LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6424 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 17, 2025
BILL NUMBER: HB 1134 BILL AMENDED: Feb 13, 2025
SUBJECT: Executive Sessions.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Smaltz BILL STATUS: As Passed House
FIRST SPONSOR: Sen. Buck
FUNDS AFFECTED: XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
XDEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: Executive Session Topics– The bill allows meetings of a state or local agency
governing body concerning the following topics to be held in executive session: (1) Employee health care
options with respect to special exceptions to coverage. (2) The bill employee handbook changes. (3) Review
of negotiations on the performance of publicly bid contracts, when public knowledge may result in increased
cost. (4) Solicitation of contract proposals containing a bidder's proprietary information.
Challenges– The bill allows a person to file a petition to challenge certain official actions taken at a meeting
where a technological failure occurred in the live transmission or recording of the meeting.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Executive Session Topics– The bill would broaden the topics that may
be discussed in an executive session. Whether this provision would increase the number of executive sessions
held by a state agency in a given state fiscal year is unknown. Whether this provision would reduce the
number of public meetings conducted by state agencies is also indeterminable. However, it is likely the bill’s
changes would have a minimal impact on overall state administrative time and workload.
Explanation of State Revenues: Challenges– The provision may increase the number of civil actions filed
in future years. Any increase depends on the number of technological failures occurring in transmission of
meetings in future years. If additional civil cases occur and court fees are collected, revenue to the state
General Fund will increase. The total revenue per case would range between $100 and $122. The amount
deposited will vary depending on whether the case is filed in a court of record or a municipal court. The
following linked document describes the fees and distribution of the revenue: Court fees imposed in civil,
probate, and small claims cases.
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Executive Session Topics– Similarly, whether or not this provision
would increase the number of executive sessions or reduce the number public meetings held at the local level
in a given calendar year is indeterminable. However, the bill’s changes would likely have a minimal impact
on overall local agency administrative time and workload.
HB 1134 1 Explanation of Local Revenues: Challenges– If additional cases occur, revenue will be collected by certain
local units. If the case is filed in a court of record, the county will receive $32 and qualifying municipalities
will receive a share of $3. If the case is filed in a municipal court, the county receives $20, and the
municipality will receive $37. The following linked document describes the fees and distribution of the
revenue: Court fees imposed in civil, probate, and small claims cases.
State Agencies Affected: Agencies that conduct public meetings and/or hold executive sessions.
Local Agencies Affected: Agencies that conduct public meetings and/or hold executive sessions, trial courts,
city and town courts.
Information Sources: Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Trial Court Fee Manual.
Fiscal Analyst: Chris Baker, 317-232-9851.
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