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) Adds two nonvoting members appointed by the minority leaders of the senate and house of representatives. (3) Removes the requirement that two members must be Native American Indians who have knowledge in Native American traditions and spiritual issues. (4) 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. (5) 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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 29, 2021
Signed Apr 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Apr 19, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 1, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 313: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 97, nays 0
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Campbell) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 84: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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