Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 158
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 2-2.1; IC 2-5-1.1-1; IC 3-3-2-1; IC 15-13-6-2;
IC 21-18-16-2.
Synopsis: Sessions of the general assembly. Eliminates the second
regular session and the second regular technical session of the general
assembly. Provides that a regular session of the general assembly shall
adjourn sine die not later than May 15 of any odd-numbered year.
Makes technical and conforming changes.
Effective: Upon passage.
Buck
January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedure.
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Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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SENATE BILL No. 158
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning the
general assembly.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 2-2.1-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
2 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) The first regular session of each term of
4 the general assembly shall convene on the third Tuesday after the first
5 Monday of November of each even-numbered year to do the following:
6 (1) Organize itself.
7 (2) Elect its officers.
8 (3) Receive the oath of office.
9 (b) If a special session is called before the date set in subsection (a),
10 then the organization, election, and receiving the oath of office shall be
11 held on the first day of the special session.
12 (c) The general assembly shall then adjourn until a day:
13 (1) certain fixed by a concurrent resolution; or
14 (2) when the gavel of each house falls in the presence of a quorum
15 whether or not a day certain to reconvene in session has been
16 fixed.
17 (d) The general assembly shall reconvene in session no later than
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1 the fourth Monday in January of the following year.
2 (e) The first regular session of each term of the general assembly
3 shall adjourn sine die not later than April 29 May 15 in any
4 odd-numbered year beginning after December 31, 2022. 2024.
5 SECTION 2. IC 2-2.1-1-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
6 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
7 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2.5. (a) The first regular technical session of
8 the general assembly shall convene on the second Tuesday after the
9 first Monday in June of each odd-numbered year.
10 (b) Only the following may be considered and acted upon during a
11 first regular technical session:
12 (1) Bills enacted during the first regular session vetoed by the
13 governor.
14 (2) Bills to correct conflicts among bills enacted during the first
15 regular session.
16 (3) Bills to correct technical errors in bills enacted during the first
17 regular session.
18 (c) The first regular technical session must adjourn sine die before
19 midnight after it convenes.
20 (d) The first regular technical session is not required to convene if
21 the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro
22 tempore of the senate jointly issue an order finding that the purposes
23 for which a regular technical session may meet under subsection (b) do
24 not justify the cost and inconvenience of meeting in a regular technical
25 session.
26 (e) If the general assembly does not meet in a regular technical
27 session under this section, the general assembly shall consider and act
28 upon vetoes of bills enacted during the first regular session at the next
29 second regular session.
30 (f) For purposes of Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the
31 State of Indiana, the first regular technical session is not considered a
32 regular session if the general assembly does not consider or act upon
33 vetoes of bills enacted during the first regular session under this
34 section.
35 SECTION 3. IC 2-2.1-1-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
36 PASSAGE]. Sec. 3. (a) The second regular session of each term of the
37 general assembly shall convene on the third Tuesday after the first
38 Monday of November of each odd-numbered year. The general
39 assembly shall then adjourn until a day:
40 (1) certain fixed by a concurrent resolution; or
41 (2) when the gavel of each house falls in the presence of a quorum
42 whether or not a day certain to reconvene in session has been
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1 fixed.
2 (b) The general assembly shall reconvene in session no later than
3 the fourth Monday in January of the following year. The second regular
4 session of each term of the general assembly shall adjourn sine die not
5 later than March 14 in any even-numbered year.
6 SECTION 4. IC 2-2.1-1-3.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON
7 PASSAGE]. Sec. 3.5. (a) The second regular technical session of the
8 general assembly shall convene on the second Tuesday after the first
9 Monday in May of each even-numbered year.
10 (b) Only the following may be considered and acted upon during a
11 second regular technical session:
12 (1) Bills enacted during the second regular session vetoed by the
13 governor.
14 (2) Bills to correct conflicts among bills enacted during the
15 second regular session.
16 (3) Bills to correct technical errors in bills enacted during the
17 second regular session.
18 (c) The second regular technical session must adjourn sine die
19 before midnight after it convenes.
20 (d) The second regular technical session is not required to convene
21 if the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro
22 tempore of the senate jointly issue an order finding that the purposes
23 for which a regular technical session may meet under subsection (b) do
24 not justify the cost and inconvenience of meeting in a regular technical
25 session.
26 (e) If the general assembly does not meet in a regular technical
27 session under this section, the general assembly may consider and act
28 upon vetoes of bills enacted during the second regular session at the
29 next first regular session.
30 (f) For purposes of Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the
31 State of Indiana, the second regular technical session is not considered
32 a regular session if the general assembly does not consider or act upon
33 vetoes of bills enacted during the second regular session under this
34 section.
35 SECTION 5. IC 2-2.1-1-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
36 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9. Procedures:
37 Standing Committee Appointments. (a) By not later than ten (10) days
38 after the election of officers as provided in sections 6 and 7 of this
39 chapter, the appointments to the standing committees of the two (2)
40 houses of the General Assembly shall be made and announced by the
41 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro
42 Tempore of the Senate, respectively.
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1 (b) At the reconvening in January of the first regular session, of the
2 term, the lists of appointments to the standing committees shall be read
3 in their respective houses and recorded in the journals thereof.
4 (c) The members of the standing committees shall serve for the term
5 of the General Assembly in which they are appointed, unless removed,
6 suspended, or unable to serve.
7 SECTION 6. IC 2-2.1-4-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.229-2011,
8 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "final day of
10 session" means either of the following:
11 (1) For a regular session convening before January 1, 2024,
12 April 29 in odd-numbered years and March 14 in even-numbered
13 years or
14 (2) a date earlier than April 29 in odd-numbered years and March
15 14 in even-numbered years, if unless the presiding officers of
16 each body have:
17 (A) jointly agreed; and
18 (B) publicly announced;
19 that the an earlier date will be the final day of session.
20 (2) For a regular session convening after October 31, 2024,
21 May 15 in odd-numbered years unless the presiding officers
22 of each body have:
23 (A) jointly agreed; and
24 (B) publicly announced;
25 that an earlier date will be the final day of session.
26 SECTION 7. IC 2-5-1.1-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
27 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. There is hereby
28 created a legislative council which shall be composed of sixteen (16)
29 members of the general assembly as follows:
30 (a) From the senate: The president pro tempore, the minority leader,
31 the majority caucus chairman, the minority caucus chairman, three (3)
32 members appointed by the president pro tempore, and one (1) member
33 appointed by the minority leader.
34 (b) From the house of representatives: The speaker of the house, the
35 majority leader, the minority leader, the majority caucus chairman, the
36 minority caucus chairman, two (2) members appointed by the speaker,
37 and one (1) member appointed by the minority leader.
38 (c) The president of the senate may serve as an ex officio non-voting
39 nonvoting member of the council.
40 (d) The members of the council who serve by virtue of their office
41 shall serve until their successors are selected.
42 (e) The appointed members shall serve from the date of their
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1 appointment until the next general election at which they run for
2 reelection, or until the convening of the first regular session of the next
3 general assembly, whichever is first to occur. The president pro
4 tempore, speaker, and minority leaders shall appoint their members not
5 later than five (5) days after the close of a first regular session of a
6 general assembly.
7 SECTION 8. IC 3-3-2-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
8 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. Congressional districts shall
9 be established by law at the first regular session of the general
10 assembly convening immediately following the United States decennial
11 census.
12 SECTION 9. IC 15-13-6-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2008, SECTION
13 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON
14 PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) The advisory committee consists of the
15 following members appointed after the first day of each regular
16 session of the general assembly and before January 1 of the ensuing
17 calendar year:
18 (1) Four (4) members of the senate, not more than two (2) of
19 whom are members of the same political party, appointed by the
20 president pro tempore of the senate.
21 (2) Four (4) members of the house of representatives, not more
22 than two (2) of whom are members of the same political party,
23 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
24 (b) A member appointed under subsection (a) begins serving on
25 January 1 and serves until the first day of the first regular session of
26 the next general assembly following the member's appointment.
27 (c) A vacancy on the advisory committee shall be filled for the
28 unexpired term by the appointing authority who appointed the member
29 whose position is vacant.
30 (d) After appointment of the members of the advisory committee
31 under subsection (a), the:
32 (1) speaker of the house of representatives shall name one (1) of
33 the members as chairperson; and
34 (2) president pro tempore of the senate shall name another
35 member as vice chairperson.
36 The chairperson and the vice chairperson serve until the first day of the
37 second regular session of that general assembly. January 1 of the
38 calendar year following the calendar year in which the terms of the
39 members of the advisory committee began under subsection (a).
40 The vice chairperson during the first session year of the members'
41 term then becomes the chairperson for the second year, and the
42 chairperson during the first session year of the members' term
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1 becomes the vice chairperson for the second year. The appointing
2 authority may name a different chairperson or vice chairperson at any
3 time.
4 SECTION 10. IC 21-18-16-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
5 SECTION 226, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
6 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall
7 create a higher educational operating funding outcomes based formula
8 that aligns with the goals outlined in the commission's long range plan
9 for postsecondary education under IC 21-18-8.
10 (b) The commission shall create a separate higher educational
11 operating funding outcomes based formula for Ivy Tech Community
12 College that:
13 (1) aligns with the goals outlined in the commission's long range
14 plan for postsecondary education under IC 21-18-8; and
15 (2) focuses on employer needs, positive wage outcomes, and
16 stackable credentials.
17 (c) An outcomes based funding formula must be created and
18 approved by the commission at a meeting of the commission on or
19 before October 1 of each even-numbered year. prior to each
20 odd-numbered year in which the general assembly will reconvene in a
21 first regular session and consider a state budget bill.
22 (d) The commission shall approve the metrics used for an outcomes
23 based funding formula created under this chapter.
24 SECTION 11. An emergency is declared for this act.
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