Midwest continental divide commission.
Summary
Allows an eligible county and city to establish by ordinance, a Midwest continental divide commission and district for the purpose of acquiring, developing, funding, constructing, equipping, and owning economic improvement projects in or serving the district. Amends an appropriation made in P.L.201-2023 to the northern Indiana regional economic development authority to allow funds to be used to support and fund the commission and the commission's projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed May 1, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
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Senate Bill (S)
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MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from an enrolled act to a draft Senate Bill version, with substantive changes to eligibility criteria and definitions. The most significant policy change is that eligibility for the Midwest Continental Divide Commission now requires counties and cities to include or be adjacent to a reservation site, replacing the previous population-based thresholds. This shifts the focus from population size to geographic relationship with tribal lands.
Scope change
The bill's applicability changed from counties and cities meeting specific population thresholds to those containing or adjacent to reservation sites, narrowing the potential geographic scope based on tribal land location rather than population size.
ELIGIBILITY
Changed 'eligible county' definition from population between 250,000 and 300,000 to counties that include a reservation site
Changed 'eligible city' definition from population between 100,000 and 110,000 to cities that include or are adjacent to a reservation site
Removed the detailed definition of 'net income' that specified budget and reserve deductions
DEFINITION
Updated section references from 'board appointed under section 18' to 'board appointed under section 19'
Added new definition for 'bonds' to clarify the commission's debt instruments
TECHNICAL
Reformatted document structure from enrolled act to Senate Bill draft format with updated session information
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 10, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 474: yeas 38, nays 4
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 406: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 93: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Niezgodski) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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