SB 278 Indiana Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Indiana geological and water survey advisory council.

Summary
Establishes, rather than allows the president of Indiana University to appoint, a geological and water survey advisory council (council). Increases the number of members from nine to 11 and specifies who shall serve on the council. Requires the state geologist to serve as secretary of the council. Provides that the state geologist may cast the deciding vote to break a tie. Requires the council to meet quarterly. Establishes the center for water within the Indiana geological and water survey (survey) at Indiana University for the purpose of: (1) carrying out the survey's statutory duties concerning Indiana's water resources; (2) supporting long term studies of the state's water resources; and (3) upon request, providing resources to state agencies, municipalities, and soil and water conservation groups. Establishes the center for energy within the survey for similar purposes with respect to Indiana's natural energy resources. Allows the Indiana board of licensure for professional geologists (board) to elect a secretary who is not a member of the board. (Current law requires that the secretary of the board be elected from among the members of the board.) Increases the number of times the board is required to meet to at least two times each year. Allows a licensed professional geologist to request an informal review not more than 30 days after receiving a complaint. (Current law requires the request for an informal review to be made within 20 days.) Provides that if the board compels a licensed professional geologist to respond to a complaint or charges, the notification must be sent by certified mail and the response must be in writing. Allows a geologist who is licensed in another state to be licensed in Indiana if the other state's standards are substantially equal to Indiana's requirements. Requires a licensed professional geologist to obtain continuing education in the geological sciences as a condition of license renewal. Specifies that these continuing education requirements do not apply to a person who is not licensed as a professional geologist under Indiana law. Makes technical changes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022 Signed Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Mar 14, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 3, 2022
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 333: yeas 45, nays 1
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 93, nays 1
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 120: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Zay) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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