Indiana Senate Bill 340 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-16 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Imagination library. Establishes the Indiana imagination library. Provides that the state library shall administer the Indiana imagination library. Provides that the state library, in consultation with the department of education and the family and social services administration, shall either establish a statewide nonprofit organization or enter into an agreement with a statewide nonprofit organization to carry out the responsibilities related to statewide partnerships and programs. Requires that the statewide nonprofit organization manage the daily operations of and promote the program. Establishes the Indiana imagination library fund, which is nonreverting. Requires the state library, in conjunction with the statewide nonprofit organization, to review the program and report to the governor and the interim study committee on education by November 1 of each year, beginning November 1, 2023. Sets forth the information that the report must include.

Imagination library.

Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]	Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]	Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Sen. Linda Rogers [R]
Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Michael Young [R]	Sen. David Niezgodski [D]
Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Rep. Sharon Negele [R]	Rep. Cindy Ledbetter [R]	Rep. Timothy O'Brien [R]

2023-02-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 43 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2023-03-16	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-03-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2023-03-01	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-28	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Ledbetter C and O'Brien T
2023-02-28	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Negele
2023-02-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 43, nays 5
2023-02-27	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2023-02-27	Senate	Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
2023-02-27	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-23	Senate	Senator Young M added as coauthor
2023-02-23	Senate	Senator Tomes added as coauthor
2023-02-23	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-02-02	Senate	Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-26	Senate	Senators Rogers and Yoder added as coauthors
2023-01-19	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Education and Career Development
2023-01-12	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-12	Senate	Authored by Senators Becker, Raatz, Leising

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/340/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/340/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/340/#2.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/340/#3.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/340/#4.COMH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/340/#S195