Indiana House Bill 1214
Session 2022
Residential eviction actions.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 18, 2022
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
Ethan Manning
Eric Koch
Mike Gaskill
First Action
Jan 6, 2022
Latest Action
Mar 18, 2022
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Bill Number
1214
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Indiana
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2022
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House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Requires the plaintiff in a residential eviction action to file a motion to dismiss the action if the case is resolved between the parties at any time before final adjudication, unless the plaintiff is seeking damages. Provides that if, at any time after an eviction action is filed, no action has been taken by the plaintiff to further prosecute the case for a period of at least 180 days, the court shall send to the parties written notice: (1) stating the date of the most recent action taken by the plaintiff in the case; and (2) directing the plaintiff to take action to either: (A) further prosecute the case; or (B) dismiss the case; not later than 10 business days after the date of the notice. Provides that if the plaintiff fails to take any action within the prescribed time: (1) the defendant may petition the court to dismiss the case; or (2) the court on its own motion may dismiss the case. Provides that a residential eviction diversion program may not be offered or operated on a statewide or local basis unless participation in the program is voluntary for all parties. Requires: (1) the Indiana housing and community development authority; and (2) any political subdivision that distributes rental assistance funds made available by the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; to create a designated landlord application process, in addition to the tenant application process, not later than August 31, 2022. Requires, upon motion of the tenant, the court in which an eviction action is filed to order the clerk of the court and the operator of any state, regional, or local case management system not to disclose or permit disclosure of any records in the case, subject to certain exceptions, if any of the following occur: (1) The action is dismissed. (2) A judgment in favor of the tenant is entered. (3) A judgment against the tenant is later overturned or vacated on appeal. Provides that if: (1) an eviction action, regardless of when it was filed, results in one of the specified outcomes allowing for the nondisclosure of records in the action; and (2) the court does not issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action; the tenant in the action may petition the court in which the eviction action was filed to issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action in accordance with the bill's provisions. Provides that upon the filing of such a petition, the court may: (1) issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action; or (2) set the matter for a hearing. Provides that the petitioner bears the burden of proof in any hearing set by the court. Requires the clerk of court or other court administrator to: (1) track all eviction actions with respect to which a nondisclosure order is issued by the court; and (2) furnish the data compiled in the statutorily required statistical data provided to the office of judicial administration (office), as prescribed by the office. Requires the office to include the data provided by the courts in the Indiana Judicial Report.
Enrolled House Bill (H)
March 1, 2022
Introduced House Bill (H)
January 5, 2022
House Bill (H)
January 20, 2022
House Bill (S)
February 17, 2022
Fiscal Note: HB1214.04.ENRS.FN001
03/18/2022
House
Public Law 164
03/18/2022
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
03/15/2022
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
03/07/2022
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
03/04/2022
House
Signed by the Speaker
03/01/2022
House
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 314: yeas 91, nays 0
02/28/2022
House
Motion to concur filed
02/23/2022
Senate
Returned to the House with amendments
02/22/2022
Senate
Senators Niemeyer, Boehnlein, Kruse added as cosponsors
02/22/2022
Senate
Senator Messmer added as cosponsor
02/22/2022
Senate
Senators Freeman, Bohacek, Sandlin, Baldwin added as cosponsors
02/22/2022
Senate
Senator Doriot added as cosponsor
02/22/2022
Senate
Senators Boots and Crider added as cosponsors
02/22/2022
Senate
Senators Rogers, Raatz, Alting, Crane, Walker K, Walker G, Perfect, Zay, Busch, Donato, Garten, Buchanan added as cosponsors
02/22/2022
Senate
Senator Gaskill added as second sponsor
02/22/2022
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 234: yeas 49, nays 0
02/21/2022
Senate
Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
02/21/2022
Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
02/17/2022
Senate
Senator Taylor G added as cosponsor
02/17/2022
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/14/2022
Senate
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
02/14/2022
Senate
Senators Pol and Lanane added as cosponsors
02/14/2022
Senate
Senator Buck added as cosponsor
02/02/2022
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/26/2022
House
Referred to the Senate
01/25/2022
House
Representatives Clere and Smith, V. added as coauthors
01/25/2022
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 78: yeas 89, nays 0
01/25/2022
House
Senate sponsor: Senator Koch
01/24/2022
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
01/20/2022
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/06/2022
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/06/2022
House
Authored by Representative Manning
01/06/2022
House
Coauthored by Representative Jeter
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 6, 2022 9:00:54 AM
Record Updated
Jul 20, 2022 6:05:16 PM