2024 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0234: Disaster emergency.

Legislative Summary

Disaster emergency. Provides that a state of disaster emergency declared by the governor: (1) that applies to the entire state may not continue for more than 60 days unless a renewal is authorized by the general assembly; and (2) that only applies to part of the state may not continue for more than 30 days unless renewed by the governor. Provides that the renewal of a statewide disaster emergency authorized by the general assembly may continue for not more than 60 days. Specifies that if a state of disaster emergency that applies to the entire state has ended, the governor may not call a new state of disaster emergency that applies to the entire state unless the new disaster is wholly unrelated to the earlier disaster. Defines "wholly unrelated".

Bill History

1/8/2024
Coauthored by Senators Raatz, Glick, Baldwin, Brown L, Gaskill, Busch, Johnson T
Senate
1/8/2024
Authored by Senators Garten, Freeman, Holdman
Senate
1/8/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/10/2024
Senators Rogers and Goode G added as coauthors
Senate
1/11/2024
Senators Byrne, Doriot, Buck, Alexander, Messmer added as coauthors
Senate
1/18/2024
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
1/18/2024
Senator Koch added as coauthor
Senate
1/22/2024
Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote
Senate
1/22/2024
Amendment #2 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
1/22/2024
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
1/22/2024
Senator Buchanan added as coauthor
Senate
1/22/2024
Senator Young M added as coauthor
Senate
1/23/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 26: yeas 38, nays 10
Senate
1/23/2024
House sponsor: Representative Lehman
Senate
1/23/2024
Cosponsors: Representatives Jeter C and Lindauer
Senate
1/23/2024
Senators Crane, Tomes, Deery, Zay, Maxwell added as coauthors
Senate
1/23/2024
Senators Niemeyer and Walker K added as coauthors
Senate
1/24/2024
Referred to the House
Senate
2/12/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Representative Bartels added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Rule 105.1 suspended
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Representative Barrett added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 265: yeas 71, nays 27
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Motion to concur filed
Senate
3/7/2024
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 297: yeas 40, nays 8
Senate
3/8/2024
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/11/2024
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
3/13/2024
Signed by the Governor
Senate
3/13/2024
Public Law 120
Senate

Amendments

House Public Health Amendment #6

House Public Health Amendment #6

2/27/2024Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

1/22/2024Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

1/22/2024Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #1

Senate Judiciary Amendment #1

1/17/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments
3/7/2024
40
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
3/4/2024
71
Yea
27
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
1/23/2024
38
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/13/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/2024109.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/2024170.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/22/2024142.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/18/2024129.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202497.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/11/202447.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/4/202448.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/29/202447.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/27/202447.8 KB
Misc
Misc2/27/202465.6 KB
Misc
Misc2/27/202422.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/5/202459.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/23/202464.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/22/202464.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/19/202464.7 KB
Misc
Misc1/18/202445.9 KB
Misc
Misc1/17/202422.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/8/202460.6 KB