Indiana House Bill 1296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
Pending: House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

State disaster emergencies. Provides that the renewal of the state of disaster emergency does not become effective unless it is approved by the general assembly. Provides that if the governor calls a special session for the purpose of renewing the state of disaster emergency, the: (1) governor shall notify the general assembly 10 days prior to the governor's intention to renew the state of disaster emergency; and (2) renewal shall be based on the same or substantially similar underlying set of facts as the original state of disaster emergency. Provides that the governor may not issue a new executive order to circumvent the renewal limitations in the case of a state of disaster emergency based on the same or substantially similar underlying set of facts as the original state of disaster emergency. Provides that any order, rule, or regulation limiting the operation of a business or industry shall be applied equally to all other businesses and industries. Provides, however, that the uniform treatment of all other businesses and industries does not apply to isolated events that include an act of God, such as a fire, an earthquake, a hurricane, a storm, or a similar natural disaster phenomenon. Makes conforming changes.

State disaster emergencies.

Rep. John Prescott [R]

Rep. Shane Lindauer [R]

Rep. Beau Baird [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
2021-01-14	House	Coauthored by Representatives Lindauer and Baird
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Prescott

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1296/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/9/5/6/595633ca/HB1296.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/4/d/a/54da5f54/HB1296.01.INTR.FN001.pdf