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SB229 • 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
Senator Stacey Donato
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the consequences of breaking new rules or the impact on existing contracts.

Indiana Time Share and Camping Club Purchase Law

This bill amends Indiana's property laws by adding requirements for buying time shares and camping club memberships, giving buyers up to 14 days to cancel their purchase, and prohibiting notaries from participating in transactions if they have a personal interest or work for one of the parties involved.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds conditions that must be met before someone can sign a contract to buy an interest in a time share unit.
  • Gives people who buy time shares or join camping clubs up to 14 days to cancel their purchase, excluding Sundays and legal holidays.
  • Prohibits notaries from performing notarial acts for transactions if they are an interest holder or work for one of the parties involved.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to buy time shares or join camping clubs
  • Notary publics

Terms To Know

time share unit
A part ownership in a vacation property that allows the owner to use it for a certain period each year.
notarial act
An official action by a notary public, like signing papers or witnessing signatures.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences of breaking these new rules.
  • It is unclear how this will affect existing time share and camping club contracts.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Donato

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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

Various transaction matters.

Provides that certain conditions must be met before a person may sign a sales contract to purchase an interest in a time share unit. Provides that a purchaser has the right to cancel a camping club membership or time share purchase within 14 days after the execution of the sales contract, excluding Sundays and legal holidays (current law is 72 hours). Prohibits a notary public from performing a notarial act for a transaction when the notary public is an: (1) interest holder; or (2) officer, director, manager, or other agent; of a party to the transaction.