# Indiana HB 1473: Pocket annexations.

Indiana HB 1473, Pocket annexations., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Gregory Steuerwald (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-20 (First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1473
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Pocket annexations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-02-20, First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- Sponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: local government, the senate
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (89 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows a municipality to annex unincorporated property that becomes completely surrounded by the municipality after June 30, 2025. Requires the municipality to: (1) adopt an annexation fiscal plan; (2) provide notice to landowners in the territory; and (3) hold a public hearing. Provides that the following apply in a pocket annexation: (1) The annexation territory may be divided by railroad tracks. (2) The annexation territory satisfies the contiguity requirements, if the territory on at least one side of the railroad tracks is contiguous to the municipality.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Lehman (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 89 | 1 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-02-20: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-10: Representative Jeter added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-10: Senate sponsor: Senator Walker K (House)
- 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 89, nays 1 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Representative Lehman added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Steuerwald (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1473/versions/HB1473.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1473/versions/HB1473.01.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
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1473/versions/HB1473.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1473/versions/HB1473.01.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-HB1473-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).