Bill Text: IN SB0136 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Legislative mailings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure [SB0136 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2011-SB0136-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE BILL No. 136

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 2-2.1-3-11.8.

Synopsis: Legislative mailings. Provides that, during the 90 day period before election day, a member of the general assembly may not send an official legislative communication for which the mailing cost is paid in whole or in part using appropriations made by the general assembly.

Effective: July 1, 2011.

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Banks

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    January 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure.

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Introduced

First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)

PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
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SENATE BILL No. 136

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

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

SOURCE: IC 2-2.1-3-11.8; (11)IN0136.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 2-2.1-3-11.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 11.8. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2011, to a member of the general assembly who is a candidate for an elected office other than a federal office that is on the ballot in a general, municipal, primary, school board, or special election.
    (b) The definitions set forth in IC 3-5-2 apply to this section.
    (c) As used in this section, "prohibited period" means the period:
        (1) beginning on the ninetieth day before election day; and
        (2) through election day.
    (d) During the prohibited period, a member of the general assembly may not send an official legislative communication for which the mailing cost is paid in whole or in part using appropriations made by the general assembly.