed for protections and asked how the proposal would prevent developers from bypassing local review; Representative Miller and stakeholders said the application must be complete and the local unit retains authority to accept or reject inspections and certificates. The sponsor said the proposal both preserves local control and offers a pathway to speed permitting when local offices are backlogged.

The committee did not vote on HB 1005; Representative Miller said he is working with stakeholders on a technical amendment and the chair held the bill for further testimony and amendment next week.","House Bill 1005 would prioritize infrastructure funding for communities that adopt pro‑housing zoning and would let permit applicants hire qualified private providers to perform plan review and inspections for one‑ and two‑unit homes and townhouses when local ordinances allow; the committee heard extensive implementation questions and held the bill for amendment.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6118569,"Committee approves amendment and recommits House Bill 1641 on local‑government cleanup and TIF clarifications",3078,2421000,5499000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2723409-cfe0480035dd001e242599d32be9dee5&start=2421&end=5499","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2723409-cfe0480035dd001e242599d32be9dee5/thumbnail_2421000.jpg","/articles/6118569/Indiana/Committee-approves-amendment-and-recommits-House-Bill-1641-on-localgovernment-cleanup-and-TIF-clarifications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6118569-8222df351c5011b9f643b7fb8377f417/orig.mp4?Expires=1773584077&Signature=ZNzo77XeDTB4pFcqWY-lWsv-2hEm17IvnN2DQXKkaMOwT8s9OuorbmjaNuhjrVQrKsJWsvAqYGOg9WVT6fQl02m1PZpUfU4VP5b7NQOYCvsiyeZuRjfYKEsdrgDahPXPmjlZZWB5orKCccx3eBI58pWNqCGnZOgEOS6eTbIZL0vuYvcU4KFeXlUVe1OiJpLLixCyzBtaszcMHjNDlZEDYSYKWo~llWLrGAA4sWSPYSq2cf7XCCINQtQPXRnH4ru-Rvqw9bjpz4h5BDjhUXsYAj4wBtBrZfNYgDpm1Bp2HRWEuFjP0EfGwMh5wHuoJIyv5IdJ8sxVhsoXzBJr9BNZdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee approved an amended version of House Bill 1641 — a package of local‑government clarifications and cleanups — and voted to recommit the bill to the tax and fiscal committee after testimony from local governments, hospitals and the apartment industry.

Representative Meltzer, the bill’s sponsor, described HB 1641 as a cleanup bill addressing a range of items: allowing attorney–client communications in executive session, clarifying who may sign burial transit permits, aligning hospital board meeting frequencies, adding an exhaustion of administrative remedies requirement for county jail claims (similar to the federal Prison Litigation Reform Act), raising a county purchase threshold and retaining current treatment of apartments under tax‑increment financing (TIF) rules.

“Mystery” language in prior code had prompted concern that multifamily apartment projects could be reclassified for TIF purposes; Christopher Lee of the Indiana Apartment Association said the bill restores longstanding practice that treats apartments as commercial for TIF purposes and argued that without that treatment many urban infill apartment projects would not be economically viable.

Sydney Chiresney of the Indiana County Commissioners Association and representatives from cities and towns told the committee they support several provisions — including the executive‑session clarification and the burial‑transit language — and asked for technical fixes on items such as the county purchase‑price threshold increase. Representatives of local governments said they had worked with the sponsor on many of the items over the summer.

Senators asked multiple questions about the TIF language, the scope of the new county‑contract clarifications and possible implications for taxing units. Representative Meltzer said the TIF change is intended to keep apartments in the commercial TIF category so projects continue to pencil.

Senator Buck moved the bill as amended and requested recommittal to tax and fiscal. The committee approved the motion on a recorded roll call; the committee chair announced the vote as 9‑0 in favor. The bill was ordered recommitted to tax and fiscal for further consideration.","House Bill 1641, a multi‑topic local‑government cleanup bill that included changes on executive‑session attorney communications, burial transit permits, county contract authority, PLRA‑style exhaustion for county jail claims and TIF treatment for apartments, was amended and recommitted to tax and fiscal after committee action passed 9–0.","actionData","errors"]

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Indiana committee hears House Bill 1477 on mobile-home parks; bill held for further work

House Bill 1005 expands residential infrastructure priorities and allows private plan‑review/inspection option; bill held for amendment

Committee approves amendment and recommits House Bill 1641 on local‑government cleanup and TIF clarifications