2022 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0237: Notice requirements for local government meetings.

Legislative Summary

Notice requirements for local government meetings. Requires an agency of a political subdivision (local agency) under the open door law to post a meeting notice and meeting agenda (if any) on the local agency's official web site, in addition to giving notice by any other method required by law. Specifies that the local agency's official web site may be on a social media platform for purposes of: (1) the open door law; and (2) the law allowing a local agency to make the first required publication of a notice in the newspaper and any required subsequent publications of the notice on the local agency's official web site. Specifies that the official web site of a local agency may not require a user to register or pay a fee to access the web site.

Bill History

1/6/2022
Authored by Senator Boehnlein
Senate
1/6/2022
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/27/2022
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
1/31/2022
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
1/31/2022
Senator Buck added as second author
Senate
1/31/2022
Senator Becker added as third author
Senate
1/31/2022
Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
Senate
1/31/2022
Senator Gaskill added as coauthor
Senate
1/31/2022
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate
2/1/2022
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 161: yeas 49, nays 0
Senate
2/1/2022
House sponsor: Representative Miller D
Senate
2/2/2022
Referred to the House
Senate
2/7/2022
First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
House of Representatives
2/10/2022
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/15/2022
Second reading: call withdrawn
House of Representatives
2/15/2022
Amendment #4 (Miller D) prevailed; voice vote
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment #11 (Filed)

House Amendment #11 (Filed)

2/24/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #8 (Filed)

House Amendment #8 (Filed)

2/17/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #7 (Filed)

House Amendment #7 (Filed)

2/17/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #10 (Filed)

House Amendment #10 (Filed)

2/17/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #9 (Filed)

House Amendment #9 (Filed)

2/17/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #6 (Filed)

House Amendment #6 (Filed)

2/15/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #5 (Filed)

House Amendment #5 (Filed)

2/15/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #1 (Filed)

House Amendment #1 (Filed)

2/14/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #4 (Filed)

House Amendment #4 (Filed)

2/14/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #3 (Filed)

House Amendment #3 (Filed)

2/14/2022Not Adopted

House Amendment #2 (Filed)

House Amendment #2 (Filed)

2/14/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Committee Vote
2/9/2022
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/1/2022
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Committee Vote
1/27/2022
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/2/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Amended
Bill Text2/10/2022145.5 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/10/2022147.8 KB
Amended
Bill Text1/27/2022145.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/2022127.0 KB
Misc
Misc2/10/2022175.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/10/202266.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/1/202266.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/31/202266.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/27/202266.8 KB
Misc
Misc1/27/202248.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/6/202266.6 KB