Indiana Senate Bill 181 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-05 - Public Law 6
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Cause of action concerning restraint of trade. Amends the statute concerning combinations restraining trade as follows: (1) Provides that the attorney general may bring an action for the following on behalf of the state or a political subdivision in connection with a violation of the statute: (A) Appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief, including disgorgement of any gains derived from the violation. (B) A civil penalty. (Current law provides only that the attorney general may bring an action for injuries or damages sustained directly or indirectly by the state or political subdivision as a result of the violation.) (2) Provides that the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state as parens patriae on behalf of one or more natural persons residing in Indiana for one or more of these same remedies, in connection with a violation of the statute. (3) Specifies that in an action brought under these provisions, the attorney general may recover costs and expenses of the suit, including reasonable attorney's fees and expert fees. (Current law does not specify that the attorney general may recover expenses and expert fees.) (4) Provides that in an action brought under these provisions after June 30, 2023, the attorney general may recover a civil penalty of not more than: (A) $100,000 per violation from any natural person who violates the statute; or (B) $1,000,000 from any other person, other than a natural person, that violates the statute.

Cause of action concerning restraint of trade.

Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]	Rep. Chris Jeter [R]	Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R]
Rep. Jennifer Meltzer [R]

2023-03-14 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-05	Senate	Public Law 6
2023-04-05	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2023-04-04	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-03-22	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-03-20	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-03-15	House	Returned to the Senate without amendments
2023-03-14	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 260: yeas 93, nays 0
2023-03-13	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-03-09	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-02-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-27	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-01-26	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Steuerwald and Meltzer J
2023-01-26	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Jeter
2023-01-26	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 29: yeas 48, nays 0
2023-01-24	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-01-23	Senate	Senator Brown L added as second author
2023-01-19	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-01-09	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-09	Senate	Authored by Senator Koch

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/181/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/181/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/181/#2.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/181/#3.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/181/#4.ENRH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/181/#S29
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/181/#H260