Indiana House Bill 1263 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-01-27 - Reassigned to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that a local elected officeholder may be suspended from office if the officeholder is charged with certain felonies or misdemeanors and a two-thirds majority of the legislative body finds that the offense with which the local elected official is charged is relevant to the official's suitability for office and it is in the best interests of the unit that the official be suspended from office. Specifies that the local elected official must be reinstated with back pay if the official is acquitted or charges are dropped. Provides that a local elected official who, without a valid reason, knowingly or intentionally fails to perform the official's duties on ten or more days during a calendar month commits dereliction of duty, a Class D felony.

Removal of public officers from office.

Rep. Rhonda Rhoads [R]

Rep. Steven Stemler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-27		Reassigned to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2011-01-12		First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2011-01-12		Coauthored by Representative Rhoads
2011-01-12		Authored by Representative Stemler

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1263
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1263.1.html