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HB1390 • 2026

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

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

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Shane Lindauer
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on what happens if a person disagrees with the fair market value or future implications.

Property Purchase and Compensation Act

This act requires the Indiana Department of Transportation to offer at least 125% of a property's fair market value when buying it for public use and allows people whose property is damaged by public works to sue for compensation.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Indiana Department of Transportation to make an original offer equal to 125% of the fair market value of a property when purchasing it for a project.
  • Provides that a person having an interest in a property that is damaged as a result of public use can bring an inverse condemnation claim.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who own or have an interest in property that the Indiana Department of Transportation wants to buy.
  • The Indiana Department of Transportation when it needs to purchase property for projects.

Terms To Know

Eminent domain
The power of a government to take private property for public use, usually with compensation.
Inverse condemnation claim
A legal action where someone whose property is damaged by the government can ask for payment or other remedies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a person disagrees with the fair market value offered.
  • It's unclear how this will affect future property purchases and damages beyond those covered in the act.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Representative Bartels added as coauthor

  2. 2026-01-08 House

    Authored by Representative Lindauer

  3. 2026-01-08 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
Eminent domain.

Current Bill Text

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

Eminent domain.

Requires the Indiana department of transportation (department) to make an original offer that is equal to 125% of the fair market value of a property when purchasing the property for a project. Provides that a person having an interest in a property that is damaged as a result of a public use is entitled to bring an inverse condemnation claim.