SJR 19 Indiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Service on interbranch commissions.

Summary
Adds a new section to the Constitution of the State of Indiana specifying that a Senator or Representative may serve on a commission, board, committee, or similar entity organized to govern, advise, or provide oversight to an agency of the administrative or executive departments of the state. Provides that the following apply to a Senator or Representative serving on an entity under the new constitutional provision: (1) The Senator or Representative may be appointed to serve on the entity by a member of the General Assembly or a committee of the General Assembly. (2) The Senator or Representative may be a voting member, an alternate member, or a nonvoting advisory member of the entity. (3) The Senator or Representative may participate in any activity conducted in the fulfillment of the entity's duties as prescribed by law, rule, or executive order, other than the preparation or adoption of an administrative rule. Limits the number of Senators and Representatives that may be appointed to serve as voting members of an entity to: (1) one Senator from each major political party; and (2) one Representative from each major political party.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Last action Feb 12, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

480
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 1, 2024
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
38 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #4 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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