Indiana · 2026 session · house
+1154 / −1200 · Large
This version of HB 1315 substantially expands the township reorganization framework by establishing comprehensive rules for fire protection territories, township services districts, and property tax levy calculations. The amendments clarify that townships participating in fire protection territories or districts without operating their own fire departments remain eligible for reorganization, with those territories continuing intact afterward. When municipalities become designated units for reorganized townships, they must create separate urban and rural township services districts with distinct levy mechanisms, requiring county fiscal body approval for rural district levies by October 15 annually. The bill introduces detailed property tax levy formulas tied to 2027 baselines and 2028 growth quotients, prohibits shifting pre-2028 pension obligations to new taxpayers, and establishes transparency requirements for reorganization plans. The reorganization deadline shifts from June 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, and extensive renumbering changes reflect the bill's substantial expansion.
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