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2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.1. Legislative Council › 2-5-1.1-12.2. Legislative Services Agency; Office of Census Data

Sec. 12.2. (a) The definitions in IC 1-1-3.5 and IC 3-5-2 apply throughout this section.
(b) As used in this section, "council" refers to the legislative council established by section 1 of this chapter.
(c) As used in this section, "GIS" refers to the geographic information system that the office is required to establish and maintain under subsection (f)(7).
(d) As used in this section, "office" refers to the office of census data established by subsection (e).
(e) The office of census data is established within the legislative services agency. Appointment of staff members of the office is subject to the approval of the legislative council.
(f) The office shall do the following:
(1) Advise and assist the Bureau of the Census in defining the boundaries of census blocks in Indiana.
(2) Work with other state and federal agencies to assist in the Census Bureau's local review program conducted in Indiana.
(3) Participate in national associations of state governments to obtain information regarding census count activities conducted by other states.
(4) Work with political subdivisions following each decennial census to provide information and assistance concerning special censuses, special tabulations, and corrected population counts.
(5) Work with the election division, state agencies, and political subdivisions to maintain accurate information concerning the boundaries of precincts and political subdivisions.
(6) Provide technical assistance to counties, the election commission, and the election division to comply with Indiana law concerning establishing a precinct (as defined in IC 3-11-1.5-1).
(7) Establish and maintain a geographic information system that contains the boundaries of all precincts, legislative districts, and congressional districts. The geographic information system may contain other boundaries and information as determined by the executive director of the legislative services agency or as required by the council.
(8) Perform other census and mapping research as determined by the executive director of the legislative services agency or as required by the council.
(g) The office shall provide the election division a network connection to the GIS. The network connection must do the following:
(1) Provide the election division with read access to the GIS.
(2) Enable the election division to download any information, including maps, contained in the GIS.
(h) The election division is the agency through which public access to information contained in the GIS shall be provided.
As added by P.L.1-2002, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.1. Legislative Council › 2-5-1.1-13. Use of Internet Coverage for Commercial Purpose

Sec. 13. (a) A person may use all or a part of audio or video coverage provided under section 12.1 of this chapter for a commercial purpose intended to result in a profit or other tangible benefit to any person only if:
(1) the legislative council gives its permission for the person's commercial use; and
(2) the person:
(A) uses the audio or video coverage only for educational or public affairs programming, including news programming, that does not also constitute a use prohibited under section 14 of this chapter; or
(B) transmits to paid subscribers an unedited feed of the audio or visual coverage.
(b) The legislative council shall give its permission to a person to use the coverage provided under section 12.1 of this chapter for a commercial purpose if:
(1) the person or the person's representative submits to the legislative council, or its designated agent, a signed, written request for the use that:
(A) states the purpose for which the audio or video coverage will be used and that the stated purpose is allowed under subsection (a); and
(B) contains an agreement by the person that the audio or visual coverage will not be used for a commercial purpose other than the stated purpose; and
(2) the purpose stated in subdivision (1)(A) is a use allowed under subsection (a).
(c) The legislative council:
(1) is not required to give its permission to any person; and
(2) may limit the number of persons to whom it gives its permission;
to use coverage provided under section 12.1 of this chapter for a purpose described in subsection (a)(2)(B).
(d) Subsection (a) and an agreement under subsection (b)(1)(B) do not prohibit compiling, describing, quoting from, analyzing, or researching the verbal content of audio or visual coverage provided under section 12.1 of this chapter for a commercial purpose.
(e) The attorney general may enforce this section at the request of the legislative council by bringing a civil action to enjoin a violation of subsection (a) or an agreement under subsection (b)(1)(B).
As added by P.L.179-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.1. Legislative Council › 2-5-1.1-14. Internet Coverage as Part of Legislative History

Sec. 14. Audio or video coverage provided under section 12.1 of this chapter is not part of the legislative history of an act enacted or resolution adopted by the general assembly unless:
(1) the content of audio or video coverage provided under section 12.1 of this chapter is:
(A) incorporated by resolution contemporaneously adopted by the chamber in which the coverage originated into the house or senate journal required under Article 4, Section 12 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; or
(B) declared to be part of the legislative history of a bill or resolution in a bill contemporaneously enacted by the general assembly; and
(2) the content of the incorporated audio or video coverage is certified for accuracy and completeness by the principal clerk or principal secretary of the chamber in which the coverage originated.
As added by P.L.179-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.1. Legislative Council › 2-5-1.1-15. Internet Coverage as an Expression of Legislative Intent

Sec. 15. Audio or video coverage provided under section 12.1 of this chapter does not constitute an expression of the legislative intent, purpose, or meaning of an act enacted or resolution adopted by the general assembly unless:
(1) the content of audio or video coverage provided under section 12.1 of this chapter is incorporated by a bill contemporaneously enacted by the general assembly; and
(2) the content of the incorporated audio or video coverage is certified for accuracy and completeness by the principal clerk or principal secretary of the chamber in which the coverage originated.
As added by P.L.179-2001, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.1. Legislative Council › 2-5-1.1-16. Internet Coverage; Use as Evidence

Sec. 16. It is not the intent of the general assembly in enacting section 12.1 of this chapter to have the content of the audio or video coverage provided under section 12 of this chapter (repealed) used as evidence of the legislative intent, purpose, or meaning of an act enacted or resolution adopted by the general assembly.
As added by P.L.179-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.6; P.L.1-2003, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.1. Legislative Council › 2-5-1.1-17. Intent of General Assembly in Enactment of Sections 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 of Chapter

Sec. 17. It is not the intent of the general assembly in enacting sections 12 (repealed), 13, 14, 15, and 16 of this chapter to change the judicial rule of statutory construction expressed in Tinder, Pros. Atty. et al. v. Clarke Auto Co., Inc. (1958), 238 Ind. 302, 149 N.E.2d 808 and later cases that the motive of individual sponsors of legislation cannot be imputed to the general assembly unless there is a basis for it in its statutory expression.
As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.1. Legislative Council › 2-5-1.1-18. Annual Appropriation to Legislative Employers

Sec. 18. There is annually appropriated to legislative employers (as defined in IC 5-10-8) from the fund established under section 17 of this chapter sufficient funds to pay for employer paid benefit charges or premiums arising as a result of elections made by legislative employers under IC 5-10-8.
As added by P.L.178-2002, SEC.141.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.1. Legislative Council › 2-5-1.1-20. State and Local Tax Exemption; 2023 Ncsl Legislative Summit

Sec. 20. (a) A transaction is exempted from taxation under IC 6-2.5, IC 6-9-12, and IC 6-9-35 if:
(1) the transaction is directly related to the 2023 NCSL Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures; and
(2) the transaction is entered into by the legislative council, the legislative services agency, the National Conference of State Legislatures, or a person that is a sponsor for or a supporter of a function that is part of the published program for that meeting.
(b) This section expires December 31, 2023.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-1. Application of Chapter; Exceptions

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or otherwise in this article, this chapter applies to all committees established under this article.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) The legislative council (IC 2-5-1.1).
(2) The youth advisory council (IC 2-5-29).
(3) The commission on improving the status of children in Indiana (IC 2-5-36).
(4) The host committee for the NCSL 2020 legislative summit (IC 2-5-41).
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.4; P.L.133-2012, SEC.1; P.L.205-2013, SEC.38; P.L.53-2014, SEC.3; P.L.6-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-2. Application of Definitions

Sec. 2. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article except in a statute listed in section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-3. "Appointing Authority"

Sec. 3. "Appointing authority" refers to the office that has the duty to appoint a committee member under this article.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-4. "Committee"

Sec. 4. "Committee" refers to a commission, a committee, or another body (however designated) established under this article, including a subcommittee established under IC 2-5-1.3-12 and a committee established under IC 2-5-1.3-14.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-6. "President Pro Tempore"

Sec. 6. "President pro tempore" refers to the president pro tempore of the senate of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-8. "Speaker"

Sec. 8. "Speaker" refers to the speaker of the house of representatives of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-8.5. Appointments; Committee Chair; Committee Vice-Chair

Sec. 8.5. (a) The:
(1) chairman of the legislative council, with the advice of the vice-chairman, shall designate the chair; and
(2) vice-chairman of the legislative council, with the advice of the chairman, shall designate a vice-chair;
of each committee from among the legislative members of the committee. The chair and vice-chair of a committee serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
(b) If a committee is a study committee (as defined in IC 2-5-1.3-3) or another committee on which members serve for two (2) interims or years, the chairman and the vice-chairman of the legislative council may provide that:
(1) the chair of a committee becomes the vice-chair of the committee in the year after the individual is appointed as chair; and
(2) the vice-chair of the committee becomes the chair of the committee in the year after the individual is appointed as vice-chair.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-9. Filling Vacancies

Sec. 9. (a) If a vacancy occurs on a committee, the appointing authority that appointed the member whose position is vacant shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.
(b) An individual appointed to fill a vacancy must have the qualifications that a member appointed by the appointing authority must have.
(c) An individual appointed to fill a vacancy serves:
(1) for the remainder of the term of the member the individual is appointed to succeed, if committee members have a term set under this article; or
(2) at the pleasure of the appointing authority, if subdivision (1) does not apply.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-11. Per Diem, Mileage, Travel Allowances

Sec. 11. Each member of a committee is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to individuals who serve as legislative and lay members, respectively, of interim study committees established by the legislative council.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-12. Number of Votes Required to Take Action

Sec. 12. The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members appointed to a committee are required for the committee to take action on any measure, including the final report.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-13. Committee to Operate Under Policies and Procedures of Legislative Council

Sec. 13. A committee shall operate under the policies and rules of the legislative council.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-14. Payment of Committee Expenses From Appropriations to Legislative Council, Legislative Services Agency

Sec. 14. All funds necessary for a committee to carry out its functions shall be paid from appropriations to the legislative council and the legislative services agency.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.2. Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee › 2-5-1.2-15. Submission of Reports to Legislative Council

Sec. 15. A committee shall submit interim, final, and other reports to the legislative council as directed by the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-1. "Interim"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "interim" refers to the following:
(1) For calendar year 2021, the period beginning May 1, 2021, and ending November 15, 2021.
(2) For a calendar year beginning after December 31, 2021, that part of the year that begins immediately after the day that a regular session of the general assembly adjourns sine die and ends immediately before the day that the next regular session of the general assembly convenes.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.133-2021, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-2. "Standing Committee"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "standing committee" means the following:
(1) A standing committee established under the rules of the senate to consider bills during a regular session of the general assembly.
(2) A standing committee established under the rules of the house of representatives to consider bills during a regular session of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-3. "Study Committee"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "study committee" means an interim study committee established by section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-4. Establishment; Permanent Interim Study Committees

Sec. 4. The following interim study committees are established:
(1) Agriculture and Natural Resources.
(2) Commerce and Economic Development.
(3) Corrections and Criminal Code.
(4) Courts and the Judiciary.
(5) Education.
(6) Elections.
(7) Employment and Labor.
(8) Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications.
(9) Environmental Affairs.
(10) Financial Institutions and Insurance.
(11) Government.
(12) Public Safety and Military Affairs.
(13) Pension Management Oversight.
(14) Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services.
(15) Public Policy.
(16) Roads and Transportation.
(17) Fiscal Policy.
(18) Child Services.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.123-2016, SEC.1; P.L.231-2019, SEC.1; P.L.148-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-5. Membership

Sec. 5. Except as provided in section 5.1 of this chapter, a study committee has the following members:
(1) Four (4) members of the senate, appointed by the president pro tempore, who preferably are members of the standing committee of the senate that has subject matter jurisdiction most closely relating to the subject matter for the study committee, as determined by the president pro tempore.
(2) Three (3) members, appointed by the minority leader of the senate, who preferably are members of the standing committee of the senate that has subject matter jurisdiction most closely relating to the subject matter for the study committee, as determined by the president pro tempore.
(3) Four (4) members, appointed by the speaker, who preferably are members of the standing committee of the house of representatives that has subject matter jurisdiction most closely relating to the subject matter for the study committee, as determined by the speaker.
(4) Three (3) members, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, who preferably are members of the standing committee of the house of representatives that has subject matter jurisdiction most closely relating to the subject matter for the study committee, as determined by the speaker.
(5) The members (if any) appointed under section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.148-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-5.1. Membership of Interim Study Committee on Child Services

Sec. 5.1. (a) The interim study committee on child services consists of sixteen (16) members appointed as follows:
(1) Three (3) members of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(2) Two (2) members of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
(3) Three (3) members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(4) Two (2) members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(5) Two (2) individuals who are not members of the general assembly, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(6) Two (2) individuals who are not members of the general assembly, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(7) A juvenile court judge appointed by the chief justice.
(8) One (1) individual appointed by the governor.
The members of the general assembly appointed under this subsection must be members of either the senate committee on family and children services or the house committee on family, children, and human affairs. The individuals appointed under subdivisions (5) and (6) must be experts in the area of family and child services.
(b) If a legislative member of the interim study committee on child services ceases to be a member of the chamber from which the member was appointed, the member also ceases to be a member of the committee.
As added by P.L.148-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-6. Appointment of Lay Members

Sec. 6. (a) The legislative council may authorize the addition of lay members to one (1) or more study committees in accordance with this section.
(b) If the legislative council authorizes the appointment of lay members to a study committee, four (4) lay members shall be appointed as follows:
(1) One (1) individual, appointed by the president pro tempore, who resides in Indiana and has experience, education, or training in the subject matter for the study committee but who is not a member of the general assembly.
(2) One (1) individual, appointed by the minority leader of the senate, who resides in Indiana and has experience, education, or training in the subject matter for the study committee but who is not a member of the general assembly.
(3) One (1) individual, appointed by the speaker, who resides in Indiana and has experience, education, or training in the subject matter for the study committee but who is not a member of the general assembly.
(4) One (1) individual, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, who resides in Indiana and has experience, education, or training in the subject matter for the study committee but who is not a member of the general assembly.
(c) If the legislative council authorizes the appointment of lay members to a study committee, the legislative council may provide for the appointment to the study committee of lay members in addition to the lay members appointed under subsection (b).
(d) If the legislative council authorizes the appointment of lay members to a study committee, the legislative council may make the lay members appointed to the study committee voting members of the study committee.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-7. Legislator Eligibility for Appointment

Sec. 7. This chapter does not prohibit an appointing authority from appointing a legislator who is not a member of a standing committee that has subject matter jurisdiction most closely relating to the subject matter for the study committee.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-8. Limitation; Size of Committee

Sec. 8. Except as provided by this chapter, additional voting members, advisory members, or lay members may not be appointed to serve on a study committee.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-9. Member's Term

Sec. 9. The term of a member appointed to a study committee is two (2) consecutive interims. However, an appointing authority may replace a member at any time during the member's term.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-10. Appointments; Committee Chair; Committee Vice-Chair

Sec. 10. IC 2-5-1.2-8.5 applies to the appointment of a chair and vice-chair for a study committee.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-11. Compliance; Policies of Legislative Council

Sec. 11. A study committee shall operate, as required in IC 2-5-1.2-13, under the policies and rules of the legislative council. However, a study committee may meet only during the interim period in a year.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-12. Subcommittees

Sec. 12. (a) The chair of a study committee may establish not more than two (2) subcommittees in an interim to assist the study committee. The chair of a study committee establishing a subcommittee shall appoint the members of the subcommittee from among the members of the study committee. Notwithstanding IC 2-5-1.2-8.5, the chair of the study committee shall appoint the chair of the subcommittee. A nonvoting member on the study committee is a nonvoting member on a subcommittee. A subcommittee established by a chair of a study committee exists for the duration of only (1) interim.
(b) The expenses of a subcommittee, including per diem, mileage, and travel allowances payable under IC 2-5-1.2-11, shall be paid from money authorized by the legislative council for operation of the study committee. The amount authorized by the legislative council for expenditures of a study committee may not be increased to pay for the operation of a subcommittee.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.123-2016, SEC.2; P.L.231-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-14. Establishment of Additional Temporary Study Committees

Sec. 14. In addition to the study committees established under section 4 of this chapter, the legislative council by resolution may establish one (1) or more additional interim study committees. An interim study committee established by the legislative council:
(1) shall study only the specific topics assigned by the legislative council;
(2) exists for the duration of only one (1) interim period;
(3) has the membership determined by the legislative council; and
(4) is subject to IC 2-5-1.2.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-15. Transfer of Study Topics Among Study Committees

Sec. 15. The legislative council may transfer the study of a legislative topic from the board, commission, or other committee that is directed by law to study the legislative topic to a study committee with subject matter jurisdiction closely relating to the subject matter of the proposed study, as determined by the chairman of the legislative council, or to an interim study committee established under section 14 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.3. Interim Study Committees › 2-5-1.3-16. Statutory Construction; Technical Conflicts Between This Chapter and Other Legislation Enacted in 2014

Sec. 16. The general assembly recognizes that SEA 80-2014 repeals IC 2-5-3, IC 2-5-20, IC 2-5-28.5, IC 2-5-33.4, IC 2-5-38.1, IC 13-13-7, IC 33-23-10, and other statutes that establish study committees and that other acts of the 2014 regular session of the general assembly add or amend provisions that are repealed by SEA 80-2014. The general assembly intends to repeal the provisions described in this section, including the additions and amendments to the repealed provisions enacted in other acts of the 2014 regular session of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-1. No Effect on Other Provisions Regarding Information Sharing

Sec. 1. This chapter does not limit other provisions of law directly or indirectly providing for the sharing of government information with the general assembly, the legislative services agency, or another entity within the legislative department of the state.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-2. "Governmental Entity"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governmental entity" means any of the following:
(1) Any officer or other organizational unit, by whatever name denominated, exercising any of the powers of state government.
(2) A state educational institution.
(3) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(4) An instrumentality of state government or a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) or other entity created by law.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-3. "Government Information"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "government information" refers to any information created, received, maintained, or stored by or otherwise in the control of a governmental entity, regardless of the form or the media on which the information is recorded.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-4. No Fees for Supplying Information to Legislative Services Agency

Sec. 4. A charge permitted under IC 5-14-3-6, IC 5-14-3-8, or another law or rule to supply government information does not apply to supplying government information to the legislative services agency under this chapter.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-5. Time Period for Providing Information Requested by Legislative Services Agency

Sec. 5. A governmental entity shall provide the legislative services agency with information requested by the legislative services agency not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the request. However, immediately before and during a session of the general assembly, a governmental entity shall work with the legislative services agency to provide information as soon as practicable in less than thirty (30) days, as needed, to accommodate the legislative schedule.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-6. Maintaining Confidentiality; Penalties

Sec. 6. With respect to government information obtained under this chapter, the legislative services agency shall maintain at least the same level of confidentiality as is required by law of the governmental entity from which the government information is obtained. Officers and employees of the legislative services agency are subject to the same statutory penalties for unauthorized disclosure or use as officers or employees of the governmental entity from which the government information is obtained.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-7. Identification of Confidential Information by Governmental Entity

Sec. 7. A governmental entity providing government information obtained under this chapter shall assist the legislative services agency in identifying any part of the government information obtained by the legislative services agency that must be maintained by the legislative services agency as confidential government information.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-8. Legislative Services Agency Is Agent of Governmental Entity Sharing Information

Sec. 8. To the extent permitted under state and federal law, the legislative services agency is considered an agent of the governmental entity sharing government information with the legislative services agency and is an authorized receiver of the government information under the statutory or administrative law that governs the government information. Sharing of government information under this chapter does not constitute a disclosure or release under any statutory or administrative law that governs the government information.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-9. Individually Identifying Information

Sec. 9. The legislative services agency may not share confidential information containing individually identifying information with any individual or entity outside the legislative services agency, including a member of the general assembly. If confidential information is received with unredacted names and identifying numbers, the legislative services agency shall delete, redact, or mask the names and identifying numbers as soon as practicable after receipt.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-10. Information Subject to Federal Law, Regulation, or Executive Order

Sec. 10. If government information to which the legislative services agency has access under this chapter is subject to federal law, federal regulation, or federal executive order, the governmental entity shall do the following:
(1) Provide to the legislative services agency a description of the nature and scope of the restrictions or other conditions.
(2) Assist the legislative services agency with obtaining any approvals or waivers and comply with any conditions necessary to exercise free accessibility to the government information.
(3) Provide access to the government information to the legislative services agency to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable federal law, federal regulation, or federal executive order.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-11. Legislative Council Policies

Sec. 11. The legislative council or the personnel subcommittee of the legislative council, or both, may establish additional policies, limits, and procedures governing access to, safekeeping, or use of government information obtained by the legislative services agency under this chapter.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-12. Data Format

Sec. 12. If the governmental entity stores the data in electronic format, the data shall be provided in the original format in which the data is received or stored by the governmental entity, including data delimiters, tags, metadata, and other characters used to make the data machine readable or otherwise useful for retrieval or processing by the governmental entity, unless the legislative services agency agrees to accept the data in a different format.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-13. Legislative Services Agency Audits

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies when a law or the legislative council directs the legislative services agency to:
(1) conduct an independent, objective, nonpartisan audit or other assessment of the stewardship, performance, or cost of government entity policies, programs, or operations; or
(2) review an audit or other assessment related to the stewardship, performance, or cost of governmental entity policies, programs, or operations.
(b) Upon request, a governmental entity shall provide the legislative services agency with sufficient, appropriate evidence that provides a reasonable basis for findings and conclusions related to the objective of the assessment.
(c) The legislative services agency shall use generally accepted governmental auditing standards as a guideline for conducting or reviewing an assessment (including the nature, extent, and timing of necessary evidence and assessment activities) and determining the sufficiency and appropriateness of evidence.
(d) A governmental entity may redact material that is confidential under any law only to the extent the legislative services agency determines the legislative services agency has a reasonable basis for findings and conclusions related to the objective of the assessment without the redacted material, as determined under generally accepted governmental auditing standards.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 1.7. Access to Government Information by the General Assembly › 2-5-1.7-14. Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 14. Upon the request of the legislative services agency for a memorandum of understanding, a governmental entity shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the sharing of government information with the legislative services agency, which must include the following:
(1) The names and titles of the employees of:
(A) the legislative services agency authorized to request government information; and
(B) the employees of the governmental entity responsible for providing government information.
(2) A detailed description of the type and scope of government information to be shared, which may include confidential government information if reasonable and appropriate protections are established.
(3) The manner, process, or manner and process in which requests for government information will be made to the governmental entity.
(4) The specific time in which a governmental entity is obligated to fulfill a request for government information under normal circumstances, as well as an expedited time for requests that are considered to be urgent by the legislative services agency.
(5) A statement that there will be no charge or cost to the legislative services agency for the sharing of government information.
(6) A statement that government information will be delivered in the format specified by the legislative services agency whenever reasonably possible under the circumstances.
(7) A statement that all reasonable and appropriate measures and safeguards will be taken to ensure personal privacy and to protect personal information in a safe and secure manner.
(8) A statement that in connection with any government information involving an analysis, forecast, projection, or other estimate, the governmental entity shall provide sufficient and appropriate government information to the legislative services agency so that the legislative services agency may independently evaluate and verify the accuracy of the analysis, forecast, projection, or other estimate.
(9) A statement that a reasonable and appropriate process is established for the prompt resolution of any disputes that may arise over the sharing of government information.
As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 3.2. Review, Analysis, and Evaluation of Tax Incentives › 2-5-3.2-2. Tax Expenditure Report

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "tax expenditure" means a tax exemption, tax deduction, tax credit, preferential tax rate, or tax provision that reduces a person's state tax liability.
(b) The legislative services agency shall, before November 1 of each even numbered year, prepare and publish a tax expenditure report.
(c) The tax expenditure report must include at least the following:
(1) A listing and explanation of each tax expenditure.
(2) The history of each tax expenditure.
(3) An estimate for each state fiscal year of the next biennial budget of the cost of each tax expenditure.
(4) A discussion of the criteria used to determine whether a tax provision is or is not a tax expenditure.
(d) The legislative services agency shall submit the tax expenditure report to:
(1) the legislative council;
(2) the interim study committee on fiscal policy established by IC 2-5-1.3-4; and
(3) the chairpersons and ranking minority members of:
(A) the house committee on ways and means; and
(B) the senate committee on appropriations;
for use in the preparation of and consideration of the state biennial budget.
As added by P.L.36-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 16.1. Probate Code Study Commission › 2-5-16.1-1. "Commission"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the probate code study commission established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.231-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 16.1. Probate Code Study Commission › 2-5-16.1-3. Membership; Term of Service

Sec. 3. (a) The commission has the following membership:
(1) Nine (9) members appointed by the governor that meet the following requirements:
(A) Each Indiana congressional district must be represented by at least one (1) member appointed under this subdivision who is a resident of that congressional district.
(B) One (1) member must work in the trust department of a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union chartered and supervised under IC 28 or federal law.
(C) One (1) member must be an attorney licensed in Indiana who primarily practices in the area of creditors' rights.
(D) One (1) member must be an attorney licensed in Indiana who practices in the area of estate planning.
(E) One (1) member must be an attorney licensed in Indiana who practices in the area of guardianships.
(F) One (1) member must be an attorney licensed in Indiana who practices in the area of trusts.
(G) One (1) member must be an attorney licensed in Indiana who practices in the area of probate of estates.
(H) One (1) member must be an attorney licensed in Indiana who practices in the area of probate litigation.
(I) One (1) member must be an Indiana trial court judge, full-time magistrate, or full-time commissioner whose jurisdiction includes probate.
(J) One (1) member must be an active or retired faculty member of an Indiana institution of higher learning who specializes in the field of estate planning and probate.
(2) Three (3) members appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate from among the members of the senate, not more than two (2) of whom may be affiliated with the same political party.
(3) Three (3) members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives from among the members of the house of representatives, not more than two (2) of whom may be affiliated with the same political party.
(4) The chief justice of the supreme court or a designee of the chief justice, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
(b) If a legislative member of the commission ceases to be a member of the chamber from which the member was appointed, the person ceases to be a member of the commission.
(c) The term of a member is two (2) years.
(d) If:
(1) the term of a member expires;
(2) the member is not reappointed; and
(3) a successor is not appointed;
the term of the member continues until a successor is appointed.
(e) All initial appointments to the probate code study commission must be made no later than July 1, 2019.
As added by P.L.231-2019, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.154-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 16.1. Probate Code Study Commission › 2-5-16.1-4. Appointment of Chairperson

Sec. 4. (a) For calendar year 2019 and every fourth year thereafter, the president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among the commission's legislative members, each to serve a term of two (2) years.
(b) For calendar year 2021 and every fourth year thereafter, the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among the commission's legislative members, each to serve a term of two (2) years.
As added by P.L.231-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 16.1. Probate Code Study Commission › 2-5-16.1-5. Vacancies

Sec. 5. (a) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by the original appointing authority.
(b) If the office of chairperson or vice chairperson of the commission becomes vacant, the commission shall elect a person to fill the vacancy from among the legislative members of the commission.
As added by P.L.231-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 16.1. Probate Code Study Commission › 2-5-16.1-6. Quorum; Required Number of Affirmative Votes to Take Final Action

Sec. 6. (a) A quorum for a meeting of the commission is determined as follows:
STEP ONE: Determine the total number of members currently serving on the commission.
STEP TWO: Divide the number determined in STEP ONE by two (2). If the quotient is not a whole number, round the quotient up to the nearest whole number.
STEP THREE: Add one (1) member to the quotient determined in STEP TWO.
(b) The affirmative votes of at least eight (8) voting members of the commission are required for the commission to take final action.
As added by P.L.231-2019, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.154-2022, SEC.2.