# Indiana HB 1243: Prepayment of assessment installments.

Indiana HB 1243, Prepayment of assessment installments., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Kyle Miller (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-05 (Authored by Representative Miller K) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1243
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Prepayment of assessment installments.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-01-05, Authored by Representative Miller K
- Sponsor: Kyle Miller (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: local government
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Revises a provision of the municipal Barrett Law to: (1) require a municipal works board to establish a policy to permit an owner of real property in the municipality that has filed a waiver to pay the property owner's assessments in deferred installments to prepay the property owner's assessment; and (2) specify that the policy must allow such a property owner to pay the assessment in full at any time, including within the year in which the waiver is filed to pay assessments in deferred installments, while retaining the provision in current law for payment in full at any time after the expiration of the first year after the filing of the waiver.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kyle Miller (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2026-01-05: Authored by Representative Miller K (House)
- 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1243/versions/HB1243.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed)
- HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed)
- HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed)
- HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed)
- HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed)
- HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1243/versions/HB1243.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026)
- [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026)
- [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026)
- [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026)
- [HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1200-2026)
- [HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1115-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1243-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).