Renaming cities.
Summary
Provides that the statute that permits a city to change its name does not apply to a city if the city is named in the Constitution of the State of Indiana or in the Indiana Code. Provides the following with regard to a petition to change the name of a city: (1) Petitioners must file the petition with the county board of registration signed by the number of voters equal to 2% of the votes cast in the last election for secretary of state in the city. (2) If the county board of registration finds that the petition meets the statutory criteria, the county election board shall place the question of the name change on the ballot provided for voters in the city at the first general or municipal election following certification of the public question.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2021
Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2021
How they voted
34–10
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Feb 2, 2021
D
Democratic11
63% Nay
R
Republican36
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 43: yeas 36, nays 11
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
P
Jim Tomes
RRepublican
P
Mike Speedy
RRepublican
Co
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
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