SB 85 Indiana Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Drainage task force.

Summary
Establishes a drainage task force consisting of six members of the senate, six members of the house of representatives, and seven other individuals. Requires the task force to: (1) review the responsibilities of landowners and state and local authorities under current laws relating to the drainage of land; (2) make certain determinations concerning drainage and regulatory matters; and (3) determine whether the balance between state authority and local authority over drainage of agricultural land favors state authority more in Indiana than in neighboring states. Authorizes the task force to make recommendations. Requires the task force to issue a report and, not later than December 1, 2023, submit the report to the executive director of the legislative services agency for distribution to the members of the general assembly and to the governor.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 4, 2022 Signed Mar 7, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 14, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 7, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Returned to the Senate without amendments
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 174: yeas 91, nays 4
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 25: yeas 45, nays 2
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors