Indiana House Bill 1623 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Public Law 249
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Administrative law. Establishes the government reform task force (task force). Provides for members of the task force. Requires the task force to submit a report. Prohibits the consideration of the number or amount of fines or civil penalties imposed on regulated entities by an employee in an agency's evaluation or compensation of the employee. Makes various procedural changes concerning the adoption of administrative rules, including the following: (1) Requires budget agency and office of management and budget review of a regulatory analysis of all proposed rules. (2) Requires a state budget committee review of rules adding or increasing fees, fines, or civil penalties. (3) Requires publication of the text of a proposed rule in the first public comment period and allows a proposed rule to be adopted after one public comment period if no substantive public testimony is received and the rule is not more stringent than applicable federal standards. (4) Replaces various laws granting emergency rulemaking authority with a description of the circumstances when emergency rulemaking (renamed "provisional" rules and "interim" rules) may be used, increases governor and attorney general oversight of provisional or interim rules, and adds a public comment period for interim rules. (5) Reduces from seven to five years the time in which rules need to be readopted to remain effective. (6) Requires agencies to webcast public hearings and allow remote testimony. Prohibits state standards for disposal of coal combustion residuals to be more stringent than federal standards. Allows for certain rules on certain pesticides that are more stringent than federal law. Permits a person to recover attorney's fees if an agency issues an order that is based on an invalid rule or issued without legal authority. Permits an applicant or licensee to recover damages if a professional or occupational licensing agency fails to adopt a rule required to obtain a license. Repeals superseded statutes and makes cross-reference, name, and other conforming changes.

Administrative law.

Rep. Steve Bartels [R]	Rep. Doug Miller [R]	Rep. Jack Jordan [R]	Sen. Chris Garten [R]
Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. John Crane [R]	Sen. Tyler Johnson [R]

2023-04-27 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 29 N: 19 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-27 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 66 N: 28 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-04-17 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 30 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-11 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #1 (Pol) failed (Y: 20 N: 28 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-20 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 73 N: 24 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - House - House - Amendment #1 (Boy) failed (Y: 27 N: 64 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-04	House	Public Law 249
2023-05-04	House	Signed by the Governor
2023-05-01	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-27	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 536: yeas 66, nays 28
2023-04-27	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 513: yeas 29, nays 19
2023-04-26	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2023-04-26	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2023-04-26	House	Representative Miller D added as conferee
2023-04-26	House	Representative Campbell removed as conferee
2023-04-26	House	Representative Miller D removed as advisor
2023-04-26	Senate	Senator Koch added as conferee
2023-04-26	Senate	Senator Pol removed as conferee
2023-04-26	Senate	Senator Koch removed as advisor
2023-04-20	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Taylor G and Koch
2023-04-20	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Garten and Pol
2023-04-18	House	House advisors appointed: Miller D, Lehman and DeLaney
2023-04-18	House	House conferees appointed: Bartels and Campbell
2023-04-18	House	House dissented from Senate amendments
2023-04-18	House	Motion to dissent filed
2023-04-18	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2023-04-17	Senate	Senator Johnson added as cosponsor
2023-04-17	Senate	Senator Crane added as cosponsor
2023-04-17	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 426: yeas 30, nays 18
2023-04-11	Senate	Senator Doriot added as third sponsor
2023-04-11	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-04-11	Senate	Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 366: yeas 20, nays 28
2023-04-11	Senate	Amendment #5 (Walker K) prevailed; voice vote
2023-04-11	Senate	Amendment #6 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote
2023-04-06	Senate	Senator Koch added as second sponsor
2023-04-06	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-02-28	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-21	House	Referred to the Senate
2023-02-20	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 169: yeas 73, nays 24
2023-02-20	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Garten
2023-02-16	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-16	House	Amendment #1 (Boy) failed; Roll Call 143: yeas 27, nays 64
2023-02-14	House	Representatives Miller D and Jordan added as coauthors
2023-02-14	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-19	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2023-01-19	House	Authored by Representative Bartels

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#2.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#3.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#4.ENGS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#5.ENRS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#H143
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#H169
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#S366
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#S426
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#H536
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1623/#S513