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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1015(ss)
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 1-1-3; IC 2-2.1; IC 2-3-1; IC 2-5-1.1-5;
7	7	IC 3-9-2-12; IC 4-12-18; IC 34-6-2-137.
8	8	Synopsis: General assembly sessions. Provides that during an
9	9	odd-numbered year, the general assembly shall adjourn sine die not
10	10	later than the third Monday in November of that year. Provides that in
11	11	an even-numbered year, the general assembly shall adjourn sine die not
12	12	later than the first Monday in November of that year. Provides that the
13	13	sessions of the general assembly are considered to adjourn sine die, by
14	14	operation of law, not later than the required sine die adjournment days,
15	15	if the general assembly has not previously adjourned sine die. Codifies
16	16	provisions relating to the "legislative business per diem allowance", the
17	17	legislative "subsistence allowance", and the legislative "mileage
18	18	allowance". Provides that legislators are paid the subsistence allowance
19	19	for each day: (1) when the general assembly is in session, but in recess
20	20	for six or more calendar days; and (2) each day after the general
21	21	assembly adjourns sine die unless the general assembly is in special
22	22	session, when a legislator is paid the legislative business per diem
23	23	allowance. Provides that the "prohibited period" during which
24	24	campaign fundraising may not occur by candidates for election to the
25	25	general assembly and for state offices ends on the date the budget bill
26	26	for the following budget period is approved by the governor. (Under
27	27	current law, the prohibited period ends the day the general assembly
28	28	adjourns sine die in an odd-numbered year.) Repeals the statutes
29	29	providing for technical sessions. Repeals the emergency sessions
30	30	statute. Makes technical changes in statutes to reflect these substantive
31	31	changes.
32	32	Effective: Upon passage.
33	33	Bartlett
34	34	August 1, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
35	35	Procedures.
36	36	2022(ss) IN 1015—LS 6050/DI 75 Introduced
37	37	Special Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)(ss)
38	38	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
39	39	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
40	40	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
41	41	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
42	42	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
43	43	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
44	44	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
45	45	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
46	46	between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
47	47	HOUSE BILL No. 1015(ss)
48	48	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning the
49	49	general assembly.
50	50	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
51	51	1 SECTION 1. IC 1-1-3-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.133-2021,
52	52	2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
53	53	3 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), so
54	54	4 As soon as certificates from all the counties have been received, the
55	55	5 governor shall issue and publish the governor's proclamation in the
56	56	6 Indiana Register under IC 2-6-1.5-5, announcing the date at which the
57	57	7 latest filing took place.
58	58	8 (b) All courts shall take notice of the facts contained in which the
59	59	9 proclamation all courts shall take notice. issued and published under
60	60	10 subsection (a).
61	61	11 (b) This subsection applies only in calendar year 2021. So soon as
62	62	12 certificates from all the counties have been received under
63	63	13 IC 2-6-1.5-5(f), the governor shall:
64	64	14 (1) for the distribution under IC 2-6-1.5-5(f)(1), issue and publish
65	65	15 a governor's proclamation in the Indiana Register under
66	66	16 IC 2-6-1.5-5, announcing the date at which the latest filing took
67	67	17 place; of the facts contained in which proclamation, all courts
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69	69	1 shall take notice; and
70	70	2 (2) for the distribution under IC 2-6-1.5-5(f)(2), issue and publish
71	71	3 a governor's proclamation in the Indiana Register under
72	72	4 IC 2-6-1.5-5, announcing the date at which the latest filing took
73	73	5 place; of the facts contained in which proclamation, all courts
74	74	6 shall take notice.
75	75	7 This subsection expires February 1, 2022.
76	76	8 SECTION 2. IC 1-1-3-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
77	77	9 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section,
78	78	10 "regular "special session" includes a regular technical session. refers
79	79	11 to a session called by the governor under Article 4, Section 9 of the
80	80	12 Constitution of the State of Indiana.
81	81	13 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), each provision
82	82	14 of each act passed at a regular session of the general assembly takes
83	83	15 effect on July 1 next following its enactment, unless a different time is
84	84	16 specified in the act.
85	85	17 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), each provision
86	86	18 of each act passed at a special session of the general assembly takes
87	87	19 effect on the first day of the third calendar month after the calendar
88	88	20 month of sine die adjournment of the special session, unless a different
89	89	21 time is specified in the act.
90	90	22 (d) If an act contains a SECTION that specifies an effective date or
91	91	23 dates for one (1) or more other provisions of the act or declares that an
92	92	24 emergency exists for the act, then the SECTION takes effect at the
93	93	25 same time as the earliest date that any other provision of the act takes
94	94	26 effect.
95	95	27 (e) This section does not apply to acts that are vetoed by the
96	96	28 governor.
97	97	29 SECTION 3. IC 2-2.1-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.64-2021,
98	98	30 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
99	99	31 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout
100	100	32 this chapter:
101	101	33 (1) "Bill" includes a bill and a joint resolution.
102	102	34 (2) "Term of the general assembly" means that two (2) year period
103	103	35 of time extending from the first Wednesday after the first Monday
104	104	36 in November of any even-numbered year until, but not including,
105	105	37 the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the
106	106	38 next even-numbered year.
107	107	39 (3) "Session" refers to any of the following:
108	108	40 (A) A regular session of the general assembly.
109	109	41 (B) A regular technical session of the general assembly.
110	110	42 (C) An emergency session of the general assembly convened
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112	112	1 under IC 2-2.1-1.2.
113	113	2 (D) A special session of the general assembly. session of the
114	114	3 general assembly not described in subdivision (4).
115	115	4 (4) "Special session" means that period of time during which the
116	116	5 general assembly is convened in session upon the proclamation
117	117	6 and call of the governor under Article 4, Section 9 of the
118	118	7 Constitution of the State of Indiana.
119	119	8 SECTION 4. IC 2-2.1-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.133-2021,
120	120	9 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
121	121	10 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c),
122	122	11 this section does not apply to a special session.
123	123	12 (b) The first regular session of each term of the general assembly
124	124	13 shall first convene after an election for members of the general
125	125	14 assembly on the third Tuesday after the first Monday of November of
126	126	15 each even-numbered year to do the following:
127	127	16 (1) Organize itself.
128	128	17 (2) Elect its officers.
129	129	18 (3) Receive the oath of office.
130	130	19 (b) (c) If a special session is called before the date set in subsection
131	131	20 (a), (b), then the organization, election, and receiving the oath of office
132	132	21 shall be held on the first day of the special session.
133	133	22 (c) (d) The general assembly shall then adjourn until a day:
134	134	23 (1) certain fixed by a concurrent resolution; or
135	135	24 (2) when the gavel of each house falls in the presence of a quorum
136	136	25 whether or not a day certain to reconvene in session has been
137	137	26 fixed.
138	138	27 (d) (e) The general assembly shall reconvene in session no not later
139	139	28 than the second Monday in January of the following year.
140	140	29 (e) (f) The first regular session of each term of the general assembly
141	141	30 that convenes under this section shall adjourn sine die as follows:
142	142	31 (1) Not later than November 15 in calendar year 2021.
143	143	32 (2) not later than April 29 in any odd-numbered year beginning
144	144	33 after December 31, 2022. the third Monday of November of the
145	145	34 year the general assembly reconvenes under subsection (e).
146	146	35 (g) The session of the general assembly that convenes under this
147	147	36 section is considered to adjourn sine die, by operation of law, on
148	148	37 the third Monday of November of the year the general assembly
149	149	38 reconvenes under subsection (e), if the general assembly has not
150	150	39 adjourned sine die on an earlier date of that year.
151	151	40 SECTION 5. IC 2-2.1-1-2.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
152	152	41 PASSAGE]. Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply in calendar year
153	153	42 2021.
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155	155	1 (b) Before the first regular session adjourns sine die, the general
156	156	2 assembly may adopt a concurrent resolution to fix a day to convene the
157	157	3 first regular technical session of the general assembly. The day fixed
158	158	4 under this subsection may not be earlier than thirty (30) days after the
159	159	5 first regular session adjourns sine die.
160	160	6 (c) Only the following may be considered and acted upon during a
161	161	7 first regular technical session:
162	162	8 (1) Bills enacted during the first regular session vetoed by the
163	163	9 governor.
164	164	10 (2) Bills to correct conflicts among bills enacted during the first
165	165	11 regular session.
166	166	12 (3) Bills to correct technical errors in bills enacted during the first
167	167	13 regular session.
168	168	14 (d) The first regular technical session must adjourn sine die before
169	169	15 midnight after it convenes.
170	170	16 (e) The concurrent resolution adopted under subsection (b) may
171	171	17 provide that the first regular technical session is not required to
172	172	18 convene if the speaker of the house of representatives and the president
173	173	19 pro tempore of the senate jointly issue an order finding that the
174	174	20 purposes for which a regular technical session may meet under
175	175	21 subsection (c) do not justify the cost and inconvenience of meeting in
176	176	22 a regular technical session.
177	177	23 (f) If the general assembly does not meet in a regular technical
178	178	24 session under this section, the general assembly shall consider and act
179	179	25 upon vetoes of bills enacted during the first regular session at the next
180	180	26 second regular session.
181	181	27 (g) For purposes of Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the
182	182	28 State of Indiana, the first regular technical session is not considered a
183	183	29 regular session if the general assembly does not consider or act upon
184	184	30 vetoes of bills enacted during the first regular session under this
185	185	31 section.
186	186	32 SECTION 6. IC 2-2.1-1-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
187	187	33 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) This section
188	188	34 does not apply to a special session.
189	189	35 (b) The second regular session of each term of the general assembly
190	190	36 shall convene for each even-numbered year on the third Tuesday
191	191	37 after the first Monday of November of each the immediately
192	192	38 preceding odd-numbered year. The general assembly shall then
193	193	39 adjourn until a day:
194	194	40 (1) certain fixed by a concurrent resolution; or
195	195	41 (2) when the gavel of each house falls in the presence of a quorum
196	196	42 whether or not a day certain to reconvene in session has been
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198	198	1 fixed.
199	199	2 (b) (c) The general assembly shall reconvene in session no not later
200	200	3 than the second Monday in January of the following year.
201	201	4 (d) The second regular session of each term of the general assembly
202	202	5 that convenes under this section shall adjourn sine die not later than
203	203	6 March 14 in any the first Monday of November of that
204	204	7 even-numbered year.
205	205	8 (e) The session of the general assembly held in an
206	206	9 even-numbered year is considered to adjourn sine die, by operation
207	207	10 of law, on the first Monday of November of the year the general
208	208	11 assembly reconvenes under subsection (c), if the general assembly
209	209	12 has not adjourned sine die on an earlier date of that year.
210	210	13 SECTION 7. IC 2-2.1-1-3.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
211	211	14 PASSAGE]. Sec. 3.5. (a) Before the second regular session adjourns
212	212	15 sine die, the general assembly may adopt a concurrent resolution to fix
213	213	16 a day to convene the second regular technical session of the general
214	214	17 assembly. The day fixed under this subsection may not be earlier than
215	215	18 thirty (30) days after the second regular session adjourns sine die.
216	216	19 (b) Only the following may be considered and acted upon during a
217	217	20 second regular technical session:
218	218	21 (1) Bills enacted during the second regular session vetoed by the
219	219	22 governor.
220	220	23 (2) Bills to correct conflicts among bills enacted during the
221	221	24 second regular session.
222	222	25 (3) Bills to correct technical errors in bills enacted during the
223	223	26 second regular session.
224	224	27 (c) The second regular technical session must adjourn sine die
225	225	28 before midnight after it convenes.
226	226	29 (d) The concurrent resolution adopted under subsection (a) may
227	227	30 provide that the second regular technical session is not required to
228	228	31 convene if the speaker of the house of representatives and the president
229	229	32 pro tempore of the senate jointly issue an order finding that the
230	230	33 purposes for which a regular technical session may meet under
231	231	34 subsection (b) do not justify the cost and inconvenience of meeting in
232	232	35 a regular technical session.
233	233	36 (e) If the general assembly does not meet in a regular technical
234	234	37 session under this section, the general assembly may consider and act
235	235	38 upon vetoes of bills enacted during the second regular session at the
236	236	39 next first regular session.
237	237	40 (f) For purposes of Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the
238	238	41 State of Indiana, the second regular technical session is not considered
239	239	42 a regular session if the general assembly does not consider or act upon
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241	241	1 vetoes of bills enacted during the second regular session under this
242	242	2 section.
243	243	3 SECTION 8. IC 2-2.1-1-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.137-2021,
244	244	4 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
245	245	5 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. (a) This section applies only to those bills
246	246	6 or joint resolutions which pass
247	247	7 (1) after April 19, 2021, and before April 30, 2021; or
248	248	8 (2) during the two (2) days before the sine die adjournment of a
249	249	9 session of the general assembly.
250	250	10 This section does not apply to bills passed during a regular technical
251	251	11 session.
252	252	12 (b) The presiding officers of the house of representatives and the
253	253	13 senate shall sign each bill or joint resolution passed under Article 4,
254	254	14 Section 25 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana as soon as
255	255	15 practicable, but not later than seven (7) calendar days after
256	256	16 (1) the date of passage with respect to a bill or joint resolution
257	257	17 passed during the period described in subsection (a)(1); or
258	258	18 (2) sine die adjournment of the session of the general assembly at
259	259	19 which the bill or joint resolution was passed with respect to a bill
260	260	20 or joint resolution passed during the two (2) days before the sine
261	261	21 die adjournment of a regular or special session of the general
262	262	22 assembly.
263	263	23 (c) A bill that has been signed under subsection (b) must be
264	264	24 presented to the governor as soon as practicable, but not later than
265	265	25 seven (7) calendar days after
266	266	26 (1) the date of passage with respect to a bill described in
267	267	27 subsection (b)(1); or
268	268	28 (2) sine die adjournment of the session of the general assembly at
269	269	29 which the bill was passed. with respect to a bill described in
270	270	30 subsection (b)(2).
271	271	31 SECTION 9. IC 2-2.1-1-13 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
272	272	32 PASSAGE]. Sec. 13. (a) This section does not apply in calendar year
273	273	33 2021.
274	274	34 (b) This section applies only to bills passed during a regular
275	275	35 technical session.
276	276	36 (c) The presiding officers of the house and senate shall sign each
277	277	37 bill passed under Article 4, Section 25 of the Constitution of the State
278	278	38 of Indiana as soon as practicable, but not later than the next business
279	279	39 day after sine die adjournment of the regular technical session at which
280	280	40 the bill was passed.
281	281	41 (d) A bill that has been signed under subsection (c) must be
282	282	42 presented to the governor as soon as practicable, but not later than the
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284	284	1 second business day after sine die adjournment of the regular technical
285	285	2 session at which the bill was passed.
286	286	3 SECTION 10. IC 2-2.1-1.2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
287	287	4 PASSAGE]. (Emergency Sessions).
288	288	5 SECTION 11. IC 2-3-1-0.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
289	289	6 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
290	290	7 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.3. (a) As used in this chapter, "legislative
291	291	8 business per diem allowance" refers to the maximum daily amount
292	292	9 allowable to employees of the executive branch of the federal
293	293	10 government for subsistence expenses while away from home in
294	294	11 travel status in the Indianapolis area.
295	295	12 (b) The legislative business per diem changes each time there is
296	296	13 a change in that maximum daily amount.
297	297	14 SECTION 12. IC 2-3-1-0.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
298	298	15 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
299	299	16 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.4. As used in this chapter, "legislative
300	300	17 council" refers to the legislative council created by IC 2-5-1.1-1.
301	301	18 SECTION 13. IC 2-3-1-0.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
302	302	19 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
303	303	20 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.6. As used in this chapter, "legislative
304	304	21 services agency" refers to the legislative services agency
305	305	22 established under IC 2-5-1.1-7.
306	306	23 SECTION 14. IC 2-3-1-0.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
307	307	24 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
308	308	25 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.7. As used in this chapter, "president pro
309	309	26 tempore" refers to the president pro tempore of the senate.
310	310	27 SECTION 15. IC 2-3-1-0.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
311	311	28 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
312	312	29 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.8. As used in this chapter, "speaker"
313	313	30 refers to the speaker of the house of representatives.
314	314	31 SECTION 16. IC 2-3-1-0.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
315	315	32 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
316	316	33 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.9. As used in this chapter, "subsistence
317	317	34 allowance" refers to the amount that is forty percent (40%) of the
318	318	35 maximum daily amount allowable to employees of the executive
319	319	36 branch of the federal government for subsistence expenses while
320	320	37 away from home in travel status in the Indianapolis area.
321	321	38 SECTION 17. IC 2-3-1-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
322	322	39 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. (a) In order to reimburse the
323	323	40 members of the general assembly for the expenses they incur in
324	324	41 providing legislative services, each member shall receive such per
325	325	42 diem and such other expense reimbursements as may be in the
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327	327	1 amounts provided by law.
328	328	2 (b) The officers of the senate and the house of representatives shall
329	329	3 also receive such additional allowances as may be provided to them by
330	330	4 law.
331	331	5 SECTION 18. IC 2-3-1-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
332	332	6 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
333	333	7 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. (a) Each member of the house is entitled,
334	334	8 when authorized by the speaker, to the legislative business per
335	335	9 diem allowance for each day the member is engaged in official
336	336	10 business. The speaker shall authorize the legislative business per
337	337	11 diem allowance to be consistent with law and house rules.
338	338	12 (b) Each member of the senate is entitled, when authorized by
339	339	13 the president pro tempore, to the legislative business per diem
340	340	14 allowance for every day the member is engaged in official business.
341	341	15 The president pro tempore shall authorize the legislative business
342	342	16 per diem allowance to be consistent with law and senate rules.
343	343	17 (c) Each member of the general assembly is entitled, when
344	344	18 authorized by the speaker or the president pro tempore, to the
345	345	19 legislative business per diem allowance for every day the member
346	346	20 is engaged in official business.
347	347	21 (d) In addition to the legislative business per diem allowance,
348	348	22 each member of the general assembly is entitled to receive the
349	349	23 mileage allowance in an amount equal to the standard mileage
350	350	24 rates for personally owned transportation equipment established
351	351	25 by the federal Internal Revenue Service for each mile necessarily
352	352	26 traveled from the member's usual place of residence to the state
353	353	27 capitol. However, if the member traveled by a means other than by
354	354	28 motor vehicle, and the member's usual place of residence is more
355	355	29 than one hundred (100) miles from the state capitol, the member
356	356	30 is entitled to reimbursement in an amount equal to the lowest air
357	357	31 travel cost incurred in traveling from the usual place of residence
358	358	32 to the state capitol. During the period the general assembly is
359	359	33 convened in session, the mileage allowance is limited to one (1)
360	360	34 round trip each week per member.
361	361	35 (e) A member of the general assembly who is appointed by the
362	362	36 governor, speaker, president or president pro tempore, house or
363	363	37 senate minority floor leader, or legislative council to serve on any
364	364	38 research, study, or survey committee or commission, or who
365	365	39 attends any meetings authorized or convened under the auspices of
366	366	40 the legislative council, including presession conferences and
367	367	41 federal-state relations conferences, is entitled, when authorized by
368	368	42 the legislative council, to receive the legislative business per diem
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370	370	1 allowance for each day the member is in actual attendance and is
371	371	2 also entitled to the mileage allowance, at the rate specified in
372	372	3 subsection (d), for each mile necessarily traveled from the
373	373	4 member's usual place of residence to the state capitol, or other
374	374	5 Indiana site of the committee, commission, or conference.
375	375	6 (f) The legislative business per diem allowance and the mileage
376	376	7 allowance permitted under this section shall be paid from the
377	377	8 legislative council appropriation for legislator and lay member
378	378	9 travel unless the member is attending an out-of-state meeting, as
379	379	10 authorized by the speaker or the president pro tempore, in which
380	380	11 case the member is entitled to receive both of the following:
381	381	12 (1) The legislative business per diem allowance for each day
382	382	13 the member is engaged in approved out-of-state travel.
383	383	14 (2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses actually incurred
384	384	15 in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the
385	385	16 state travel policies and procedures established by the
386	386	17 legislative council.
387	387	18 SECTION 19. IC 2-3-1-6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
388	388	19 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
389	389	20 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) This section applies only during the
390	390	21 following times:
391	391	22 (1) Each day the general assembly is in session as provided in
392	392	23 IC 2-2.1-1 but is in recess for six (6) or more consecutive
393	393	24 calendar days.
394	394	25 (2) Except as provided in subsection (c), each day after the
395	395	26 general assembly adjourns sine die in any calendar year.
396	396	27 (b) Each member of the general assembly is entitled to the
397	397	28 subsistence allowance for each day.
398	398	29 (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), each member of the
399	399	30 general assembly is entitled to the legislative business per diem
400	400	31 allowance for each day:
401	401	32 (1) that the general assembly is meeting in special session as
402	402	33 described in IC 2-2.1-1-4; or
403	403	34 (2) beginning on the day the general assembly has begun a
404	404	35 new session under IC 2-2.1-1-2 or IC 2-2.1-1-3, except for any
405	405	36 day that the general assembly is in recess for six (6) or more
406	406	37 calendar days.
407	407	38 (d) The subsistence allowance is payable from the
408	408	39 appropriations for legislators' subsistence.
409	409	40 SECTION 20. IC 2-3-1-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
410	410	41 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
411	411	42 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
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413	413	1 this chapter or any other statute, the legislative council may adopt
414	414	2 resolutions establishing travel policies and procedures that apply
415	415	3 only to members of the general assembly or to the staffs of the
416	416	4 house of representatives, senate, and legislative services agency, or
417	417	5 both members and staffs.
418	418	6 (b) The legislative council may apply the travel policies and
419	419	7 procedures adopted under subsection (a) to lay members serving
420	420	8 on research, study, or survey committees or commissions that are
421	421	9 under the jurisdiction of the legislative council.
422	422	10 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or policy, the state
423	423	11 travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana
424	424	12 department of administration and approved by the budget agency
425	425	13 do not apply to members of the general assembly, to the staffs of
426	426	14 the house of representatives, senate, or legislative services agency,
427	427	15 or to lay members serving on research, study, or survey
428	428	16 committees or commissions under the jurisdiction of the legislative
429	429	17 council (if the legislative council applies its travel policies and
430	430	18 procedures to lay members under the authority of this section).
431	431	19 (d) If the legislative council has not adopted travel policies and
432	432	20 procedures as provided in this section, the state travel policies and
433	433	21 procedures established by the Indiana department of
434	434	22 administration and approved by the budget agency apply to
435	435	23 members of the general assembly, to the staffs of the house of
436	436	24 representatives, senate, and legislative services agency, and to lay
437	437	25 members serving on research, study, or survey committees or
438	438	26 commissions under the jurisdiction of the legislative council.
439	439	27 (e) The executive director of the legislative services agency is
440	440	28 responsible for the administration of travel policies and procedures
441	441	29 adopted by the legislative council. The auditor of state shall
442	442	30 approve and process claims for reimbursement of travel related
443	443	31 expenses under this subsection based upon the written affirmation
444	444	32 of the speaker, the president pro tempore, or the executive director
445	445	33 of the legislative services agency that those claims comply with the
446	446	34 travel policies and procedures adopted by the legislative council.
447	447	35 SECTION 21. IC 2-5-1.1-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.64-2021,
448	448	36 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
449	449	37 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. (a) The council may do any of the
450	450	38 following:
451	451	39 (1) On its own initiative or at the direction of the general
452	452	40 assembly or of the senate or house of representatives, study
453	453	41 subjects of interest and concern, and based on such a study,
454	454	42 recommend such legislation as the welfare of the state may
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456	456	1 require.
457	457	2 (2) Direct standing committees of the senate or house of
458	458	3 representatives, or appoint committees and subcommittees subject
459	459	4 to the authority of the council, to carry out studies on subjects of
460	460	5 interest and concern.
461	461	6 (3) Recommend such codification and general revision of the
462	462	7 constitution and the laws of the state as may from time to time be
463	463	8 necessary.
464	464	9 (4) Require any officer or agency, board, commission, committee
465	465	10 or other instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of
466	466	11 the state to provide information bearing on subjects under
467	467	12 consideration by the council or by standing committee or any of
468	468	13 its committees or subcommittees.
469	469	14 (5) By an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of its members
470	470	15 present and voting:
471	471	16 (A) administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance
472	472	17 of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts,
473	473	18 documents and testimony and have the deposition of witnesses
474	474	19 taken in the manner prescribed by law for taking depositions
475	475	20 in civil actions bearing on subjects under consideration by the
476	476	21 council or by any of its committees or subcommittees; and
477	477	22 (B) petition, through the presiding officer of the council, any
478	478	23 circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the appropriate
479	479	24 county for an order for compliance with any order or
480	480	25 subpoenas issued under this section.
481	481	26 (6) Adopt such rules and procedures and organize such agencies
482	482	27 as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties.
483	483	28 (7) Receive appropriations and make allocations for the
484	484	29 reasonable and necessary expenditures of the council and the
485	485	30 standing and interim committees of the house of representatives,
486	486	31 senate and general assembly.
487	487	32 (8) Enter into whatever contracts or other arrangements deemed
488	488	33 by it to be necessary or appropriate to exercising its rights,
489	489	34 privileges, and powers and performing its duties under this
490	490	35 chapter and IC 2-6-1.5 and to carrying out the intent, purposes,
491	491	36 and provisions of this chapter and IC 2-6-1.5.
492	492	37 (9) Initiate sessions of the general assembly under IC 2-2.1-1.2.
493	493	38 (10) (9) Do all other things necessary and proper to perform the
494	494	39 functions of the legislative department of government and to carry
495	495	40 out the intent, purposes and provisions of this chapter.
496	496	41 (b) The council may authorize its executive director to act on its
497	497	42 behalf and with its authority on any matter of administration under this
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499	499	1 chapter and under IC 2-6-1.5, including executing and implementing
500	500	2 any contract or other arrangement under which it agrees to be bound.
501	501	3 SECTION 22. IC 3-9-2-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.133-2021,
502	502	4 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
503	503	5 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. (a) This section does not apply to:
504	504	6 (1) a member of the general assembly; or
505	505	7 (2) a candidate's committee of a member of the general assembly;
506	506	8 with respect to an office other than a legislative office or a state office
507	507	9 to which the member seeks election.
508	508	10 (b) As used in this section, "affected person" refers to any of the
509	509	11 following:
510	510	12 (1) An individual who holds a legislative office.
511	511	13 (2) A candidate for a legislative office.
512	512	14 (3) An individual who holds a state office.
513	513	15 (4) A candidate for a state office.
514	514	16 (c) As used in this section, "prohibited period" means the period:
515	515	17 (1) beginning on the day in January in each odd-numbered year
516	516	18 the general assembly reconvenes under IC 2-2.1-1-2; and
517	517	19 (2) through either of the following:
518	518	20 (A) April 29 in calendar year 2021.
519	519	21 (B) The day the general assembly adjourns sine die under
520	520	22 IC 2-2.1-1-2 in an odd-numbered year beginning after
521	521	23 December 31, 2022. the date the budget bill (as defined in
522	522	24 IC 4-12-1-2(e)) for the following budget period (as defined
523	523	25 by IC 4-12-1-2(g)) enacted by the general assembly is
524	524	26 approved by the governor.
525	525	27 (d) During the prohibited period, an affected person, an affected
526	526	28 person's candidate's committee, and a legislative caucus committee may
527	527	29 not do any of the following:
528	528	30 (1) Solicit campaign contributions.
529	529	31 (2) Accept campaign contributions.
530	530	32 (3) Conduct other fundraising activities. This subdivision does not
531	531	33 prohibit an affected person from participating in party activities
532	532	34 conducted by a regular party committee.
533	533	35 SECTION 23. IC 4-12-18-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2022,
534	534	36 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
535	535	37 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. Discretionary funds deposited into an
536	536	38 economic stimulus fund during a period in which the general assembly
537	537	39 is convened in a regular session an emergency session under
538	538	40 IC 2-2.1-1.2, or a special session may not be allotted or expended
539	539	41 unless appropriated by the general assembly or reviewed by the budget
540	540	42 committee. Appropriations made by the general assembly do not revert
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542	542	1 until the end of the biennium in which they are appropriated.
543	543	2 SECTION 24. IC 4-12-18-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2022,
544	544	3 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
545	545	4 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. Before discretionary funds deposited into
546	546	5 an economic stimulus fund during a period in which the general
547	547	6 assembly is not convened in a regular session an emergency session
548	548	7 under IC 2-2.1-1.2, or a special session may be allotted to or expended
549	549	8 by a state agency or instrumentality, the allotment or expenditure must
550	550	9 be reviewed by the budget committee. Money is considered
551	551	10 continuously appropriated for the period of the federal award after
552	552	11 budget committee review.
553	553	12 SECTION 25. IC 34-6-2-137 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
554	554	13 PASSAGE]. Sec. 137. "Session of the general assembly", for purposes
555	555	14 of IC 34-13-1-6, does not include a regular technical session.
556	556	15 SECTION 26. An emergency is declared for this act.
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