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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 438: County recorder's records perpetuation fund.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 438 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: County recorder's records perpetuation fund. Primary sponsor: Tim O'Brien (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that certain fees collected by the county recorder are deposited in the county recorder's records perpetuation fund. Provides that a fee for recording a mortgage assumption is the same as the fee for recording a mortgage. Removes an expired provision. Makes stylistic changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim O'BrienPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Vaneta BeckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Mike BohacekPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
  2. Referred to the House
  3. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 32: yeas 49, nays 0
  4. House sponsor: Representative O'Brien
  5. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  6. Senator Becker added as second author
  7. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  8. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
  9. Authored by Senator Bohacek

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source