# Indiana SB 468: Midwest continental divide commission. Indiana SB 468, Midwest continental divide commission., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by David Niezgodski (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB468-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 468 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Midwest continental divide commission. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: appropriations, the house, ways and means - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (181 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary Allows an eligible county and city to establish by ordinance, a Midwest continental divide commission and district for the purpose of acquiring, developing, funding, constructing, equipping, and owning economic improvement projects in or serving the district. Amends an appropriation made in P.L.201-2023 to the northern Indiana regional economic development authority to allow funds to be used to support and fund the commission and the commission's projects. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New commission supports local trails and development: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, an eligible Indiana county and city can jointly create the Midwest Continental Divide Commission by ordinance. The county must have more than 250,000 but fewer than 300,000 people; the city, more than 100,000 but fewer than 110,000. The ordinance must set district boundaries… - Local agencies gain project leaseback options: benefit, low. Eligible participants and Indiana nonprofits can sell land or projects to the commission, lease them back, and enter joint project agreements. An eligible participant can set a sale price it finds serves its best interest. For bond-refinancing transactions, the sale price must cover refinancing the… - Tax breaks support commission construction projects: benefit, low. Commission-owned property, its lease interests, and its revenue are exempt from Indiana state taxation, except the financial institutions tax. Contractors can use sales-tax exemption certificates for materials built into real property on commission-owned or commission-leased land in the district. S… - District property faces new commission powers: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, changes or exceptions to the district's adopted land use and zoning plan require commission approval. The commission can also seek to take district property through condemnation when agreement with owners, renters, or occupants fails. Before filing, it must adopt a resolutio… - Public oversight comes with commission expenses: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the commission must follow Indiana public records and open meeting laws. The State Board of Accounts must allow an annual certified public accountant audit, subject to State Examiner approval and direction. The commission pays; reports are due within four months after each c… - Commission funding can redirect local money: mixed, low. The commission must create a fund that can receive local, state, and federal money, grants, and gifts. Local transfers can include property tax and tax increment financing revenue, but not money legally restricted or committed elsewhere. Fund money stays available for the law's purposes and does no… - Commission projects face bidding and review rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the commission must follow Indiana public purchasing and public works laws and applicable federal bidding rules. An eligible public entity can lease property to the commission at a price and on terms that entity sets. When a lease calls for commission construction or improve… - Appraisals guide commission property deals: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered purchases generally require two independent appraisals, with the initial offer capped at their average. Auctions, purchases of at least $75,000, and government-to-government transactions are exempt from these acquisition rules. A higher acquisition price needs commis… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maureen Bauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ryan Mishler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 38 | 4 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Public Law 141 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 474: yeas 38, nays 4 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 406: yeas 94, nays 0 (House) - 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House) - 2025-02-11: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-10: House sponsor: Representative Teshka (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 93: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Cosponsors: Representatives DeVon and Bauer (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Amendment #3 (Niezgodski) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Doriot added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Mishler added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Rogers added as third author (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senators Pol and Randolph added as coauthors (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Charbonneau added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Niezgodski (Senate) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.04.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 - [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0468/versions/SB0468.04.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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB468-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).