2022 Public Policy

2022 General Assembly: Below are some of the bills that the FHCCI monitored:

• HB 1038 – STUDENT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS (HARRIS JR. E) – No committee hearing; dead bill.
• HB 1048 – SHERIFF’S SALE IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACTION (EBERHART S): Allows the sheriff to conduct a public auction electronically. Raises the amount that a sheriff can charge for administrative fees from $200 to $350. Makes a conforming amendment. Makes a technical correction. Amendment added that prevents those with a record of property violations or delinquent property taxes from making a purchase at a sheriff’s sale.
  • House Local Government: Do Pass 10-1.
  • House Ways & Means: Do Pass 14-0.
  • House Floor:
    • Second Reading: You can watch the floor debate here. Go to Jan 26 in the dropdown and scroll to ???? for the start of HB 1048.
    • Third Reading: Do Pass 87-3.
  • Senate Local Government: Do Pass with amendment 10-0. You can watch the floor debate here. Go to Feb 10 in the dropdown and scroll to 8:28 for the start of HB 1048.
  • Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy: Do Pass 13-0. You can watch the floor debate here. Go to Feb 22 in the dropdown and scroll to 9:15 for the start of HB 1048.
  • Senate Floor: Do Pass with amendments 50-0.
  • Press of Interest:
    • Slumlord property owners sweep up homes at foreclosure sales. A new bill could stop them., Indy Star, February 21, 2022
• HB 1064 – ASSOCIATIONAL STANDING FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW (ENGLEMAN K): Provides that an association or representative organization that meets certain requirements has standing to: (1) bring a declaratory judgment action as to an ordinance adopted under the planning and development law; and (2) obtain judicial review of a zoning decision.
  • House Judiciary: You can watch the hearing here. Go to Jan 12 in the dropdown and scroll to 48:05 for the start of HB 1064.
  • Dead bill.
• HB 1129 – SALE OF RESIDENCE FOR DELINQUENT TAXES PROHIBITED (JACOB J) – No committee hearing; dead bill.
• HB 1214 – RESIDENTIAL EVICTION ACTIONS (MANNING E): Defines an “eviction action information provider” as a person that compiles, furnishes, or publishes information that: (1) concerns an eviction action that is filed in a court in Indiana; and (2) is available in records kept by a clerk of a court in Indiana with jurisdiction over the eviction action (eviction action information).
  • FHCCI supports the eviction sealing portions of this bill but does not support preemption of local courts and settlement conferences.
  • House Judiciary: Do Pass with amendment 11-0. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Jan 19 in the dropdown and scroll to 4:50 for the start of HB 1214.
  • House Floor Third Reading: Do Pass 89-0. You can watch floor vote here. Go to Jan 25-Part 1 and scroll to 1:09:50 for HB 1214.
  • Senate Judiciary:
    • February 9: You can watch the hearing here. Go to Feb 9 and scroll to 2:39:29 for HB 1214.
    • February 16: Do Pass with amendment 6-1. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Feb 16 and scroll to 18:22 for HB 1214.
  • Senate Floor:
    • Second Reading: You can watch the comments here. Go to Feb 21 and scroll to 48:05 for HB 1214.
    • Third Reading: Do Pass 49-0. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Feb 22 and scroll to 1:13:11 for HB 1214.
  • Press of Interest:
    • House advances bill aimed at sealing eviction filings from tenant records in some instances, WBAA, January 20, 2022
    • IN Bill Would Seal Certain Eviction Records, Indiana Public News Service, February 3, 2022
    • Bill to expunge eviction records passes in House, Indianapolis Recorder, February 4, 2022
    • Indiana bill could allow some eviction records to be sealed, Fox 59, February 21, 2022
    • Senate unanimously passes bill that would seal eviction filings in some instances, Indiana Public Media, February 22, 2022
• HB 1277 – REQUESTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AT RENTAL PROPERTIES (MOED J) – No committee hearing; dead bill.
• HB 1306 – HOUSING TASK FORCE (MILLER D): Establishes the housing task force (task force) to review issues related to housing and housing shortages in Indiana. Sets forth membership, and requires the task force to issue a report to the general assembly and the governor not later than November 1, 2022.
  • FHCCI supports this bill with a needed amendment to include housing advocates on the task force.
  • House Government and Regulatory Reform: Do Pass with amendment 11-0. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Jan 19 in the dropdown and scroll to 33:10 for the start of HB 1306.
  • House Floor:
    • Second Reading: You can watch floor debate here. Go to Jan 24-Part 2 and scroll to 57:00 for HB 1306 amendment discussion.
    • Third Reading: Do Pass 70-20. You can watch floor vote here. Go to Jan 25-Part 1 and scroll to 1:36:09 for HB 1306.
  • Senate Commerce & Technology: Do Pass with amendment 10-0. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Feb 17 and scroll to 11:27 for HB 1306.
  • Senate Floor: Do Pass with amendments 48-0.
  • Press of Interest:
    • House committee discusses forming task force to examine housing shortage, The Statehouse File, January 19, 2022
    • Affordable housing woes: Task force to examine building rules in effort to drop state’s housing costs, The Republic, May 15, 2022
• HB 1325 – PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (PRYOR C)
  • No committee hearing; dead bill.
  • Press on this bill:
    • Indiana Black Legislative Caucus announces legislative agenda, Indianapolis Recorder, January 11, 2022
    • Indiana Black legislators introduce legislation to ‘dismantle discriminatory systems’, Indiana Lawyer, January 12, 2022
    • Rep. Pryor: Black homeownership rates are declining. Here’s what Indiana can do about it., Indy Star, January 13, 2022
• HB 1326 – DISCRIMINATORY LENDING AND APPRAISAL PRACTICES (PRYOR C)
  • No committee hearing; dead bill.
  • Press on this bill:
    • Indiana Black Legislative Caucus announces legislative agenda, Indianapolis Recorder, January 11, 2022
    • Indiana Black legislators introduce legislation to ‘dismantle discriminatory systems’, Indiana Lawyer, January 12, 2022
    • Rep. Pryor: Black homeownership rates are declining. Here’s what Indiana can do about it., Indy Star, January 13, 2022
    • Indiana House bill takes aim at discriminatory lending and home appraisals, Indy Star, January 13, 2022
    • Indiana bill targeting discrimination in housing market dies without hearing, Indy Star, January 26, 2022
• HB 1396 – BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIVERSITY (PACK R) – No committee hearing; dead bill.
• HB 1397 – PROHIBITION ON SOURCE OF INCOME DISCRIMINATION (PACK R) – No committee hearing; dead bill.
• HB 1400 – REGULATION OF RENTAL PROPERTIES (MOED J)
  • No committee hearing; dead bill.
  • Press of Interest:
    • ‘Afraid the whole building was going to collapse:’ Bills would fight negligent landlords, Indy Star, January 20, 2022
• SB 62 – SALE OF TAX SALE PROPERTIES TO NONPROFITS (YOUNG M): Permits a county treasurer to offer for sale a tract or item of real property on the county auditor’s tax sale list to an eligible nonprofit entity prior to a regularly scheduled tax sale. 
  • Senate Local Government. Do Pass with amendment 9-1. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Jan 27 in the dropdown and scroll to 1:16:54 for the start of SB 62.
  • Senate Floor: Do Pass 48-0.
  • House Judiciary: Do Pass with amendment 12-1. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Feb 17 in the dropdown and scroll to 32:55 for the start of SB 62.
  • House Floor:
    • Second Reading: You can watch the amendment debate here. Go to Feb 21-Part 2 and scroll to 3:40 for SB 62 amendment discussion.
    • Third Reading: Do Pass 91-2. You can watch the floor debate here. Go to Feb 22-Part 2 and scroll to 12:48 for the start of SB 62.
  • Press of Interest:
    • Bill could open up properties to more nonprofits, increase affordable housing, WFYI, February 28, 2022
• SB 128 – PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION IN CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES (LANANE T)
  • No committee hearing; dead bill.
  • Press of Interest:
    • Jennifer Wagner: Legislature must pass protections for LGBTQ Hoosiers, IBJ, January 14, 2022
• SB 139 – MANUFACTURED HOUSING (DORIOT B): Prohibits a governmental body from regulating or restricting the installation of a mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure based on the age or size of the mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure, regardless of whether: (1) the mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure; or (2) the lot on which, or the mobile home community in which, it is or will be located or installed; constitutes a conforming structure or use, or a legal, nonconforming structure or use. 
  • Senate Local Government: Do Pass with amendment 7-2. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Jan 20 in the dropdown and scroll to 2:22:30 for the start of SB 139.
  • Senate Floor: Do Pass 36-13.
  • House Local Government: Do Pass with amendment 12-0. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Feb 16 in the dropdown and scroll to 10:16 for the start of SB 139.
  • House Floor:
    • Second Reading: You can watch the amending discussion here. Go to Feb 22-Part 2 and scroll to 4:25 for the start of SB 139.
    • Third Reading: Do Pass 82-3.
• SB 230 – ENFORCEMENT OF HABITABILITY STANDARDS (QADDOURA F): Amended bill for a summer study committee on issues of habitability in housing rentals.
  • Senate Local Government: Do Pass with amendment 10-0. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Jan 24 in the dropdown and scroll to 1:56 for the start of SB 230 (it’s the first bill heard).
  • Senate Floor: Do Pass 47-1.
  • Press of Interest:
    • ‘Afraid the whole building was going to collapse:’ Bills would fight negligent landlords, Indy Star, January 20, 2022
    • Most bills to protect renters in Indiana will not advance, WTIU, January 27, 2022
• SB 233 – DISCLOSURE OF EVICTION INFORMATION (TAYLOR G) – No committee hearing; dead bill.
• SB 408 – COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (ZAY A): Amends the statute authorizing a bank or trust company to make investments in community based economic development to also authorize investments in: (1) any community and economic development entity, community development project, or other public welfare investment; and (2) tax equity finance transactions; subject to the investments being made in compliance with applicable federal regulations and any regulation, rule, policy, or guidance adopted by the department of financial institutions.
  • Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions: Do Pass with amendment 9-0. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Jan 19 in the dropdown and scroll to 1:09:00 for the start of SB 408.
  • Senate Floor: Do Pass 46-0.
  • House Financial Institutions and Insurance: Do Pass 11-0. You can watch the hearing here. Go to Feb 15 in the dropdown and scroll to 18:37 for the start of SB 408.
  • House Floor: Do Pass 93-1.

Other legislative information:

• FHCCI Policy Briefs:
  • Passing a Comprehensive and Inclusive Hate Crime Law
  • Combatting Housing Displacement
• Reports/Studies of Interest:
  • State interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South, Hunter Blair, David Cooper, Julia Wolfe, and Jaimie Worker, September 30, 2020
  • State Preemption of Local Equitable Housing Policies, Local Solutions Support Center, 2019

General Guidance: Nonprofits can lobby! In Indiana, nonprofits interested in providing testimony on specific legislation may need to register as a lobbyist with the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission. You should also review this excellent resource on nonprofit lobbying put together by our colleagues at Prosperity Indiana. Please speak out in the General Assembly on bills impacting your constituents or members and provide your valuable knowledge.

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