Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 238
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 2-7-5-7.
Synopsis: Lobbying prohibition. Provides that an individual who is a
member of the general assembly after November 5, 2024, may not be
registered as a lobbyist during the period that begins on the day the
individual ceases to be a member of the general assembly and ends
1,095 days after the date the individual ceases to be a member of the
general assembly. Provides an exception. Provides that an individual
who is appointed by the governor to: (1) serve in the governor's
cabinet; or (2) serve as the executive director or director of an agency;
may not be registered as a lobbyist during the period that begins on the
day the individual ceases to be a member of the cabinet or ceases to be
the executive director or director of an agency and ends 1,095 days
after the date the individual ceases to be a member of the cabinet or
ceases to be the executive director or director of an agency.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Johnson T
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 238
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
offices and administration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 2-7-5-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.149-2016,
2 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Subsection (c) does not apply to an
4 individual who:
5 (1) was a member of the general assembly;
6 (2) ran for reelection to the general assembly and was
7 defeated in the primary or general election; and
8 (3) has not been subsequently elected or appointed to serve in
9 the general assembly.
10 (b) An individual who is a member of the general assembly after
11 December 31, 2011, and before November 6, 2024, may not be
12 registered as a lobbyist under this article during the period described
13 in subsection (b). that:
14 (b) The period referred to in subsection (a):
15 (1) begins on the day the individual ceases to be a member of the
16 general assembly; and
17 (2) ends three hundred sixty-five (365) days after the date the
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1 individual ceases to be a member of the general assembly.
2 (c) Except as provided in subsection (a), an individual who is a
3 member of the general assembly after November 5, 2024, may not
4 be registered as a lobbyist under this article during the period that:
5 (1) begins on the day the individual ceases to be a member of
6 the general assembly; and
7 (2) ends one thousand ninety-five (1,095) days after the date
8 the individual ceases to be a member of the general assembly.
9 (d) An individual who has been appointed by the governor to
10 serve in the governor's cabinet, as the executive director of a state
11 agency, or as the director of a state agency may not be registered
12 as a lobbyist under this article during the period that:
13 (1) begins on the day the individual ceases to be:
14 (A) a member of the cabinet; or
15 (B) the executive director or director of an agency; and
16 (2) ends one thousand ninety-five (1,095) days after the date
17 the individual ceases to be:
18 (A) a member of the cabinet; or
19 (B) the executive director or director of an agency.
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