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2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 53. Government Reform Task Force › 2-5-53-8. Testimony

Sec. 8. The task force may request information or testimony from department or agency heads, or the designee of a department or agency head, as determined necessary by the task force.
As added by P.L.249-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 5. Legislative Agencies and Study Committees › Chapter 53. Government Reform Task Force › 2-5-53-9. Recommendations; Report

Sec. 9. The task force shall:
(1) develop recommendations in a report for the general assembly concerning the issues set forth in section 7 of this chapter; and
(2) not later than November 1, 2023, and before November 1 of each year thereafter, submit the report to the executive director of the legislative services agency for distribution to the members of the general assembly. The report submitted to the executive director of the legislative services agency under this subdivision must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.249-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 1.5. Printing and Distribution of Bills, Laws, and Journals › 2-6-1.5-0.3. "Electronic Format"

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "electronic format" means a format created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
As added by P.L.72-2018, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 1.5. Printing and Distribution of Bills, Laws, and Journals › 2-6-1.5-0.7. "Session"

Sec. 0.7. As used in this chapter, "session" has the meaning set forth in IC 2-2.1-1-1.
As added by P.L.64-2021, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 1.5. Printing and Distribution of Bills, Laws, and Journals › 2-6-1.5-1. Items to Be Printed

Sec. 1. The Indiana general assembly shall, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, provide for the preparation, printing, publishing, and distribution of its bills, the session laws and journals of each session, the Indiana Code and supplements to the Indiana Code, and such miscellaneous printing of stationery, reports and other items, including the printing needs of its service and administrative agency established by IC 2-5-1.1-7, as may occur.
Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.18, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.7, SEC.1; P.L.72-2018, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 1.5. Printing and Distribution of Bills, Laws, and Journals › 2-6-1.5-2. Contracts; Competitive Bidding

Sec. 2. (a) All contracts:
(1) for legislative printing; or
(2) for compiling, computerizing, indexing, and printing the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register under IC 4-22;
shall be awarded by the duly elected membership of Indiana legislative council.
(b) The Indiana department of administration shall render any requested assistance to the council in the preparation of specifications, the setting up of bidding procedures, and the evaluation of bids. However, the determination of the lowest and best bid by the legislative council shall in all instances be final.
Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.18, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.31-1985, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 1.5. Printing and Distribution of Bills, Laws, and Journals › 2-6-1.5-3. Journals of House and Senate; Preparation and Distribution

Sec. 3. (a) The supervision of the preparation and indexing of the journals of the house of representatives and senate of each session of the general assembly shall be the duty of the clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate, respectively.
(b) The clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate, respectively, shall determine the number of paper format and electronic format copies of the journals of each house that are prepared and the persons to whom paper format or electronic format copies are distributed. The clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate shall provide at least one (1) paper format or one (1) electronic format copy of the journals to each public library located in Indiana that participates in the federal depository library program. If distribution policies adopted by the clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate provide for distribution of the journals to state elected officials, state governmental agencies, public libraries, or, upon request, to official agencies in other states, one (1) paper format or one (1) electronic format copy shall be provided to a recipient without charge. The clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate, respectively, may impose a uniform charge for other distributed copies.
(c) For all legislative sessions beginning after November 20, 2017, the legislative services agency shall provide public access to the journals of the house of representatives and the senate on the general assembly's Internet web site. The journals may be viewed and copied from the Internet without charge.
Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.18, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.72-2018, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 1.5. Printing and Distribution of Bills, Laws, and Journals › 2-6-1.5-4. Session Laws; Indiana Code and Supplements; Format; Distribution; Public Access

Sec. 4. (a) The supervision of the preparation, indexing, and printing of the session laws of each session of the general assembly and the Indiana Code, including any supplements to the Indiana Code, shall be the duty of the legislative council.
(b) The legislative council or its designee shall determine the number of paper format and electronic format copies of the session laws, adopted joint resolutions, and the Indiana Code that are prepared and the persons to whom paper format or electronic format copies are distributed. The legislative council or its designee shall provide at least one (1) paper format or one (1) electronic format copy of the session laws, adopted joint resolutions, and the Indiana Code to each public library located in Indiana that participates in the federal depository library program. If the distribution policies adopted by the legislative council or its designee provide for distribution of the session laws, adopted joint resolutions, or the Indiana Code to state elected officials, state governmental agencies, public libraries, or, upon request, to official agencies in other states, one (1) paper format or one (1) electronic format copy shall be provided to a recipient without charge. The legislative council or its designee may impose a uniform charge for other distributed copies.
(c) For all legislative sessions beginning after November 20, 2017, the legislative services agency shall provide public access to the session laws, adopted joint resolutions, and the Indiana Code on the general assembly's Internet web site. The session laws, adopted joint resolutions, and the Indiana Code may be viewed and copied from the Internet without charge.
Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.18, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.4, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.7, SEC.2; Acts 1980, P.L.1, SEC.1; Acts 1982, P.L.8, SEC.1; P.L.9-1997, SEC.1; P.L.72-2018, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 1.5. Printing and Distribution of Bills, Laws, and Journals › 2-6-1.5-6. Certification of Session Laws; Electronic Signature

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate, as soon as the preparation of the session laws and adopted joint resolutions is done, shall certify the fact that the session laws and adopted joint resolutions have been compared with the enrolled acts and adopted joint resolutions and have been found correct. A certificate in paper or electronic format attesting to the accuracy of the session laws and adopted joint resolutions shall be signed and dated by the speaker and president pro tempore. The certificate may be signed and dated with an electronic signature (as defined in IC 26-2-8-102). The signed and dated certificate shall be annexed in paper format or electronic format in the volumes of the acts for that session.
(b) This subsection applies only in calendar year 2021. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate, as soon as the preparation of the session laws and adopted joint resolutions is done for session laws and adopted joint resolutions prepared:
(1) before April 30, 2021, shall certify the fact that these session laws and adopted joint resolutions have been compared with the enrolled acts and adopted joint resolutions and have been found correct; and
(2) after April 29, 2021, and before November 16, 2021, shall certify the fact that these session laws and adopted joint resolutions have been compared with the enrolled acts and adopted joint resolutions and have been found correct.
Each certificate under subdivisions (1) and (2) shall be signed and dated by the speaker and president pro tempore in paper or electronic format attesting to the accuracy of the session laws and adopted joint resolutions. The certificates may be signed and dated with an electronic signature (as defined in IC 26-2-8-102). The signed and dated certificates shall be annexed in paper format or electronic format in the volumes of the acts under section 5(f)(1) and 5(f)(2) of this chapter for that session. This subsection expires February 1, 2022.
As added by P.L.72-2018, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.133-2021, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 2. Legislative Emblems › 2-6-2-3. Two Color Logotype

Sec. 3. The two (2) color logotype is dark blue and dark yellow on white. Referring to the black and white logotype illustrated in section 2 of this chapter, the two (2) color logotype is colored as follows:
(1) The outer and inner white rings, the six (6) inner white stars, and the black lines in the dome are dark yellow.
(2) The outer circle of thirteen (13) stars, the dome, the flagpole, and the flag are white, except for the lines in the dome.
(3) The portion of the black and white logotype that appears in black is dark blue except:
(A) the lines in the dome; and
(B) the black circle that surrounds the outer white ring is deleted.
As added by P.L.5-1987, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 2. Legislative Emblems › 2-6-2-4. Symbolism of Logotype

Sec. 4. The symbolism of the logotype is as follows:
(1) The outer ring represents the unity of the United States.
(2) The inner ring represents the unity of the people of Indiana.
(3) The outer circle of thirteen (13) stars represents the original thirteen (13) colonies of the United States.
(4) The six (6) inner stars represent the first six (6) states to be admitted to the union of states after the original thirteen (13) of which Indiana was the sixth.
(5) The dome represents the Indiana state capitol building in which the general assembly holds its sessions.
(6) The flag represents the flag of the United States.
As added by P.L.5-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 2. Legislative Emblems › 2-6-2-5. Adoption of Logotype

Sec. 5. The logotype was first adopted on October 5, 1976, as the official logotype of the select committee on the centennial history of the Indiana general assembly. The logotype was used in the celebration of the One Hundredth General Assembly.
As added by P.L.5-1987, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 6. Legislative Printing › Chapter 2. Legislative Emblems › 2-6-2-6. Persons Authorized to Use Logotype; Violations

Sec. 6. (a) A person shall not use the logotype of the general assembly unless the person:
(1) is a member of the general assembly;
(2) is an employee or agent of the general assembly or an agency of the general assembly;
(3) is an agency or instrumentality of the general assembly; or
(4) has written authorization of the chairman and vice chairman of the legislative council.
(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.5-1987, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-1.7. "Close Relative"

Sec. 1.7. (a) "Close relative" refers to the following relatives of an individual:
(1) The individual's parent.
(2) The individual's spouse.
(3) The individual's children.
(b) A relative by adoption, half-blood, marriage, or remarriage is considered as a relative of whole kinship.
As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.3; P.L.149-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-3. "Expenditure"

Sec. 3. "Expenditure" means any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, transfer of funds, loan, payment, honorarium, pledge, or subscription of money or anything of value, and any contract, agreement, promise, or other obligation, whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-3.5. "Family Business"

Sec. 3.5. "Family business" means a business entity in which an individual and the individual's spouse own at least eighty percent (80%) of the business, either of the voting stock or other measure of ownership of that type of business entity, regardless of whether all or a portion is owned jointly or severally.
As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-4. "Gift"

Sec. 4. (a) "Gift" means the voluntary transfer of anything of value without consideration.
(b) The term does not include a contribution (as defined in IC 3-5-2-15).
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1993, SEC.3; P.L.58-2010, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-6. "Influencing Legislative Action"

Sec. 6. "Influencing legislative action" means promoting, supporting, influencing, modifying, opposing, or delaying any legislative action by any means.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-7. "Legislative Action"

Sec. 7. "Legislative action" means any matter within the authority of the general assembly; it includes the drafting, introduction, consideration, modification, enactment, or defeat of any bill, resolution, amendment, report, or other matter by the general assembly or by either house or any committee, subcommittee, joint or select committee thereof, or by a member or employee of the general assembly acting in his official capacity. "Legislative action" also means the action of the governor in approving or vetoing any bill.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-7.2. "Legislative Body"

Sec. 7.2. "Legislative body" refers to any of the following:
(1) The general assembly.
(2) The house of representatives.
(3) The senate.
(4) A standing or other committee established by the rules of the house of representatives or the senate.
(5) A committee established by statute or by the legislative council. An individual who:
(A) is a member of a committee described in this subdivision; and
(B) is not a member of the general assembly;
is not considered to be a member of a legislative body for purposes of this article.
(6) A caucus of the house of representatives or the senate.
As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-8. "Legislative Person"

Sec. 8. "Legislative person" means any of the following:
(1) A member.
(2) A candidate.
(3) An officer of the general assembly.
(4) An employee of the legislative department of state government.
(5) A close relative of anyone described in subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4). However, a lobbyist who is a close relative of a legislative person is not considered a legislative person.
(6) A paid consultant of the general assembly.
(7) An official of an agency of the legislative department of state government.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.58-2010, SEC.11; P.L.165-2013, SEC.1; P.L.123-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-9. "Lobbying"

Sec. 9. "Lobbying" means communicating by any means, or paying others to communicate by any means, with any legislative person with the purpose of influencing any legislative action.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.58-2010, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-10. "Lobbyist"

Sec. 10. (a) "Lobbyist" means any person who:
(1) engages in lobbying; and
(2) in any registration year, receives or expends an aggregate of at least five hundred dollars ($500) in compensation or expenditures reportable under this article for lobbying, whether the compensation or expenditure is solely for lobbying or the lobbying is incidental to that individual's regular employment.
(b) The following are not considered lobbyists:
(1) A public employee or public official.
(2) The National Conference of State Legislatures.
(3) The National Conference of Insurance Legislators.
(4) The American Legislative Exchange Council.
(5) Women in Government.
(6) The Council of State Governments.
(7) The National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
(8) Any other national organization established for the education and support of legislative leadership, legislators, legislative staff, or related government employees.
(c) The annual registration fee imposed under IC 2-7-2-1 is not to be considered for purposes of determining whether a person is a lobbyist as defined in subsection (a).
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1993, SEC.4; P.L.58-2010, SEC.13; P.L.165-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-10.5. "Member"

Sec. 10.5. "Member", except as used in section 8(5) of this chapter, IC 2-7-3-3(a), and IC 2-7-7-8, refers to a member of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-11. "Payment"

Sec. 11. (a) "Payment" means a payment, compensation, reimbursement, distribution, transfer, loan, advance, conveyance, deposit, gift, pledge, subscription, or other rendering of money, property, services, or anything else of value, whether tangible or intangible, and any contract, agreement, promise, or other obligation, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a payment.
(b) "Paid" means that payment has been made.
(c) "Pay" means the act of making a payment.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-12. "Person"

Sec. 12. "Person" means a human being, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, firm, or educational institution.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-13. "Public Employee"

Sec. 13. "Public employee" means an employee of the state or federal government or a political subdivision of either of those governments and does include an official or employee of a state educational institution.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-14. "Public Official"

Sec. 14. "Public official" means an individual who holds office in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of the state or federal government or a political subdivision of either of those governments and includes an official or employee of a state educational institution.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1. Definitions › 2-7-1-17. Repealed

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992, SEC.5; P.L.9-1993, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.58-2010, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission › 2-7-1.6-0.3. Rules and Policies Adopted Before July 1, 1992, Continue in Force Until Modified by Commission

Sec. 0.3. Any written rules or policies adopted by the secretary of state to administer this article before July 1, 1992, continue in force until rescinded or modified by the legislative ethics commission (now the Indiana lobby registration commission) established by IC 2-7-1.6, as added by P.L.3-1992.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission › 2-7-1.6-1. Establishment

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana lobby registration commission is established.
(b) The commission is a separate and an independent agency within the legislative branch of state government.
(c) The commission shall administer this article.
As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.9-1993, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission › 2-7-1.6-2. Membership

Sec. 2. (a) The commission consists of four (4) members. The president pro tempore of the senate, the minority floor leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority floor leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint one (1) member.
(b) Not more than two (2) of the four (4) members may hold the same political affiliation.
(c) An incumbent legislator or lobbyist may not be appointed as a member of the commission.
As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission › 2-7-1.6-3. Terms; Vacancies

Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the commission serves for a term of four (4) years, beginning January 1.
(b) Members of the commission may be reappointed to successive terms.
(c) The appropriate appointing authority shall fill a vacancy on the commission for the duration of the unexpired term.
As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission › 2-7-1.6-4. Chairman

Sec. 4. A chairman shall be selected for the commission to serve for a term of one (1) year. The chairman's term begins January 1. The chairman to serve in even-numbered years shall be designated by the president pro tempore of the senate, and the chairman to serve in odd-numbered years shall be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives.
As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission › 2-7-1.6-5. Powers and Duties

Sec. 5. (a) The commission has the powers and duties specified in this article.
(b) The commission may do the following:
(1) Hold meetings as necessary.
(2) Make recommendations to the general assembly concerning administration of this article.
(3) Subject to IC 2-7-7, receive and hear any complaint alleging a violation of this article.
(4) Obtain information relevant to an audit conducted or a complaint filed under this article.
(5) Administer oaths.
(6) Act as an advisory body by providing advisory opinions to lobbyists on questions relating to the requirements of this article.
(7) Establish qualifications for and employ the personnel required to implement this article.
(8) Adopt rules and procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties.
(9) Make reasonable and necessary expenditures of money appropriated to the commission.
(10) Do other things necessary and proper:
(A) to implement this article; or
(B) as requested by the general assembly or the legislative council.
As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.9-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission › 2-7-1.6-7. Per Diem; Mileage; Travel Allowances

Sec. 7. When the commission meets, each member is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances approved by the legislative council for lay members serving on interim study committees established by the legislative council.
As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 1.6. Indiana Lobby Registration Commission › 2-7-1.6-9. Application of Chapter to Legislative Ethics Committees

Sec. 9. This chapter does not affect the committees established under IC 2-2.2-3.
As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 2. Registration Statements › 2-7-2-1. Filing Requirement; Online Registration

Sec. 1. (a) For each reporting year, each lobbyist shall file with the commission a registration statement under oath accompanied by the registration fee required by this section. Except as otherwise provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, a lobbyist shall use the commission's online system to file the lobbyist's registration statement electronically.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the registration fee is two hundred dollars ($200).
(c) The registration fee of a lobbyist that satisfies either of the following is one hundred dollars ($100):
(1) The lobbyist is a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) The lobbyist:
(A) is an employee of a lobbyist described in subdivision (1); and
(B) performs lobbying services for the employer as part of the lobbyist's salaried responsibilities.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9, SEC.1; P.L.3-1992, SEC.7; P.L.9-1993, SEC.8; P.L.165-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 2. Registration Statements › 2-7-2-1.5. Online Registration and Report Filing; Request for Exemption; Additional Filing Fee for Exemption; Expiration of Exemption; Exemption Void if Additional Fee Not Paid

Sec. 1.5. (a) A lobbyist may submit a written request that the commission grant an exception to the electronic filing required in section 1 of this chapter and IC 2-7-3-1.
(b) A lobbyist must file a request for an exception under subsection (a) not later than sixty (60) days before the start of the reporting year for which the request is filed using the form prescribed by the commission.
(c) The commission may approve a request for an exception under subsection (a) if the commission finds that the electronic filing requirement poses a hardship for the lobbyist.
(d) If the commission grants an exception, the lobbyist must pay the commission an additional filing fee. The amount of the additional fee equals the amount that the lobbyist would have been required to pay the state's third party vendor to file registration statements and activity reports electronically for that reporting year.
(e) An exception granted under this section is valid only for the reporting year for which it is granted. An exception granted under this section is void if the additional fee is not paid in full within thirty (30) days after the exception is granted.
As added by P.L.165-2013, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 2. Registration Statements › 2-7-2-2. Time of Filing; Expiration of Registration; Late Filing; Fees

Sec. 2. (a) The term of a registration statement is the same as the term of the reporting year for which the statement is filed. Each registration statement shall be filed not later than the first day of the reporting year, or within fifteen (15) business days after a person becomes a lobbyist, whichever is later. The commission may accept registration statements for a period of up to sixty (60) days before the first day of the reporting year to which they apply, as the commission determines.
(b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the commission shall impose a late registration fee of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day after the deadline until the statement is filed.
(c) The late registration fee shall not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500).
(d) The commission may waive all or part of the late registration fee if the commission determines that the circumstances make imposition of the fee inappropriate.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992, SEC.8; P.L.9-1993, SEC.9; P.L.58-2010, SEC.15; P.L.165-2013, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 2. Registration Statements › 2-7-2-3. Contents; Lobbyists Compensated for Lobbying

Sec. 3. The registration statement of each lobbyist who is compensated for lobbying must include the following:
(1) The name, Social Security number, residence address and telephone number, and business address and telephone number of the lobbyist.
(2) The name, business address, telephone number, and kind of business of each person (including the names of each officer or partner) who compensates the lobbyist.
(3) The lobbyist's primary occupation and the name or names of the lobbyist's employers if different than those specified in subdivision (2).
(4) The subject matter of the lobbyist's lobbying.
(5) The name of any member who is a relative of the lobbyist.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9, SEC.2; P.L.6-1987, SEC.1; P.L.123-2015, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 2. Registration Statements › 2-7-2-4. Contents; Statements of Lobbyists Compensating Person for Lobbying

Sec. 4. The registration statement of each lobbyist who compensates a person for lobbying must include the following:
(1) The lobbyist's full name, business address and telephone number, kind of business, and the full name of the individual who controls the business, the partners, if any, and officers.
(2) The full name, and business address and telephone number of each person compensated by the lobbyist as a lobbyist.
(3) The subject matter for which the lobbyist has employed or contracted with a lobbyist.
(4) The name of any member who is a relative of the lobbyist.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 2. Registration Statements › 2-7-2-5. Amendments; Changes in Information; Notice of Termination

Sec. 5. If a material change occurs in any of the information contained in a registration statement, an appropriate amendment shall be filed within fifteen (15) days after the change. Each registered lobbyist may file a notice of termination within fifteen (15) days after he ceases the activity which required his registration; however, this does not relieve him of the reporting requirements of IC 2-7-3.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 2. Registration Statements › 2-7-2-6. Exemptions; Application of This Chapter, Article, and Ic 2-7-3

Sec. 6. (a) The provisions of this chapter and IC 2-7-3 are not applicable to any full-time or part-time public official acting in his official capacity or any full-time or part-time public employee in Indiana acting within the scope of his employment.
(b) The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to any newspaper or other periodical of general circulation, book publisher, news wire service, radio or television station (including any individual who owns, publishes, or is employed by any such newspaper or periodical, radio or television station) which in the ordinary course of business publishes news items, editorials, or other comments, or paid advertisement, which directly or indirectly urge legislative action if such newspaper, periodical, book publisher, radio or television station, or individual engages in no further or other activities in connection with urging legislative action other than to appear before a committee of the legislature in support of or in opposition to such action.
(c) The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to an individual invited, by any member of the general assembly, to testify before the general assembly or a legislative committee at the time the individual is testifying.
(d) The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to any officer or employee of the state central committee of a political party while acting within the scope of his employment.
(e) This chapter does not apply to a person whose lobbying services are performed without compensation.
(f) Notwithstanding the definition of "lobbying" as specified in IC 2-7-1-9, in no instance shall the language of this chapter be construed to prohibit in any way free and open communication between any citizen of this state and members of the general assembly.
(g) This article does not apply to:
(1) an insurance policy;
(2) a credit card agreement;
(3) a recorded mortgage secured by real property; or
(4) a written agreement with a financial institution (as defined in IC 28-1-1-3);
if the insurance policy, credit card, mortgage, or agreement was issued or made in the ordinary course of business.
(h) This article does not apply to compensation paid to the spouse of a legislator for goods or services provided by the spouse in the ordinary course of business to a lobbyist or a lobbyist's employer.
(i) The items to which this article does not apply under subsection (g) or (h) shall not be included in activity reports filed under IC 2-7-3-3.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9, SEC.4; P.L.3-1992, SEC.9; P.L.9-1993, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-1. Filing Requirement; Online Filing

Sec. 1. (a) Each lobbyist shall file semiannually with the commission an activity report under oath. A lobbyist shall file a separate activity report relating to each person from whom the lobbyist receives payment for lobbying.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in IC 2-7-2-1.5, a lobbyist shall use the commission's online system to file the lobbyist's semiannual activity reports electronically.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992, SEC.10; P.L.165-2013, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-2. Time of Filing; Failure to File; Penalty; Limitation

Sec. 2. (a) One (1) activity report shall be filed not later than May 31, covering the period from November 1 of the immediately preceding calendar year through April 30. The other activity report shall be filed not later than November 30, covering the period from May 1 through October 31. The commission shall provide a copy of an activity report to a member of the general assembly at the request of the member.
(b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the commission shall impose a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day that the person fails to file any report required by this chapter until the report is filed.
(c) The penalty shall not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500) per report.
(d) The commission may waive all or part of the penalty if the commission determines that the circumstances make imposition of the penalty inappropriate.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992, SEC.11; P.L.9-1993, SEC.11; P.L.162-2003, SEC.1; P.L.58-2010, SEC.16; P.L.165-2013, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-3. Activity Report Contents; Reporting Thresholds; Excluded Items

Sec. 3. (a) The activity reports of each lobbyist shall include the following information:
(1) A complete and current statement of the information required to be supplied under IC 2-7-2-3 and IC 2-7-2-4.
(2) Total expenditures on lobbying (prorated, if necessary) broken down to include at least the following categories:
(A) Compensation to others who perform lobbying services.
(B) Reimbursement to others who perform lobbying services.
(C) Receptions.
(D) Entertainment, including meals.
(E) Gifts made to a legislative person.
(3) Subject to section 3.5 of this chapter, a statement of each:
(A) expenditure for entertainment (including meals and drink); or
(B) gift;
that equals fifty dollars ($50) or more in one (1) day, or expenditures for entertainment (including meals and drink) or gifts that together total more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) during the reporting year, if the expenditures and gifts are made by the lobbyist or the lobbyist's agent to benefit a specific legislative person.
(4) A list of the general subject matter of each bill or resolution concerning which a lobbying effort was made within the registration period.
(5) The name of each member of the general assembly from whom the lobbyist has received an affidavit required under IC 2-2.2-2-8.
(b) In the second semiannual report, when total amounts are required to be reported, totals shall be stated both for the period covered by the statement and for the entire reporting year.
(c) An amount reported under this section is not required to include the following:
(1) Overhead costs.
(2) Charges for any of the following:
(A) Postage.
(B) Express mail service.
(C) Stationery.
(D) Facsimile transmissions.
(E) Telephone calls.
(F) Electronic communications.
(3) Expenditures for the personal services of clerical and other support staff persons who are not lobbyists.
(4) Expenditures for leasing or renting an office.
(5) Expenditures for lodging, meals, and other personal expenses of the lobbyist.
(d) A report of an expenditure under subsection (a)(3) must state the following information:
(1) The name of the lobbyist making the expenditure.
(2) A description of the expenditure.
(3) The amount of the expenditure.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.9, SEC.5; P.L.3-1992, SEC.12; P.L.9-1993, SEC.12; P.L.58-2010, SEC.17; P.L.225-2011, SEC.1; P.L.123-2015, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-3.3. Reporting Gifts to Legislative Persons; Report Filing; Contents; Filing Deadlines; Report Temporarily Confidential; Compiled Reports Provided to Members and Candidates; Late Fees

Sec. 3.3. (a) This section does not apply to gifts made between relatives.
(b) A lobbyist shall file a written report whenever the lobbyist makes a gift with respect to a legislative person that is required to be included in a report under section 3(a)(3) of this chapter.
(c) A report under this section must state the following:
(1) The name of the lobbyist making the gift.
(2) A description of the gift.
(3) The amount of the gift.
(d) A lobbyist shall file a copy of a report required by this section with the commission and the legislative person with respect to whom the report is made.
(e) A lobbyist shall file a report required by this section not later than fifteen (15) business days after making the gift. A report filed under this section is confidential and is not available for public inspection or copying until ten (10) business days after the report is filed with the commission.
(f) After the expiration of the confidentiality period prescribed in subsection (e), the commission shall provide a copy of a gift report to the following:
(1) The principal clerk of the house of representatives, if the legislative person is a member of, or a candidate for election to, the house of representatives.
(2) The secretary of the senate, if the legislative person is a member of, or candidate for election to, the senate.
(g) Subject to subsections (h) and (i), the commission shall impose a late report fee of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day after the deadline until the report is filed.
(h) The late report fee shall not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500).
(i) The commission may waive all or part of the late report fee if the commission determines that the circumstances make imposition of the fee inappropriate.
As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.165-2013, SEC.8; P.L.123-2015, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-3.5. Rules for Reporting Expenditures and Gifts

Sec. 3.5. (a) If an expenditure for entertainment (including meals and drink) or a gift can clearly and reasonably be attributed to a particular legislative person, the expenditure must be reported with respect to that particular legislative person.
(b) A report of an expenditure with respect to a particular legislative person:
(1) must report actual amounts; and
(2) may not allocate to the particular legislative person a prorated amount derived from an expense made with respect to several legislative persons;
to the extent practicable.
(c) An activity report must report expenditures for a function or activity to which all the members of a legislative body are invited. Expenditures reported for a function or activity described in this subsection may not be allocated and reported with respect to a particular legislative person.
(d) If two (2) or more lobbyists contribute to an expenditure, each lobbyist shall report the actual amount the lobbyist contributed to the expenditure. For purposes of reporting such an expenditure, the following apply:
(1) For purposes of determining whether the expenditure is reportable, the total amount of the expenditure with respect to a particular legislative person must be determined and not the amount that each lobbyist contributed to that expenditure.
(2) Each lobbyist shall report the actual amount the lobbyist contributed to the expenditure, even if that amount would not have been reportable under this section if only one (1) lobbyist made an expenditure of that amount.
(e) The report of an expenditure with respect to a particular legislative person may not include any amount that the particular legislative person contributed to the expenditure.
(f) An activity report may not report expenditures or gifts relating to property or services received by a legislative person if the legislative person paid for the property or services the amount that would be charged to any purchaser of the property or services in the ordinary course of business.
(g) An activity report may not report expenditures or gifts made between relatives unless the expenditure or gift is made in connection with a legislative action.
(h) An activity report may not report expenditures or gifts relating to the performance of a legislative person's official duties, including the legislative person's service as a member of any of the following:
(1) The legislative council.
(2) The budget committee.
(3) A standing or other committee established by the rules of the house of representatives or the senate.
(4) A study committee established by statute or by the legislative council.
(5) A statutory board or commission.
(i) An activity report may not report a contribution (as defined in IC 3-5-2-15).
As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-4. Substantiation; Preservation of Documents; Inspection

Sec. 4. Each lobbyist shall obtain and preserve all documents necessary to substantiate the activity reports required under this chapter for four (4) years from the date of filing of the report containing these items. The lobbyist shall make these materials available for inspection upon request by the commission.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1992, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-5. Termination Report; Contents

Sec. 5. Every person who files a notice of termination as provided in IC 2-7-2-5 must file a termination report covering the semiannual reporting period or portion thereof immediately preceding the termination of his registration statement; such report shall contain the information required by section 3 of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-6. Repealed

As added by P.L.9-1993, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.2-1997, SEC.1; P.L.205-1999, SEC.7; P.L.162-2003, SEC.2; P.L.86-2004, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.58-2010, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3. Activity Reports › 2-7-3-7. Report of Purchases by Lobbyist From Member or Candidate; Contents; Filing Deadlines; Report Temporarily Confidential; Compiled Reports Provided to Members and Candidates; Late Fees

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a purchase by a lobbyist from a member's or candidate's business made in the ordinary course of business at prices that are available to the general public.
(b) As used in this section, "purchase" refers to a purchase of goods or services for which the lobbyist paid more than one hundred dollars ($100) from any of the following:
(1) A member or candidate.
(2) A member's or candidate's sole proprietorship.
(3) A member's or candidate's family business, regardless of the manner of the family business's legal organization.
(c) A lobbyist shall file a written report with respect to a member or candidate whenever the lobbyist makes a purchase.
(d) A report required by this section must state the following:
(1) The name of the lobbyist making the purchase.
(2) A description of the purchase.
(3) The amount of the purchase.
(e) A lobbyist shall file a copy of a report required by this section with the commission and the member or candidate with respect to whom the report is made.
(f) A lobbyist shall file a report required by this section not later than fifteen (15) business days after making the purchase. A report filed under this section is confidential and is not available for public inspection or copying until ten (10) business days after the report is filed with the commission.
(g) After the expiration of the confidentiality period prescribed in subsection (f), the commission shall provide a copy of a purchase report filed under this section to the following:
(1) The principal clerk of the house of representatives, if the member or candidate is a member of, or a candidate for election to, the house of representatives.
(2) The secretary of the senate, if the member or candidate is a member of, or candidate for election to, the senate.
(h) Subject to subsections (i) and (j), the commission shall impose a late report fee of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day after the deadline until the report is filed.
(i) The late report fee shall not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500).
(j) The commission may waive all or part of the late report fee if the commission determines that the circumstances make imposition of the fee inappropriate.
As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.165-2013, SEC.9; P.L.123-2015, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 2. General Assembly › Article 7. Lobbyists › Chapter 3.5. Reporting of Certain Expenditures by State Educational Institutions › 2-7-3.5-1. "Affiliated Entity"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "affiliated entity" refers to a foundation or other entity established to benefit a state educational institution.
As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.15.