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HB1053 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Justin Moed
Last action
2025-12-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences for non-compliance or the exact nature of 'local laws and regulations'.

Tax Sale Parcels Remediation Act

This bill allows county treasurers to require buyers of certain tax sale properties in consolidated cities to submit plans for bringing these properties into compliance with local building codes after the redemption period ends.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows county treasurers to require purchasers of designated parcels of real property located within a consolidated city and purchased at or as part of a tax sale to submit remediation plans describing how they will bring the parcels into compliance with local building codes after the redemption period ends.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County treasurers managing tax sale processes in Indiana.
  • Buyers of properties sold at tax sales within consolidated cities.

Terms To Know

Consolidated city
A type of municipality in Indiana that combines the functions and services of a city and a county, often found in urban areas.
Redemption period
The time frame during which the original owner can reclaim their property by paying back taxes and fees after it has been sold at a tax sale.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if buyers do not submit remediation plans.
  • Only applies to properties in consolidated cities, not all Indiana municipalities.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-05 House

    Authored by Representative Moed

  2. 2025-12-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.
Remediation of tax sale parcels.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

Remediation of tax sale parcels.

Permits a county treasurer to require purchasers of designated parcels of real property that are: (1) located in a consolidated city; and (2) subject to tax sale, and purchased at or as a separate part of a tax sale; to submit remediation plans describing how the purchasers will bring the parcels of real property into compliance with a building code or ordinance of a consolidated city after the redemption period ends.