HB 1179 Indiana House · 2024 Regular Session

State educational institutions.

Summary
Requires a state educational institution (institution) to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts received or entered into after December 31, 2020. Requires the commission to establish and maintain a website for accessing information about disclosed gifts and contracts. Authorizes the commission to provide for an audit of an institution's use of a disclosed gift, or the proceeds of a disclosed contract, received or entered into after June 30, 2021, and before July 1, 2024. Authorizes the attorney general to bring a cause of action to enforce the disclosure statute. Requires the board of trustees of an institution to adopt a policy prohibiting the transfer, licensing, or sublicensing of intellectual property developed using the institution's resources to: (1) a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign adversary; (2) a business entity headquartered in a foreign adversary; or (3) a business entity or other entity, including a governmental entity, that is owned or controlled by citizens of, or is directly controlled by the government of, a foreign adversary. Requires the board of trustees of each institution to adopt a policy prohibiting an employee or contractor of the institution from making a public statement in the employee's or contractor's official capacity unless the statement: (1) relates to the operation of the institution, or to an institution sponsored event; or (2) has been approved by the board of trustees. Prohibits an institution from using state funds or resources to: (1) engage or contract with an individual associated with a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror; or (2) support the activities of a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House Jan 30, 2024

How they voted

389
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Mar 5, 2024
D Democratic9
1 Yea 8 Nay
88% Nay
R Republican39
37 Yea 1 Nay 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 310: yeas 80, nays 0
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 277: yeas 39, nays 9
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Raatz) prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 32, nays 7
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors