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Committee advances bill to modernize self-service storage rules, adds renter protections

Senate Judiciary Committee · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The Senate committee approved Senate Bill 118, which allows self-service storage rental agreements and notices to be handled electronically and extends the time before a facility may dispose of a renter's property from 15 to 30 days. The amendment was negotiated with the Self Storage Association and passed by an 8-1 roll call.

Senate Bill 118, aimed at modernizing how rental agreements and notices are handled at self-service storage facilities, moved forward in committee after an amendment negotiated with industry representatives.

Senator Dorio presented the amendment, saying it "specifies that a self-storage facility owner may not use new subsections in the bill... if the renter is subject to lien enforcement under IC 26-3-8-12" and that it extends the time…

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