House Bill
HB 1245
Natural resource entrance fees.
In plain English
Allows certain counties to pass an ordinance adding a surcharge of up to $1 to the Department of Natural Resources' entry fees for some state parks and recreation areas. Exempts annual state park pass holders from the surcharge. Requires the department to collect the surcharge and pay it to each county treasurer, to be used for certain purposes.
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Official digest
Allows counties that meet certain criteria to adopt an ordinance to impose a surcharge of not more than $1 in addition to the fees charged by the department of natural resources (department) for entry into certain state parks and recreation areas. Provides that the surcharge may not be imposed on an annual state park pass holder. Requires the department to collect and to report and pay the surcharge to each county treasurer. Provides that the surcharge collected is to be used for certain purposes.
Latest action: Senator Leising added as cosponsor, April 1, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Dave Hall, Eric Koch, Shelli Yoder
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Steve Bartels, Jim Lucas, Matt Pierce, Lonnie Randolph, Spencer Deery, Jean Leising
Roll-call votes
1 recorded vote, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
House · Feb 11, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: HB 1245 - Hall - 3rd Reading
Passed
80 yes11 no9 did not vote
Republicans: 55 yes, 9 no, 6 did not voteDemocrats: 23 yes, 2 no, 3 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (80)
- Alaina Shonkwiler (R)
- Alex Burton (D)
- Alex Zimmerman (R)
- Beau Baird (R)
- Ben Smaltz (R)
- Bob Behning (R)
- Bob Heaton (R)
- Brad Barrett (R)
- Carey Hamilton (D)
- Carolyn Jackson (D)
- Cherrish Pryor (D)
- Chris Campbell (D)
- Chris Jeter (R)
- Chris Judy (R)
- Chris May (R)
- Chuck Moseley (D)
- Cindy Ledbetter (R)
- Cory Criswell (R)
- Craig Haggard (R)
- Craig Snow (R)
- Dale DeVon (R)
- Danny Lopez (R)
- Dave Hall (R)
- Dave Heine (R)
- David Abbott (R)
- Doug Miller (R)
- Earl Harris (D)
- Ed Clere (I)
- Ed DeLaney (D)
- Ed Soliday (R)
- Ethan Lawson (R)
- Garrett Bascom (R)
- Greg Steuerwald (R)
- Hunter Smith (R)
- J.D. Prescott (R)
- Jack Jordan (R)
- Jake Teshka (R)
- Jeff Thompson (R)
- Jim Lucas (R)
- Jim Pressel (R)
- John Bartlett (D)
- Julie McGuire (R)
- Julie Olthoff (R)
- Justin Moed (D)
- Karen Engleman (R)
- Kendell Culp (R)
- Kyle Miller (D)
- Kyle Pierce (R)
- Lindsay Patterson (R)
- Lori Goss-Reaves (R)
- Lorissa Sweet (R)
- Mark Genda (R)
- Matt Commons (R)
- Matt Lehman (R)
- Matt Pierce (D)
- Maureen Bauer (D)
- Mike Aylesworth (R)
- Mike Karickhoff (R)
- Mitch Gore (D)
- Peggy Mayfield (R)
- Phil GiaQuinta (D)
- Ragen Hatcher (D)
- Robb Greene (R)
- Robin Shackleford (D)
- Ryan Lauer (R)
- Shane Lindauer (R)
- Steve Bartels (R)
- Sue Errington (D)
- Tim O'Brien (R)
- Tim Wesco (R)
- Tim Yocum (R)
- Tony Isa (R)
- Tonya Pfaff (D)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Vanessa Summers (D)
- Vernon Smith (D)
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)
- Wendy Dant Chesser (D)
- Wendy McNamara (R)
No (11)
- Andrew Ireland (R)
- Becky Cash (R)
- Bob Morris (R)
- Bruce Borders (R)
- Heath VanNatter (R)
- Martin Carbaugh (R)
- Matt Hostettler (R)
- Michelle Davis (R)
- Mike Andrade (D)
- Ryan Dvorak (D)
- Zach Payne (R)
Did not vote (9)
- Elizabeth Rowray (R)
- Ethan Manning (R)
- Gregory Porter (D)
- Hal Slager (R)
- Jenny Meltzer (R)
- Joanna King (R)
- Reneé Pack (D)
- Sheila Klinker (D)
- Todd Huston (R)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.