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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE BILL No. 1330 |
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| 4 | 4 | | _____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL |
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| 6 | 6 | | Citations Affected: IC 4-6-3-2.1; IC 34-33.1-1-2. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: The attorney general and amicus curiae briefs. Provides that |
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| 8 | 8 | | the attorney general may file an amicus curiae brief only if the governor |
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| 9 | 9 | | gives written approval to file the amicus curiae brief. Makes a |
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| 10 | 10 | | conforming change. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Effective: July 1, 2024. |
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| 12 | 12 | | DeLaney |
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| 13 | 13 | | January 10, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2024 IN 1330—LS 6262/DI 107 Introduced |
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| 15 | 15 | | Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 16 | 16 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 17 | 17 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 18 | 18 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 20 | 20 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 21 | 21 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 22 | 22 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 24 | 24 | | between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 25 | 25 | | HOUSE BILL No. 1330 |
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| 26 | 26 | | A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state |
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| 27 | 27 | | offices and administration. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. IC 4-6-3-2.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 1, 2024]: Sec. 2.1. The attorney general may file an amicus curiae |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 brief only if the governor gives written approval to file the amicus |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 curiae brief. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 SECTION 2. IC 34-33.1-1-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.40-2010, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The state, by the attorney general, with written |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 approval of the governor as set forth in IC 4-6-3-2.1, may file an |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 amicus curiae brief in any matter pending in any state court or federal |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 court without the consent of the parties or leave of the court. The |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 attorney general shall file the amicus curiae brief within the time |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 allowed for the party with whom the state is substantively aligned to |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 file the party's brief or petition. However, for good cause shown, a state |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15 court may permit the attorney general to file a belated amicus curiae |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16 brief. If the state court permits the filing of a belated amicus curiae |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17 brief, the state court shall set a deadline for an opposing party to file |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2024 IN 1330—LS 6262/DI 107 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 1 a reply brief. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2024 IN 1330—LS 6262/DI 107 |
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