# Indiana SB 15: Right-of-way and thoroughfares.

Indiana SB 15, Right-of-way and thoroughfares., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Blake Doriot (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (House sponsor: Representative Aylesworth) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 15
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Right-of-way and thoroughfares.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-03, House sponsor: Representative Aylesworth
- Sponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: local government
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a county to use eminent domain to increase the apparent right-of-way for a county highway, instead of by requiring dedication of additional right-of-way as part of a subdivision plat. Requires a county, city, or town (unit) to use eminent domain to expand an existing thoroughfare, instead of by requiring dedication of private property as part of a subdivision plat. Prohibits a unit that must proceed with eminent domain regarding a right-of-way or thoroughfare from imposing an additional fee on an applicant for filing a subdivision plat.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-03: House sponsor: Representative Aylesworth (House)
- 2025-01-14: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Senator Byrne added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Doriot (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.01.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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.01.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-SB15-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).