Department of local government finance.

Indiana · 2026 session · house

HB 1210Department of local government finance.

Status: Signed into law
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — Signed by the Governor
Primary sponsor: Craig Snow (Republican)

AGENCIES; Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV)
AGENCIES; Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF)
AGENCIES; Office of Technology (IOT)
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; Generally
CITIES AND TOWNS; Generally
COUNTIES; Jackson
COUNTIES; Vanderburgh
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COURTS; Generally
FIREFIGHTERS; Fire Departments and Districts
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; Long Term Care Facilities

Latest change summary

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This version of HB 1210 comprehensively restructures assessment authority and procedures for industrial facilities in designated qualifying counties. The most significant change transfers assessment responsibility for industrial facilities from local assessors to the Department of Local Government Finance, which will act as the county's agent. The bill removes multiple provisions governing municipal debt service tax rates, homeowners association governance (including board voting rights and rental restrictions), and approximately 15 administrative code citations (50 IAC 18 and 19 series). New procedural guardrails require county assessors seeking to appeal industrial facility assessments to obtain fiscal body approval through written cost estimates and resolutions confirming appropriations before spending public funds. The bill also imposes strict evidentiary requirements—county assessors must state their contended assessed value and provide substantial evidence or face dismissal with no further appeal rights.

Department of Local Government Finance assumes assessment responsibility for industrial facilities in qualifying counties, acting as county agent and displacing local assessor authority

County assessors must obtain county fiscal body resolution approval and meet appropriation requirements before spending public money on industrial facility assessment appeals

County assessor appeals require stating contended assessed value with substantial evidence or face dismissal with no right to re-appeal

Eliminates municipal expenditure tax rate continuation formulas for outstanding debt obligations, including 1.25x multiplier for debt service calculations

Removes homeowners association governance provisions including board membership requirements, voting rights, and rental property voting restrictions

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HB 1210Department of local government finance.

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