Indiana House committee amends township mergers bill

Indiana House committee endorses township consolidation plan

INDIANAPOLIS (INDIANA CAPTITAL CHRONICLE) — Legislators might have coalesced around a plan for consolidating perhaps hundreds of Indiana’s 1,000+ township governments. An Indiana House committee on Tuesday endorsed a melding of differing Senate and House bills that supporters said will improve local government efficiency. The new version of Senate Bill 270 would require townships with low performance evaluations to merge with other townships. Th…

Township merger plan could advance under compromise bill

Legislators might have coalesced around a plan for consolidating perhaps hundreds of Indiana’s 1,000+ township governments.

Indiana House committee amends township mergers bill

The Indiana House Local Government Committee, on Tuesday, amended a Senate bill that aims to merge some of the state’s townships.

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Township merger plan could advance under compromise bill - Dubois County Free Press, Inc.

by Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle February 17, 2026 Legislators might have coalesced around a plan for consolidating perhaps hundreds of Indiana’s 1,000+ township governments. An Indiana House committee on Tuesday endorsed a melding of differing Senate and House bills that supporters said will improve local government efficiency. The new version of Senate Bill 270... The post Township merger plan could advance under compromise bill appear…