# Indiana SB 436: Conversion to Class 3 city status.

Indiana SB 436, Conversion to Class 3 city status., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Bohacek (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 436
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Conversion to Class 3 city status.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- Sponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: local government
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that if the population of a second class city is reported by two consecutive federal decennial censuses (census) as having a population of less than 31,500, the city becomes a third class city on January 1: (1) of the calendar year following the next municipal election held after the most recent census; or (2) of the calendar year following the second municipal election held after the most recent census, if the effective date of the most recent census and the municipal election are in the same calendar year. Provides that if a city's population is less than 31,500 in the 2010 and 2020 censuses, the city becomes a third class city on January 1, 2027. Provides that the population of the second class city is calculated by subtracting the portion of the population of the city consisting of prison inmates from the population of the city reported by the federal decennial census.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Bohacek (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0436/versions/SB0436.01.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/SB0436/versions/SB0436.01.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-SB436-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).