Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 31 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 297 — Administrative rules.

Last action — Representative Bartels added as cosponsor

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 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.

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Summary

Requires an agency to conduct a regulatory analysis for certain proposed rules, including if the implementation and compliance costs are at least $1,000,000. Requires the office of management and budget to notify the legislative council of certain proposed rules that have a fiscal impact of over $1,000,000 over the course of two years. Provides that certain proposed rules shall not be effective until the general assembly passes a bill authorizing the rule.

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Action History

  1. Representative Bartels added as cosponsor

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Referred to the House

  4. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 146: yeas 41, nays 8

  5. House sponsor: Representative Jeter

  6. Cosponsors: Representatives Steuerwald and Jordan

  7. Amendment #2 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote

  8. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  9. Senator Leising added as coauthor

  10. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  13. Authored by Senators Garten, Brown L, Koch

  14. Coauthored by Senators Holdman, Freeman, Glick, Gaskill, Buck, Niemeyer, Alexander, Baldwin, Raatz, Charbonneau, Rogers, Bassler, Buchanan, Walker K, Donato, Doriot, Messmer, Zay, Crane, Tomes, Byrne, Johnson T, Deery, Goode, Carrasco, Maxwell

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 297 - Garten - 3rd Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37000
Democrat 1700
Unaffiliated 3101
Total 41801
% of votes cast 82%16%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Zay — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Vinzant — Nay
Breaux — Not Voting
Andrea Hunley Democrat Nay
David Niezgodski Democrat Nay
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Nay
Greg Taylor Democrat Nay
J.D. Ford Democrat Nay
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Rodney Pol Democrat Nay
Shelli Yoder Democrat Nay
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Cyndi Carrasco Republican Yea
Dan Dernulc Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Yea
Greg Goode Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Randy Maxwell Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Spencer Deery Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Tyler Johnson Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 297 do?
Requires an agency to conduct a regulatory analysis for certain proposed rules, including if the implementation and compliance costs are at least $1,000,000. Requires the office of management and budget to notify the legislative council of certain proposed rules that have a fiscal impact of over $1,000,000 over the course of two years. Provides that certain proposed rules shall not be effective until the general assembly passes a bill authorizing the rule.
Who sponsors SB 297?
SB 297 is sponsored by Steve Bartels (Republican), Jack Jordan (Republican), Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), Chris Jeter (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Randy Maxwell (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Greg Goode (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), John Crane, Andy Zay, Mark Messmer, Blake Doriot (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Kyle Walker (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), and Chris Garten (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 297?
This bill died with 2024 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 297?
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