Introduced Version






SENATE BILL No. 260

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 1-1; IC 4-5-1-11.

Synopsis: Veto override procedures. Requires the clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate to: (1) maintain a list of vetoed bills that have been returned to the general assembly; and (2) present a message to the house of representatives and the senate identifying the vetoed bills that are eligible for reconsideration. Requires the general assembly to file acts passed by the general assembly over the governor's veto with the secretary of state. Requires the secretary of state to maintain a list of acts filed with the secretary of state.

Effective: Upon passage.





Kenley




    January 8, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2004)


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SENATE BILL No. 260



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning general provisions.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 1-1-3-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. (a) The principal clerk of the house of representatives shall maintain a list of the bills that originated in the house of representatives, and the principal secretary of the senate shall maintain a list of the bills that originated in the senate and that have been:
        (1) passed by the general assembly;
        (2) vetoed by the governor; and
        (3) returned by the governor to the chamber of origin, as required by Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
Each list must identify the bill number of the bill, its title, the session in which it was passed, the date the bill was vetoed (if known), and the date on which the bill was physically received. The list may contain any other information determined appropriate.
    (b) A list described in subsection (a) may be maintained in hard

copy form or in a form retrievable through a computer or other machine readable interface, or both. If maintained for computer or other machine retrieval, a list may be maintained in the form of a document or a database. The general assembly and the secretary of state may maintain a common list or interface to comply with this section and IC 4-5-1-11. Any computer or other machine retrieval interface must be designed to allow the public to readily determine whether a bill has been vetoed and whether it has been returned to the general assembly.
    (c) On the first day of each regular session, the principal secretary of the senate shall present a message to the president of the senate for the purpose of reading the message into the journal. The message must indicate whether any bill:
        (1) originating in the senate; and
        (2) vetoed by the governor;
was returned by the governor to the senate after the first day of the immediately preceding regular session. If any bill was returned, the message must identify the bill and the date when it was physically received by the principal secretary of the senate. The message may include any other information determined appropriate.

    (d) On the first day of each regular session, the principal clerk of the house of representatives shall present a message to the speaker of the house of representatives for the purpose of reading the message into the journal. The message must indicate whether any bill:
        (1) originating in the house of representatives; and
        (2) vetoed by the governor;
was returned by the governor to the house of representatives after the first day of the immediately preceding regular session. If any bill was returned, the message must identify the bill and the date when it was physically received by the principal clerk of the house of representatives. The message may include any other information determined appropriate.

    SECTION 2. IC 1-1-3.1-6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. Every act passed by the general assembly over the governor's veto under Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana shall be filed with the secretary of state for safekeeping and preservation under IC 4-5-1-2.
    SECTION 3. IC 4-5-1-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11. (a) The secretary of state shall maintain

a list of the acts passed by the general assembly that are filed with the secretary of state. The list must include the following information:
        (1) The bill number of the act.
        (2) The public law number of the act.
        (3) The title of the act.
        (4) The session in which it was passed.
        (5) An indication of whether the act was filed:
            (A) with the signature of the governor;
            (B) without the signature of the governor; or
            (C) after the act was passed by the general assembly over the governor's veto under Article 5, Section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
        (6) The date when it was filed with the secretary of state.
The list may include any other information determined appropriate.

    (b) The list may be maintained in hard copy form or in a form retrievable through a computer or other machine readable interface, or both. If maintained for computer or other machine retrieval, the list may be maintained in the form of a document or a database. The general assembly and the secretary of state may maintain a common list or interface to comply with IC 1-1-3-4 and this section. Any computer or other machine retrieval interface must be designed to allow the public to readily determine when the act was filed.
    SECTION 4. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] IC 1-1-3-4, IC 1-1-3.1-6, and IC 4-5-1-11, all as added by this act, apply only to bills passed by the general assembly after November 17, 2003.
    SECTION 5. An emergency is declared for this act.