Summary#
SR-66 is an Indiana Senate resolution, not a bill that changes landlord-tenant law. It urges the Legislative Council to assign air-conditioning units and other landlord-tenant matters to an appropriate interim study committee; its stated goal is to have those topics studied.
- The resolution asks the Legislative Council to assign the topic. It does not require the Council to do so.
- It does not require landlords to provide air conditioning or change rules on window units, leases, or property sales.
- It does not create a new agency, program, benefit, fee, or enforcement power.
What it means for you#
- Renters and landlords: The resolution itself does not change your rights or duties. It does not create a process for tenants to request air conditioning or require landlords to provide it.
- Local governments: It does not change what local governments may regulate.
- Legislative Council: The Senate urges the Council to assign the topic to a study committee. The resolution does not require an assignment or specify what the committee must do.
Money#
No cost information is in the available material.
- The resolution does not set aside money or give a cost estimate for a study.
What is unclear#
- Whether the Legislative Council will assign the topic, and which committee would study it.
- What questions a committee would examine, when it would report, or whether it would recommend legislation.
- The resolution refers to House Enrolled Act 1541 and describes how some landlords have interpreted it. The text of that Act and current landlord-tenant law were not supplied, so those claims cannot be checked here.
- The resolution does not explain how tenants, landlords, or other affected groups would take part in any study.
Case for#
- The resolution points to concerns about extreme heat and access to window air conditioners, including in apartments, older homes, and mobile homes.
- A study could give lawmakers a chance to examine air-conditioning questions alongside other landlord-tenant matters, including the sale of a rental property during an unexpired lease.
- The resolution does not impose a rule before those questions are studied.
Case against#
- The resolution does not itself provide relief to tenants who lack air conditioning or settle disputes about landlord-tenant responsibilities.
- The Legislative Council is only urged to assign the topic; the resolution does not ensure that a study will happen.
- The resolution sets no scope, deadline, participation process, or required outcome for a study.