# Indiana SB 351: Municipal parks and recreation board.

Indiana SB 351, Municipal parks and recreation board., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Gaskill (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 351
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Municipal parks and recreation board.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: local government, the house
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (187 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows a resident of the library district to be appointed to the parks and recreation board of a third class city or a town.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 44 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Public Law 133 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 476: yeas 44, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-03-25: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 312: yeas 94, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 156: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: House sponsor: Representative Lawson (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Niemeyer added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Authored by Senator Gaskill (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0351/versions/SB0351.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0351/versions/SB0351.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0351/versions/SB0351.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0351/versions/SB0351.03.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/SB0351/versions/SB0351.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0351/versions/SB0351.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0351/versions/SB0351.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0351/versions/SB0351.03.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-SB351-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).