Native American Indian affairs commission.
Summary
Changes the membership requirements for members of the Native American Indian affairs commission as follows: (1) Specifies that eight, rather than six, members must be Native American Indians from different geographic regions of Indiana. (2) Removes the requirement that two members must be Native American Indians who have knowledge in Native American traditions and spiritual issues. (3) Replaces the commissioner of the commission for higher education or the commissioner's designee as an ex officio member with the director of the department of child services or the director's designee. (4) Provides that not more than two members of the commission may represent the same tribe or organization. (Current law limits a particular tribe or organization to one member.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Last action Feb 10, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-2)
senate
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DL
Dan Leonard
RRepublican
P
Greg Walker
RRepublican
P
Jon Ford
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
MS
Mark Stoops
DDemocratic
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