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SB125 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Greg Taylor
Last action
2025-12-11
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide additional details about the bill's impact or limitations beyond what is stated.

Marion County Small Claims Court Rules

This bill changes Indiana law to require certain landlord-tenant disputes and property possession cases in Marion County to be handled by small claims court.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires landlord-tenant disputes about unpaid rent under $10,000 to go to small claims court in Marion County.
  • Makes sure that actions for the return of property worth less than $10,000 must also be filed in Marion County's small claims court.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Landlords and tenants in disputes over unpaid rent under $10,000 in Marion County.
  • People or businesses trying to get back property worth less than $10,000 in Marion County.

Terms To Know

Possessory action
A legal case where someone tries to take control of something that belongs to another person.
Small claims court
A type of court for resolving disputes over small amounts of money or property.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the amount is exactly $10,000.
  • It only affects Marion County and does not change rules in other parts of Indiana.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-11 Senate

    Authored by Senator Taylor G

  2. 2025-12-11 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.
Marion County small claims court jurisdiction.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

Marion County small claims court jurisdiction.

Requires the following cases to be filed in a Marion County small claims court: (1) A possessory action between a landlord and a tenant in which the past due rent does not exceed $10,000. (2) An action for the possession of property where the value of the property does not exceed $10,000.