IN HB1338 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-18 - Public Law 171
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-18 - Public Law 171
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Security of property and meeting decorum. Allows the governing bodies of certain local government agencies (local agencies) to adopt rules or policies governing the conduct of meetings. Provides that a rule or policy may provide that the presiding member of the governing body of the local agency may: (1) issue warnings to disruptive attendees and direct them to leave the meeting on the third warning; and (2) direct a law enforcement officer to remove disruptive attendees. Provides that the rules and policies must be posted at the meeting entrance or announced before taking public testimony. Specifies that a provision of the tort claims law providing immunity to a government entity or employee in adopting and enforcing a law or rule applies. Provides that a person commits criminal trespass by knowingly or intentionally: (1) entering a locked area without permission; or (2) refusing to leave an area not publicly accessible after being asked to leave by a law enforcement officer or agent of the property owner or operator. Specifies that: (1) the public access counselor serves at the pleasure of the governor; and (2) when issuing an advisory opinion, the public access counselor may consider only the plain text of the public access laws and valid Indiana court opinions. Provides that a committee appointed directly by the governing body or a governing body's designee does not constitute a governing body that is subject to the open door law if the committee: (1) is appointed for the sole purpose of receiving information, deliberating, or making recommendations to the governing body; and (2) has not more than one member of the governing body as a member.
Title
Security of property and meeting decorum.
Sponsors
| Rep. John Prescott [R] | Rep. Jennifer Meltzer [R] | Rep. Jim Pressel [R] | Rep. Doug Miller [R] |
| Sen. Scott Baldwin [R] | Sen. Scott Alexander [R] | Sen. Jeff Raatz [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-06 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 58 N: 36 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 40 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 79 N: 17 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 40 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 79 N: 17 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-18 | House | Public Law 171 |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Signed by the Governor |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
| 2024-03-06 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 302: yeas 58, nays 36 |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Motion to concur filed |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Returned to the House with amendments |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Representative Miller D added as coauthor |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Representative Campbell removed as coauthor |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 286: yeas 40, nays 8 |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Amendment #5 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Senator Raatz added as third sponsor |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Senator Baldwin added as sponsor |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Senator Raatz removed as sponsor |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Referred to the Senate |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 77, nays 19 |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Alexander |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Representatives Pressel and Campbell added as coauthors |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Representative Meltzer J added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Amendment #2 (Torr) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Amendment #1 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2024-01-16 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2024-01-10 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Authored by Representative Prescott |
