# Indiana SB 187: PTABOA appointments.

Indiana SB 187, PTABOA appointments., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Dan Dernulc (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Public Law 73) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 187
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: PTABOA appointments.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Public Law 73
- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: local government, the house, ways and means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the eligibility requirements for service as a member on all county property tax assessment boards of appeal (PTABOA) to provide that any member appointed to the PTABOA must be a resident of Indiana for the entirety of the member's term. Provides that the term of an individual serving as a member on a PTABOA on June 30, 2025, who is not a resident of Indiana, expires July 1, 2025. Requires the appropriate county appointing authority to appoint the individual's successor.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Harold Slager (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-16: Public Law 73 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House)
- 2025-03-31: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 332: yeas 90, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: Reassigned to Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-06: Representative Aylesworth added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: House sponsor: Representative Olthoff (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Cosponsor: Representative Slager (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senator Niemeyer added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 69: yeas 50, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Dernulc (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0187/versions/SB0187.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0187/versions/SB0187.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0187/versions/SB0187.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0187/versions/SB0187.03.COMH?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
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0187/versions/SB0187.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0187/versions/SB0187.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0187/versions/SB0187.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0187/versions/SB0187.03.COMH?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-SB187-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).