Indiana Senate Bill 532 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on May 17 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-18 - Effective 07/01/2011
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Makes certain changes to the implied consent law while operating a motorboat. Requires that a portable breath test must be offered to a person who operates a motorboat that was involved in a fatal accident or an accident involving serious bodily injury. Provides that a person who refuses to take a breath test related to the operation of a motorboat must be informed their motor vehicle operation privileges will be suspended. (Current law applies to motorboat operation privileges.) Prohibits certain activities on the swim platform, in the wake, or on a towed device of certain motorboats. Provides that a violation of these prohibitions is a Class C infraction. Allows hides and furs to be transported out of Indiana after open season as allowed by rule. (Current law requires shipment within five days after the end of open season.) Allows the department of natural resources (DNR) to issue combined hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses. Removes DNR's authority to issue a commercial fishing license for the Ohio River to a Kentucky resident. Establishes a roe harvester and roe dealer's license concerning certain fish species. Allows a person who violates the commercial fishing statutes to have administrative action taken on their license or to be charged with a Class A misdemeanor. Changes the name of "charter fishing boat" licenses to "fishing guide" licenses. Makes certain fishing guide violations a Class C misdemeanor. (Current law is a Class C infraction.) Requires the DNR to establish a pilot program for the purpose of containing and reducing invasive animal species in the Wabash River. Makes certain changes to the falconry laws. Provides that federal money for restoration of abandoned mine land must be deposited into separate funds. Makes changes in how money in the funds may be used. Creates the acid drainage and treatment fund and the reclamation set aside fund. Makes certain changes to the abandoned mine laws. Repeals a requirement that DNR adopt rules concerning commercial fishing on the Ohio River that conform to Kentucky laws. Limits conservation districts' repayment to the natural resources commission for expenses pertaining to investigations, surveys, or hearings to only expenses incurred for services provided by an entity that is not a state agency.

Various natural resources matters.

Sen. James Buck [R]

Sen. Ryan Mishler [R]

Sen. Brent Steele [R]

Sen. Richard Young [D]

2011-04-25 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-13 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 91 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2011-04-12 - House - House - Amendment 1 (Cheatham), prevailed (Y: 84 N: 5 NV: 9 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2011-04-12 - House - House - Amendment 2 (Grubb), prevailed (Y: 88 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2011-02-08 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-18		Effective 07/01/2011
2011-05-17		Public Law 165
2011-05-10		Signed by the Governor
2011-05-02		Signed by the President of the Senate
2011-04-29		Signed by the Speaker
2011-04-28		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2011-04-25		Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 469: yeas 50, nays 0
2011-04-19		Motion to concur in House amendments filed
2011-04-13		Representative Candelaria Reardon added as cosponsor
2011-04-13		Returned to the Senate with amendments
2011-04-13		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 530: yeas 91, nays 5
2011-04-12		Amendment 1 (Cheatham), prevailed; Roll Call 471: yeas 84, nays 5
2011-04-12		Amendment 2 (Grubb), prevailed; Roll Call 470: yeas 88, nays 0
2011-04-12		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2011-04-07		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2011-03-28		First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2011-02-08		Senator Buck added as third author
2011-02-08		Cosponsor: Rep. Cheatham
2011-02-08		House sponsor: Rep. Eberhart
2011-02-08		Referred to the House
2011-02-08		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 47 and nays 1
2011-01-31		Amendment 2 (Mishler), prevailed;
2011-01-31		Amendment 6 (Waterman), prevailed;
2011-01-31		Amendment 1 (R. Young), failed;
2011-01-31		Amendment 3 (Mishler), prevailed;
2011-01-31		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2011-01-25		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-01-24		Senator R. Young added as coauthor
2011-01-24		Senator Steele added as second author
2011-01-18		First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2011-01-18		Authored by Senator Mishler

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0532
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN0532.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SB/SB0532.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SB/SB0532.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/ES/ES0532.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/ES/ES0532.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SE/SE0532.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Srollcal/0085.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0470.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0471.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0530.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Srollcal/0469.PDF.pdf