HB 1338 IN

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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.

• J.D. Prescott Republican · author
• Scott Baldwin Republican · sponsor
• Scott Alexander Republican · sponsor
• Jeff Raatz Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 10, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform · lower
2. Jan 10, 2024 Authored by Representative Prescott · lower
3. Jan 16, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Jan 18, 2024 Amendment #1 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote · lower
5. Jan 18, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
6. Jan 18, 2024 Representative Meltzer J added as coauthor · lower
7. Jan 18, 2024 Amendment #2 (Torr) prevailed; voice vote · lower
8. Jan 22, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 77, nays 19 · lower
9. Jan 22, 2024 Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Alexander · lower
10. Jan 22, 2024 Representatives Pressel and Campbell added as coauthors · lower
11. Jan 23, 2024 Referred to the Senate · lower
12. Feb 5, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
13. Feb 22, 2024 Senator Raatz removed as sponsor · upper
14. Feb 22, 2024 Senator Baldwin added as sponsor · upper
15. Feb 27, 2024 Senator Raatz added as third sponsor · upper
16. Feb 29, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
17. Mar 4, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
18. Mar 4, 2024 Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote · upper
19. Mar 4, 2024 Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote · upper
20. Mar 4, 2024 Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · upper
21. Mar 4, 2024 Amendment #5 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote · upper
22. Mar 5, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 286: yeas 40, nays 8 · upper
23. Mar 5, 2024 Representative Campbell removed as coauthor · lower
24. Mar 5, 2024 Representative Miller D added as coauthor · lower
25. Mar 5, 2024 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
26. Mar 6, 2024 Motion to concur filed · lower
27. Mar 6, 2024 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 302: yeas 58, nays 36 · lower
28. Mar 18, 2024 Public Law 171 · lower
29. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
30. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
31. Mar 18, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
32. Mar 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (H) · PDF
• House Bill (S) · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · PDF
• House Bill (H) · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · PDF