# Indiana HB 1079: Property matters.

Indiana HB 1079, Property matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Alex Zimmerman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1079
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Property matters.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: judiciary, the senate
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (185 yes, 34 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Provides that if a tenant does not claim the tenant's property within 45 days after receiving a certain notice, a warehouseman or storage facility may sell the tenant's property (current law requires a warehouseman or storage facility to wait 90 days).

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Renters get less time to reclaim belongings: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana renters have 45 days, down from 90, to claim property held under this tenant-property storage law. The clock starts when the tenant receives the required notice. If the tenant does not claim the belongings within 45 days, the warehouse or storage facility may sell th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 64 | 21 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 76 | 11 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Public Law 154 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 462: yeas 64, nays 21 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-03-26: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 280: yeas 45, nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 242: yeas 76, nays 11 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate sponsor: Senator Alexander (House)
- 2025-02-19: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-04: Representative Haggard added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Zimmerman (House)
- 2025-01-08: Coauthored by Representatives Pierce K and Engleman (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1079/versions/HB1079.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1079/versions/HB1079.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1079/versions/HB1079.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1079/versions/HB1079.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1079/versions/HB1079.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1079/versions/HB1079.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1079/versions/HB1079.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1079/versions/HB1079.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1079-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).