Indiana Senate Bill 241 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
Pending: Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sessions of the general assembly. Provides that the general assembly may convene in an initiated session if the following apply: (1) The legislative council adopts a resolution requesting the governor to call a special session under Article 4, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. (2) The resolution states specific reasons that the public welfare requires the general assembly to meet in a special session. (3) The resolution states a specific date for the general assembly to convene in session. (4) The governor does not call a special session before the date stated in the legislative council resolution. Requires the presiding officers of the house and the senate to convene the general assembly in session if the governor does not call a special session before the date stated in the legislative council resolution. Provides that an initiated session may not continue for more than 40 calendar days. Provides that for purposes of Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, a vetoed bill passed at a session of the general assembly must be reconsidered and voted upon as provided in Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana not later than the sine die adjournment of the next regular session that occurs after the session that first passed the bill.

Sessions of the general assembly.

Sen. James Buck [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
2021-01-11	Senate	Authored by Senator Buck

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/241/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/4/1/f/a41f1961/SB0241.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/c/7/3/8c73aff5/SB0241.01.INTR.FN001.pdf