SB 83 IN

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Requires a governing body of a school corporation or charter school to permit oral public comment on a topic before the governing body takes final action on the topic. Allows the governing body of a state or local public agency to conduct a meeting electronically without any governing body members physically present if a state or local disaster emergency is declared and the following circumstances exist: (1) Meeting in person would present an imminent risk to the health or safety of the governing body and public. (2) In the case of a governing body of a school corporation or charter school, in addition to the presence of the circumstances described in (1), at least one school within the jurisdiction of the school corporation or charter school is closed because of the disaster emergency. Adds a definition of "charter school" for purposes of the open door law that includes a virtual charter school.

• Jean Leising Republican · author
• Kyle Walker Republican · author
• Robert Behning Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Senator Leising · upper
2. Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
3. Jan 24, 2022 Senator Walker K added as second author · upper
4. Jan 27, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
5. Jan 31, 2022 Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote · upper
6. Jan 31, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
7. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 143: yeas 45, nays 4 · upper
8. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Behning · upper
9. Feb 1, 2022 Cosponsors: Representatives O'Brien T and Prescott · upper
10. Feb 1, 2022 Senator Becker added as coauthor · upper
11. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
12. Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
13. Feb 22, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
14. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #1 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote · lower
15. Feb 24, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
16. Feb 28, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 294: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
17. Mar 1, 2022 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
18. Mar 3, 2022 Motion to dissent filed · upper
19. Mar 3, 2022 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
20. Mar 3, 2022 House conferees appointed: Behning and DeLaney · lower
21. Mar 3, 2022 House advisors appointed: O'Brien, Prescott and Pfaff · lower
22. Mar 3, 2022 Senate conferees appointed: Leising and Ford J.D. · upper
23. Mar 3, 2022 Senate advisors appointed: Walker K and Yoder · upper
24. Mar 8, 2022 Senator Walker K removed as advisor · upper
25. Mar 8, 2022 Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee · upper
26. Mar 8, 2022 Senator Walker K added as conferee · upper
27. Mar 8, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
28. Mar 8, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
29. Mar 8, 2022 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 373: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
30. Mar 8, 2022 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 354: yeas 39, nays 11 · upper
31. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
32. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
33. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
34. Mar 15, 2022 Public Law 124 · upper
35. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive

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 Senate Bill (S) · Mar 8, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Dec 27, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 27, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Jan 31, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Feb 22, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · Feb 24, 2022 · PDF