January 23, 2012





HOUSE BILL No. 1273

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DIGEST OF HB 1273 (Updated January 20, 2012 12:46 pm - DI 107)



Citations Affected: Noncode.

Synopsis: Administrative law judge study. Requests the legislative council to assign to an existing study committee, for study during the 2012 legislative interim, the topic of creating a centralized department of administrative law judges within the office of the attorney general.

Effective: Upon passage.





Steuerwald , Koch




    January 11, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
    January 23, 2012, reported _ Do Pass.






January 23, 2012

Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1273



    A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning state offices and administration.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: ; (12)HB1273.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The general assembly urges the legislative council to assign to an existing study committee, for study during the 2012 legislative interim, the topic of creating a centralized department of administrative law judges within the office of the attorney general.
    (b) If the topic of creating a centralized department of administrative law judges within the office of the attorney general is assigned to an existing study committee under subsection (a), the study committee shall consider:
        (1) the experiences of Texas and other states that have implemented the "Texas model";
        (2) the experiences of other states that have implemented similar models;
        (3) the fiscal impact of implementing a centralized department of administrative law judges;
        (4) the practicality and logistics of implementing a centralized department of administrative law judges; and
        (5) any related issue as determined by the legislative council

or the chairperson of the study committee.
    (c) If the topic of creating a centralized department of administrative law judges within the office of the attorney general is assigned to an interim or statutory study committee under subsection (a), the study committee shall issue a final report to the legislative council containing the study committee's findings and recommendations, including any recommended legislation concerning the topic, not later than November 1, 2012.
    (d) This SECTION expires December 31, 2012.

SOURCE: ; (12)HB1273.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.