Security of property and meeting decorum.
Summary
Allows the governing bodies of certain local government agencies (local agencies) to adopt rules or policies governing the conduct of meetings. Provides that a rule or policy may provide that the presiding member of the governing body of the local agency may: (1) issue warnings to disruptive attendees and direct them to leave the meeting on the third warning; and (2) direct a law enforcement officer to remove disruptive attendees. Provides that the rules and policies must be posted at the meeting entrance or announced before taking public testimony. Specifies that a provision of the tort claims law providing immunity to a government entity or employee in adopting and enforcing a law or rule applies. Provides that a person commits criminal trespass by knowingly or intentionally: (1) entering a locked area without permission; or (2) refusing to leave an area not publicly accessible after being asked to leave by a law enforcement officer or agent of the property owner or operator. Specifies that: (1) the public access counselor serves at the pleasure of the governor; and (2) when issuing an advisory opinion, the public access counselor may consider only the plain text of the public access laws and valid Indiana court opinions. Provides that a committee appointed directly by the governing body or a governing body's designee does not constitute a governing body that is subject to the open door law if the committee: (1) is appointed for the sole purpose of receiving information, deliberating, or making recommendations to the governing body; and (2) has not more than one member of the governing body as a member.
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 10, 2024
Signed Mar 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House Jan 22, 2024
How they voted
39–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic9
77% Nay
R
Republican39
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
2
Amendments
6
Mar 18, 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
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 302: yeas 58, nays 36
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 286: yeas 40, nays 8
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #5 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Amended
Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Amended
Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 77, nays 19
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment #2 (Torr) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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