Indiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 237 — Notice requirements for local government meetings.

Last action — Second reading: call withdrawn

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

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 Text

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Action History

  1. Second reading: call withdrawn

  2. Amendment #4 (Miller D) prevailed; voice vote

  3. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  4. First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform

  5. Referred to the House

  6. House sponsor: Representative Miller D

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 161: yeas 49, nays 0

  8. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  9. Senator Gaskill added as coauthor

  10. Senator Bohacek added as coauthor

  11. Senator Becker added as third author

  12. Senator Buck added as second author

  13. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  14. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  16. Authored by Senator Boehnlein

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 237 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 237?
SB 237 is sponsored by Kevin Boehnlein, James Buck (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), and Doug Miller (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 237?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 237?
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