Indiana House Bill 1437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 20 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-20 - Public Law 88
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Electronic meetings and signatures. Allows a member of a governing body of a political subdivision to participate in a meeting electronically subject to the following: (1) Requires the governing body to adopt a written policy establishing procedures for electronic participation. (2) Requires the technology to permit simultaneous communication between members and the public to attend and observe the proceedings. (3) Requires at least 50% of the members to be physically present at the meeting site. (4) Allows a member participating electronically to be counted for quorum purposes. (5) Provides that a member participating electronically may participate in a final action taken by the governing body only if the member can be seen and heard. Exempts governing bodies of state agencies that have a majority of members with disabilities from certain attendance requirements. Provides that if a statute requires a manual signature for attesting or authenticating an obligation issued by certain state and local public entities, an electronic signature has the same force and effect as a manual signature. Adds provisions applicable to state and local public agencies when a state or local disaster emergency is declared. Makes stylistic changes.

Electronic meetings and signatures.

Rep. Anthony Cook [R]	Rep. Elizabeth Rowray [R]	Rep. Carey Hamilton [D]	Rep. John Bartlett [D]
Sen. Linda Rogers [R]	Sen. Stacey Donato [R]	Sen. J.D. Ford [D]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

2021-04-08 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 81 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-03-18 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 86 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - House - House - Amendment #1 () failed (Y: 29 N: 64 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2021-02-11 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-20	House	Public Law 88
2021-04-20	House	Signed by the Governor
2021-04-19	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2021-04-19	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2021-04-13	House	Signed by the Speaker
2021-04-08	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 390: yeas 82, nays 6
2021-04-06	House	Motion to concur filed
2021-03-30	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2021-03-30	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2021-03-29	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 280: yeas 49, nays 0
2021-03-25	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-03-22	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-03-11	Senate	Senator Ford J.D. added as third sponsor
2021-03-11	Senate	Senator Donato added as second sponsor
2021-03-02	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2021-02-19	House	Referred to the Senate
2021-02-18	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers
2021-02-18	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 191: yeas 86, nays 7
2021-02-16	House	Amendment #1 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 132: yeas 29, nays 64
2021-02-16	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-02-15	House	Representative Bartlett added as coauthor
2021-02-15	House	Representative Hamilton added as coauthor
2021-02-11	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2021-01-14	House	Coauthored by Representative Rowray
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Cook

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1437/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/a/b/f/eabf6299/HB1437.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/b/8/e/bb8e7e26/HB1437.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/8/3/e/a83e18e6/HB1437.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/c/1/2/3c125bd4/HB1437.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/7/9/e/479ed081/HB1437.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/6/a/3/56a37a89/HB1437.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/8/9/6/38964a94/HB1437.04.ENRS.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/4/d/7/44d78042/HB1437.02.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/7/3/c/b73cfd38/HB1437.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/5/c/3/45c3aba3/HB1437.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/0/5/3/a053c659/HB1437.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/9/0/2/d902b81d/HB1437.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/f/c/e/efce0482/HB1437.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/f/d/6/cfd6c5a5/HB1437.02.COMH.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/b/f/6/bbf64c37/HB1437.03.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/2/3/3/523354bc/HB1437.03.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/5/f/1/45f112e9/HB1437.03.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/e/8/b/5e8b8f7b/HB1437.03.COMS.CON01.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/0/2/9/d02977db/HB1437.04.ENRS.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/3/8/6/0386a35c/HB1437.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/8/b/a/78ba1365/HB1437.132_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/1/1/6/5116035a/HB1437.191_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/9/a/d/29ad8153/HB1437.02.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/b/4/e/5b4e7da0/HB1437.280_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/8/7/a/387a80b0/HB1437.390_H.pdf