Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

HB 1338 — Security of property and meeting decorum.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    4 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

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Summary

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 Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 171

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

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

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Representative Miller D added as coauthor

  10. Representative Campbell removed as coauthor

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

  12. Amendment #5 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote

  13. Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

  14. Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote

  15. Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote

  16. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  17. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  18. Senator Raatz added as third sponsor

  19. Senator Baldwin added as sponsor

  20. Senator Raatz removed as sponsor

  21. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

  22. Referred to the Senate

  23. Representatives Pressel and Campbell added as coauthors

  24. Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Alexander

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

  26. Amendment #2 (Torr) prevailed; voice vote

  27. Representative Meltzer J added as coauthor

  28. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  29. Amendment #1 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote

  30. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  31. Authored by Representative Prescott

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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 HB 1338 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 1338?
HB 1338 is sponsored by Jeff Raatz (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Doug Miller (Republican), Jim Pressel (Republican), Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), and J.D. Prescott (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1338?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.
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