Bill Text: IN HB1155 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Electronic copies of legislation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform [HB1155 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-HB1155-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 2-6-1.5-1.
Synopsis: Electronic copies of legislation. Requires the principal clerk
of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate to
establish procedures for the distribution of legislative documents to
members of the house of representatives and senate in an electronic
format instead of paper copies, including, at a minimum, bills,
resolutions, joint resolutions, committee reports, second and third
reading motions, and conference committee reports. Provides that the
procedures established by the clerk and secretary do not apply: (1) to
the extent that they conflict with the house or senate rules; (2) as
necessary to provide a sufficient number of paper copies for various
filings and signatures; and (3) as necessary to provide a sufficient
number of paper copies for distribution to the public.
Effective: July 1, 2010.
January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory
Reform.
PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in
Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning the
general assembly.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the principal clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate shall establish procedures for the distribution of legislative documents to members of the house of representatives and senate in an electronic format instead of paper copies. At a minimum, these procedures must cover the following types of documents:
(1) Bills, resolutions, and joint resolutions.
(2) Committee reports.
(3) Second reading motions.
(4) Third reading motions.
(5) Conference committee reports.
The principal clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate may comply with this subsection by providing that the documents described in this subsection are available on the general assembly's web site or on software programs maintained by the house of representatives and senate for the use of members of the house of representatives and senate and their respective staffs.
(c) The procedures established under subsection (b) do not apply under the following circumstances:
(1) To the extent that the procedures conflict with the rules of the house of representatives or the senate, or the joint rules for conducting business in the two (2) houses.
(2) As necessary to produce a sufficient number of paper copies for:
(A) filing with the principal clerk of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate;
(B) delivery to and signature by the speaker of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, the president of the senate, and the governor, or any combination of them, as required by law, by the rules of the house of representatives or the senate, or by the joint rules for conducting business in the two (2) houses; and
(C) delivery to the secretary of state for preservation under IC 4-5-1-2.
(3) As necessary to provide a sufficient number of paper copies for distribution to the public.
