Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 286 — Selection of poet laureate.

Last action — Public Law 39

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    3 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Amends the membership of the poet laureate selection committee. Provides that the selection committee shall meet on a biennial basis or as needed. Provides that a person selected as poet laureate may serve one additional consecutive term. Amends the commission's payments for the poet laureate.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 39

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 181: yeas 91, nays 2

  8. Representatives Jordan and Campbell added as cosponsors

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  12. Referred to the House

  13. Senator Bassler added as coauthor

  14. Cosponsor: Representative Pfaff

  15. House sponsor: Representative Clere

  16. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 49, nays 0

  17. Senators Alting, Becker, Niezgodski added as coauthors

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Senator Young M added as second author

  20. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  21. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

  22. Authored by Senator Goode

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 286 do?
Amends the membership of the poet laureate selection committee. Provides that the selection committee shall meet on a biennial basis or as needed. Provides that a person selected as poet laureate may serve one additional consecutive term. Amends the commission's payments for the poet laureate.
Who sponsors SB 286?
SB 286 is sponsored by Chris Campbell (Democrat), Jack Jordan (Republican), Tonya Pfaff (Democrat), Edward Clere (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), and Greg Goode (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 286?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.
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