HB 1338

  • Indiana House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Jan 22, 2024
  • Passed Senate Mar 05, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2024

Security of property and meeting decorum.

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (7)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2024

Office of the Governor

Signed by the Governor

House

Public Law 171

Mar 12, 2024

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate

Mar 11, 2024

Senate

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

House

Signed by the Speaker

Mar 06, 2024

House

Motion to concur filed

House

House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 302: yeas 58, nays 36

Mar 05, 2024

House

Representative Campbell removed as coauthor

Senate

Returned to the House with amendments

House

Representative Miller D added as coauthor

Senate

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 286: yeas 40, nays 8

Mar 04, 2024

Senate

Amendment #5 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote

Senate

Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

Senate

Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote

Senate

Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote

Senate

Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

Feb 29, 2024

Senate

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Feb 27, 2024

Senate

Senator Raatz added as third sponsor

Feb 22, 2024

Senate

Senator Baldwin added as sponsor

Senate

Senator Raatz removed as sponsor

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
corrections and criminal law

Jan 23, 2024

House

Referred to the Senate

Jan 22, 2024

House

Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Alexander

House

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 77, nays 19

House

Representatives Pressel and Campbell added as coauthors

Jan 18, 2024

House

Amendment #1 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote

House

Representative Meltzer J added as coauthor

House

Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

House

Amendment #2 (Torr) prevailed; voice vote

Jan 16, 2024

House

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Jan 10, 2024

House

First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
government and regulatory reform

House

Authored by Representative Prescott

Bill Text

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