Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1507: Low water crossings.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 1507 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Low water crossings. Primary sponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Lindsay Patterson (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2025): Senator Doriot added as cosponsor.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Authorizes a local county road and bridge board to undertake low water crossing projects. Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation (department) to ensure that the department makes information available to county boards of commissioners and county highway departments about funding from federal and private sources that might be available to the counties for low water crossing projects. Amends the law on the local road and bridge matching grant fund: (1) to allow grants to local units to be used for low water crossing projects; and (2) to provide that funds allocated for grants to local units having a population of less than 50,000 can be used to make grants to counties below the population limit as well as to municipalities located in counties that are below the population limit.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Raatz | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 27 |
| Lindsay Patterson | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 55 |
| Garrett Bascom | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 68 |
| Ed Charbonneau | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 5 |
| Cory Criswell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 54 |
| Blake Doriot | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
| Alex Zimmerman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Senator Doriot added as cosponsor
- Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor
- Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
- Referred to the Senate
- Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 91, nays 0
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Authored by Representative Patterson
- First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
- Coauthored by Representatives Zimmerman, Criswell, Bascom