HB 1001 changesHousing matters.

What changed

+161 / −376 words · LargeConfidence: high

This version of HB 1001 represents a fundamental restructuring that removes virtually all substantive housing policy provisions from the bill. The changes eliminate the entire framework of state-mandated housing reforms, including requirements for local governments to permit accessory dwelling units, restrictions on parking and lot size regulations, impact fee limitations, annual housing data reporting obligations to the state, residential housing development programs with tax increment financing provisions, stormwater and floodplain management requirements, and provisions allowing municipalities to opt out of various housing mandates by December 31, 2026. The bill also removes amendments that would have increased housing authority construction cost caps, deleted advisory committee and public hearing requirements for impact fee ordinances, and struck provisions governing subdivision control restrictions. What remains is essentially a shell bill with only an emergency clause to provide immediate effectiveness upon passage.

Change log

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Technical/conforming change

  This section removes portions of text that appear to be continuation material from an appendix. The removed content includes procedural requirements for public hearings regarding impact fees (including notice posting and publication requirements) and the beginning of a new statutory chapter dealing with parking, lot size, density, and stair/elevator requirements. Without context showing what remains in the appendix or bill, this appears to be structural reorganization rather than substantive policy change.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Municipal opt-out provisions for dwelling regulations entirely removed

  This section removed multiple provisions that previously allowed municipalities to opt out of certain housing regulations by December 31, 2026. The removed text included opt-out authority for fee restrictions, street improvement requirements, minimum lot size rules (including 1,400 square foot and density requirements), and setback/open space limitations for small lots. All references to municipal ordinance adoption deadlines of December 31, 2026, have been eliminated.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Removal of provisions limiting local government requirements for building conversions and parking regulations

  This section has been completely removed from the bill. The deleted text previously restricted local governments from imposing certain requirements on building conversions, including prohibitions on requiring traffic impact studies, additional parking spaces, utility upgrades beyond minimum capacity, and certain design requirements. It also contained provisions regarding parking regulations that would have applied to permit applications submitted after December 31, 2028, with opt-out provisions allowing local units to exempt themselves by December 31, 2026. The removal means these restrictions on local government authority will not be enacted.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Technical/conforming change

  This section contains only formatting and cross-reference instructions that were part of the bill's amendment or drafting process and has been removed in the final version. The content consists of instructions for page deletions, insertions, and technical edits rather than substantive legal provisions.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Removed provisions governing subdivision control restrictions and impact zone geographical requirements

  This section deleted two distinct provisions. First, it removed a prohibition on legislative bodies adopting ordinances that allow property owners to restrict subdivision of their property through recorded plats or other methods, with an exception for applications filed before July 1, 2026. Second, it removed detailed requirements for impact zones designated after June 30, 2026, including criteria for functional relationships, uniform benefits, contiguity requirements, and public hearing obligations for units adopting or amending impact fees.

• PREAMBLE >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Entire preamble section removed, eliminating descriptions of housing program, emergency responder systems, and procedural requirements

  This section of the preamble, which described various provisions of the bill including emergency responder communications systems, residential housing development programs, unit review requirements, and housing authority provisions, has been entirely removed. The removed text included descriptions of changes to housing program termination timelines, requirements for units to review development ordinances by January 1, 2027, and provisions regarding housing authority bonds and construction costs. No replacement text was provided.

• APPENDIX

  removedhigh confidence

  Emergency clause and committee amendments struck from bill

  The bill's appendix—containing the emergency declaration and all committee amendments—has been removed entirely. The struck committee amendments had made numerous technical changes, including extending certain deadlines from 2025 to 2026, replacing references to 'townhouse' with 'duplex' throughout, adding restrictions on impact fees for accessory dwelling units, and correcting several IC (Indiana Code) section numbers. With this appendix removed, these committee-level changes no longer appear in the final bill text.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Entire section of legislative amendments and committee instructions removed

  This section, which contained a series of technical amendments to House Bill 1001 (page and line number corrections, deletions, and insertions) along with a committee vote record and a house motion proposing additional amendments, has been completely removed. The deleted content included corrections to infrastructure impact fee language, section renumbering, elevator requirement modifications, housing progress report specifications, and impact fee ordinance requirements. The removal eliminates both the committee's recorded vote (7 yeas, 3 nays) and the subsequent house motion's proposed changes.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Removed advisory committee requirements and public hearing procedures for impact fee ordinances

  This section eliminates provisions establishing an advisory committee to assist units of government in adopting impact fee ordinances, including composition requirements mandating at least 40% representation from development, building, or real estate industries. It also removes public hearing requirements that previously required units to post notices and impact zone improvement plans on websites and publish notice at least 45 days before adoption. Additionally, technical renumbering instructions and references to specific subsections (1309(2), 1309(3)) are removed.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Annual local housing data reporting requirement eliminated

  This section, which required counties, cities, and towns to report housing metrics to a state authority annually starting January 1, 2027, has been removed entirely. The reporting requirements included home sale and rent prices, construction data by affordability level, and disclosure of any statutory housing requirements the unit opted out of by ordinance. The authority's obligation to compile and publish an annual report evaluating housing legislation outcomes from the 2026 session has also been eliminated.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Housing progress reporting requirement for local units deleted

  An entire section requiring local units (counties, cities, and towns) exercising planning and zoning powers to submit annual housing progress reports has been removed. The removed provision would have required detailed annual reporting starting January 1, 2027, including data on proposed, approved, and denied residential units, net new units accounting for demolitions and conversions, and processing times. Local units would have submitted these reports to both the authority and the legislative services agency.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Annual local housing data reporting requirements and state compilation obligations deleted

  This section previously required counties, cities, and towns to report detailed housing data annually to the state authority beginning January 1, 2027, including home sale prices, rents, construction numbers, affordability metrics, and opt-out provisions from certain zoning statutes. The authority was required to compile these reports, publish regional comparisons, and evaluate outcomes of 2026 housing legislation. The entire provision has been removed from the bill.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Entire appendix removed, eliminating stormwater manual review requirements and flood plain mitigation ratio caps

  This section previously contained multiple provisions that are now entirely deleted. The removed text included requirements for the department to review the Indiana Storm Water Quality Manual by December 1, 2026, and report findings to the legislative council. It also established maximum requirements for storm water management basins (pond bank ratios capped at 3:1 and limiting maintenance or safety ledges to one 10-foot ledge). Additionally, it added new code sections defining 'mitigation' for flood plain purposes and capping mitigation requirements at a 3:1 ratio of mitigated land to filled land for flood plain fill projects. All of these provisions are removed in their entirety.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Accessory dwelling unit permitting requirements for municipalities and unincorporated areas removed

  This section entirely removes provisions that would have permitted accessory dwelling units in residential areas within municipalities and in unincorporated areas, subject to certain conditions. The removed text included opt-out deadlines of December 31, 2026, for local units to decline participation, owner-occupancy requirements for units within municipalities, and sewer connection or septic capacity verification requirements for units outside municipalities. All these requirements and permissions are eliminated.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Technical/conforming change

  This section represents continuation text from a prior section that has been removed or restructured. The removed text addressed various restrictions on mixed-use and multi-family residential developments, including height limits, setbacks, parking requirements, and floor-area ratios, with opt-out provisions for local units through December 31, 2026.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Deleted provisions on UDO housing changes and residential housing development program requirements

  This section removes two distinct provisions. First, it eliminates a requirement that a unit provide written description of how a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) was changed to support increased housing development. Second, it removes an entire statutory section (IC 36-7-14-53) governing residential housing development programs, which had allowed commissions to establish such programs through resolution, specified allocation area requirements, and mandated consultation with school superintendents, neighborhood associations, and public meetings before formal submission.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Removal of residential housing development program termination provisions and notice requirements

  This section removes provisions governing residential housing development programs under IC 36-7-14-53.1, effective July 1, 2026. The deleted text included requirements for 30-day advance notice to fiscal officers and school officials before public meetings on proposed allocation areas. It also established program termination timelines—either 20-25 years after the first bond obligation or when bond obligations are satisfied—and allowed counties or municipalities to request reports from the department of local government finance on tax increment financing effects.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Removal of sunset/reinstatement provisions for residential housing development program eligibility rules

  This section, which was scheduled to take effect July 1, 2027, is being removed entirely. It would have reinstated earlier eligibility requirements for residential housing development programs that required less than 1% average annual new single-family home construction in the preceding three years for both county and municipal commissions. The section also contained provisions about economic development target areas and procedural requirements for program adoption.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Entire residential housing development program framework deleted

  This section removes detailed procedural requirements for residential housing development programs, including judicial review provisions, pre-submission consultation requirements with school corporations and neighborhood associations, a 25-year termination limit on programs, and oversight procedures involving the department of local government finance. The deletion also removes the requirement that affected school corporations must approve programs via resolution before they take effect.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Entire appendix section removed (interim study directive, housing authority cost limits, and related amendments)

  This section removes an entire appendix containing multiple provisions. The removed content included: (1) a legislative council directive to study affordable housing development by religious institutions on their own property, set to expire December 31, 2026; (2) amendments to housing authority construction cost limits, raising per-room caps from $2,000 to $4,000 for general housing and $10,000 to $15,000 for elderly/disabled housing; and (3) modifications allowing housing authorities to exceed cost limitations by amounts necessary for financial feasibility rather than a fixed $750 cap. The removal also deleted pages 20-28 and lines 1-39 of page 29 of the original bill.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Entire section governing housing authority bond issuance procedures removed

  This change removes an entire section that previously governed how housing authorities issue bonds, notes, or warrants. The removed text specified requirements for fiscal body approval after public hearing, publication notice procedures, bond characteristics (dates, maturities, denominations, etc.), sale procedures (generally at public sale for not less than par value under IC 5-1-11, with exceptions for federal government sales), signature validity rules, negotiability provisions, and presumptions in enforcement proceedings. The section also allowed negotiated sales at less than par value as an exception to the general public sale requirement.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Technical/conforming change

  This appendix section containing committee reports and procedural motions has been removed. The removed content includes committee vote tallies, statutory cross-reference corrections (changing IC 36-7-4.2 to IC 36-7-4.4 throughout), and amendments related to housing infrastructure fund allocations and floodway definitions. These are procedural/legislative history materials typically not retained in final codified law.

• APPENDIX >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Technical/conforming change

  This section contains legislative instruction language directing deletions, renumbering, and cross-reference corrections throughout the bill. It includes instructions to delete entire sections (including a new flood plain compensatory storage provision), renumber subdivisions consecutively, and update internal cross-references. These are mechanical amendments to conform the bill text rather than substantive policy changes.

• SECTION 31

  addedhigh confidence

  Emergency clause added to make act effective immediately upon passage

  This section adds an emergency declaration for the act, which allows it to take effect immediately upon passage rather than on the standard effective date (typically July 1). The section includes signature lines for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore, and Governor, along with date and time fields for recording when the act becomes law.

• PREAMBLE

  modifiedhigh confidence

  Bill digest and legislative history replaced with standard enrolled act preamble and printing code instructions

  The preamble section was completely restructured from a detailed digest format to the standard enrolled act format. The BEFORE text contained the bill digest, synopsis, effective dates, sponsor information, and complete legislative action history through committee votes and floor passage. The AFTER text replaces all of this with standard printing code instructions explaining how amendments and additions appear in statutory text, followed by the formal enrolled act heading and enacting clause.