Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 1158 — County contracts.

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 08, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    3 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that for counties other than Marion County, contracts entered into by the county (including contracts executed by county elected officers) must meet certain requirements. Allows the county executive to adopt an ordinance that delegates authority to other county elected officers and employees to approve contracts. Requires county elected officers to have certain contracts: (1) executed by the county executive; or (2) submitted for review by the county attorney and county executive. Provides that if the county attorney advises the county executive that a contract of a county elected officer does not comply with state law or the public purchasing or bidding laws, the county executive may disapprove the contract. Allows the county executive to void a contract if a county officer fails to comply with the review process.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 139

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 278: yeas 91, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 219: yeas 47, nays 2

  10. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  11. Amendment #2 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  13. Amendment #1 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote

  14. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  16. Referred to the Senate

  17. Representatives May, Steuerwald, Johnson, Zimmerman added as coauthors

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 20: yeas 94, nays 0

  19. Rule 105.1 suspended

  20. Senate sponsors: Senators Holdman and Garten

  21. Amendment #2 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote

  22. Amendment #1 (Meltzer) prevailed; voice vote

  23. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  24. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  25. Authored by Representative Lehman

  26. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (142)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1158 do?
Provides that for counties other than Marion County, contracts entered into by the county (including contracts executed by county elected officers) must meet certain requirements. Allows the county executive to adopt an ordinance that delegates authority to other county elected officers and employees to approve contracts. Requires county elected officers to have certain contracts: (1) executed by the county executive; or (2) submitted for review by the county attorney and county executive. Provides that if the county attorney advises the county executive that a contract of a county elected officer does not comply with state law or the public purchasing or bidding laws, the county executive may disapprove the contract. Allows the county executive to void a contract if a county officer fails to comply with the review process.
Who sponsors HB 1158?
HB 1158 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Chris Garten (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Alex Zimmerman (Republican), Blake Johnson (Democrat), Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), Chris May (Republican), and Matt Lehman (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1158?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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