# Indiana HB 1460: Drainage systems.

Indiana HB 1460, Drainage systems., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Jim Pressel (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1460
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Drainage systems.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: utilities, the senate, local government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (170 yes, 43 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a unit to use data from the most recent: (1) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps; and (2) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas; to calculate and regulate storm water runoff from a developed or undeveloped plat. Authorizes a unit to use data from the neighboring state in closest proximity to the developed or undeveloped plat under consideration. Requires a plan commission or plat committee to take action on a plat application, including meeting with any stakeholders with a financial interest in the application, not later than 30 days after receiving the application. Provides that if a plan commission or plat committee fails to make written findings and a decision granting or denying primary approval to a plat not later than 60 days after a public hearing, then the plat is considered to have received primary approval.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Edmond Soliday (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | House reconsidered dissent and concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 59 | 18 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 64 | 23 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Public Law 172 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-21: House reconsidered dissent and concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 507: yeas 59, nays 18 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Senator Niemeyer added as advisor (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senator Doriot added as conferee (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senator Niemeyer removed as conferee (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House conferees appointed: Pressel and Pierce M (House)
- 2025-04-10: Senate advisors appointed: Dernulc and Jackson L (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House advisors appointed: Soliday, Patterson and Hamilton (House)
- 2025-04-10: Senate conferees appointed: Niemeyer and Yoder (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: House dissented from Senate amendments (House)
- 2025-03-26: Motion to dissent filed (House)
- 2025-03-19: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 252: yeas 47, nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-06: Cosponsors: Senators Dernulc and Doriot (House)
- 2025-02-06: Senate sponsor: Senator Niemeyer (House)
- 2025-02-06: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 99: yeas 64, nays 23 (House)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-03: Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representative Soliday (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Pressel (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (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
- [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [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-HB1460-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
