Indiana Senate Bill 221

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on March 12 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - Public Law 78
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

State board of accounts. Limits the authority of the director of the special investigations department to investigations involving public monies that are the subject of financial examinations undertaken by the state board. Provides that an internal audit or risk assessment conducted by or on behalf of the state shall remain confidential, and that the state and other individuals may not divulge information related to an internal audit or risk assessment unless required to do so in accordance with a judicial order. Provides an exception allowing the state and other individuals to divulge information related to an internal audit or risk assessment to: (1) the state examiner; (2) the director of the office of management and budget; (3) an external auditor, in accordance with professional auditing standards; or (4) any other individual for any reason that constitutes good cause as determined by the state examiner and approved by the director of the office of management and budget. Provides that if a majority of a governing body is present during an exit conference, or any conference initiated by the state examiner to discuss an examination status, the governing body shall be considered in an executive session. Removes a mandatory requirement that city clerks attend the annual training institute conducted by the state board of accounts. Limits the requirement that certain newly elected or appointed local officers complete five hours of approved training courses before the individual first takes office to only individuals first elected or appointed to the office of clerk-treasurer or city controller (and excluding city clerk). Requires an individual elected to the office of county auditor to annually certify completion of the individual's training requirements and file the certification with the state board.

State board of accounts.

Sen. Eric Bassler [R]	Sen. Mike Gaskill [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Greg Walker [R]
Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]	Rep. Gregory Porter [D]

2024-02-19 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 87 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - House - House - Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed (Y: 27 N: 54 NV: 3 Abs: 16) [FAIL]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-12	Senate	Public Law 78
2024-03-12	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2024-03-08	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2024-03-04	House	Signed by the Speaker
2024-02-29	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2024-02-20	House	Returned to the Senate without amendments
2024-02-20	House	Representative Porter added as cosponsor
2024-02-19	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 161: yeas 88, nays 6
2024-02-15	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-02-15	House	Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 151: yeas 27, nays 54
2024-02-13	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2024-02-12	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2024-02-07	Senate	Referred to the House
2024-02-06	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Lehman
2024-02-06	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 48, nays 0
2024-02-05	Senate	Senator Gaskill added as second author
2024-02-05	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-02-01	Senate	Senator Walker G added as coauthor
2024-02-01	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2024-01-30	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-01-09	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2024-01-09	Senate	Authored by Senator Bassler

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/221/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/SB0221.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/SB0221.02.COMS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/SB0221.03.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/SB0221.04.ENRH.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0221.01.INTR.AMS02.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0221.01.INTR.AMS01.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/amendments/SB0221.03.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/fiscal-notes/SB0221.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/votesheets/SB0221.01.INTR.03.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/committee-reports/SB0221.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/fiscal-notes/SB0221.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/fiscal-notes/SB0221.02.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/fiscal-notes/SB0221.02.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/fiscal-notes/SB0221.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/votesheets/SB0221.02.COMS.02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/committee-reports/SB0221.02.COMS.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/fiscal-notes/SB0221.03.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/fiscal-notes/SB0221.03.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/fiscal-notes/SB0221.04.ENRH.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/rollcalls/SB0221.136_S.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/rollcalls/SB0221.151_H.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0221/rollcalls/SB0221.161_H.pdf