Indiana Senate Bill 369 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 16 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-04-01 - Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [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. Allows the governing body of a school corporation or charter school (school employer) may allow governing body members and the public to participate electronically in a public hearing required under the law for purposes of collective bargaining. Makes stylistic changes.

Electronic meetings and signatures.

Sen. Linda Rogers [R]	Sen. Stacey Donato [R]	Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]	Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]
Sen. Timothy Lanane [D]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]	Sen. James Buck [R]
Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Rep. Anthony Cook [R]	Rep. Doug Miller [R]
Rep. Elizabeth Rowray [R]

2021-03-31 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-01	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-03-02	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2021-02-16	Senate	Referred to the House
2021-02-15	Senate	Senator Tomes added as coauthor
2021-02-15	Senate	Senator Kruse added as coauthor
2021-02-15	Senate	Senator Buck added as coauthor
2021-02-15	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
2021-02-15	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Miller and Rowray E
2021-02-15	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Cook
2021-02-15	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 113: yeas 46, nays 0
2021-02-11	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-02-08	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-02-02	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2021-02-01	Senate	Senators Raatz and Lanane added as coauthors
2021-01-28	Senate	Senator Niemeyer added as third author
2021-01-14	Senate	Senator Donato added as second author
2021-01-12	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2021-01-12	Senate	Authored by Senator Rogers

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/369/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/7/a/a/a7aab145/SB0369.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/5/0/f/850fc803/SB0369.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/1/5/c/115c1c51/SB0369.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/d/a/e/cdae73ea/SB0369.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/8/2/1/b821d6fe/SB0369.03.COMH.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/0/f/8/a0f87be8/SB0369.03.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/e/9/0/3e9041eb/SB0369.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/c/a/0/4ca077b8/SB0369.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/7/f/1/f7f12248/SB0369.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/e/4/a/9e4ad9e3/SB0369.02.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/d/7/9/cd79aba4/SB0369.02.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/1/9/c/719cda4e/SB0369.02.COMS.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/1/8/f/018fc2f1/SB0369.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/6/8/a/268ad47a/SB0369.01.INTR.02.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/e/9/e/2e9e56c8/SB0369.113_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/0/5/4/80549a61/SB0369.02.COMS.00.pdf