Indiana House Bill 1173 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Enrolled on February 21 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-15 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Provides that when an employee believes that a workplace violation of safety or health standards exists, the name of the complainant and any identifying information and the name and identifying information of other individual employees may be nondisclosable and confidential for purposes of public records law. Provides that neither the commissioner of the department of labor (department) nor any employee or former employee of the department is subject to subpoena for purposes of inquiry into any occupational safety and health inspection, except when: (1) enforcement proceedings are brought under the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Act; (2) an action is filed in which the department is a party; (3) the commissioner consents in writing to waive the exemption; or (4) a court finds that: (A) the information sought is essential to the underlying case; (B) there are no reasonable alternate means for acquiring the information; and (C) a significant injustice would occur if the requested testimony was not available. Provides that the annual tax imposed to finance the safety and health consultation services for the INsafe division of the department is due and payable on or before May 1 of each year when the tax is imposed. (Current law provides that the tax is due and payable on or before April 10 of each year when the tax is imposed.) Makes technical corrections.

Various IOSHA matters.

Rep. Sue Ellspermann [R]

2012-03-05 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 75 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2012-02-21 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-27 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 64 N: 26 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2012-01-26 - House - House - Amendment 1 (DeLaney), failed (Y: 45 N: 48 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-15		Signed by the Governor
2012-03-08		Signed by the President of the Senate
2012-03-07		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2012-03-06		Signed by the Speaker
2012-03-05		House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 336: yeas 75, nays 17
2012-02-21		Senator Skinner added as cosponsor
2012-02-21		Returned to the House with amendments
2012-02-21		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 225: yeas 50 and nays 0
2012-02-20		Senator Buck added as second sponsor
2012-02-20		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2012-02-16		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-02-01		First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
2012-01-27		Senate sponsor: Senator Walker
2012-01-27		Referred to the Senate
2012-01-27		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 97: yeas 64, nays 26
2012-01-26		Amendment 1 (DeLaney), failed; Roll Call 62: yeas 45, nays 48
2012-01-26		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2012-01-23		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2012-01-09		First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
2012-01-09		Authored by Representative Ellspermann

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1173
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1173.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HB/HB1173.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/EH/EH1173.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HE/HE1173.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0062.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0097.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Srollcal/0225.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0336.PDF.pdf