LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6999 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 29, 2024
BILL NUMBER: HB 1306 BILL AMENDED: Jan 29, 2024
SUBJECT: Live Streaming and Archiving Meetings.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Smaltz BILL STATUS: 2nd Reading - 1st House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: State
XDEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: (Amended) This bill exempts the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC)
from providing a live transmission of hearings, regarding which a stenographic record is required to be made
and kept by statute. It adds language to the chapter in the Indiana Code governing the IURC to require the
IURC to provide on a publicly accessible platform a live transmission of any IURC proceeding that will
include:
(1) an examination of witnesses;
(2) a nonprocedural discussion between one or more parties to the proceeding;
(3) questions from one or more of the commissioners regarding the substance of the case; or
(4) a contested procedural matter.
This bill requires the IURC to issue a general administrative order to implement a policy that governs the live
transmission of IURC proceedings and that includes processes: (1) by which members of the public may
request and access the live transmission of an IURC proceeding; and (2) for archiving the live transmission
of an IURC proceeding.
Effective Date: July1, 2024; July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: (Revised) IURC: This bill’s provisions may result in a temporary
increase in administrative workload for the IURC since the Commission would be required to draft and issue
a general administrative order to implment a policy that governs the live transmission of Commission
proceedings. Additionally, the IURC may experience a minor increase in expenditures to the extent that the
HB 1306 1 Commission would have to (1) record and make accessible upon request certain hearings that do not meet
the criteria specified in the Commission’s general administrative order pertaining to its proceedings that are
live streamed and (2) archive and make accessible upon request at later date those hearings that were live
streamed.
Additional Information: According to the IURC’s website, the Commission currently streams evidentiary
hearings and public meetings of general interest that are scheduled in one of their designated hearing rooms
and include cross examination, discussion, or questions from the hearing officers, as well as any other
hearing or meeting as determined by the IURC. Additionally, the website notes that prehearing conferences
or routine cases where there is limited or no discussion are not streamed.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources: IURC’s Watch the IURC Live website: https://www.in.gov/iurc/watch-the-iurc-live/
Fiscal Analyst: James Johnson, 317-232-9869.
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