Title 2, GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sec. 3. The two (2) color logotype is dark blue and dark yellow on white. Referring to the black and white logotype illustrated in section 2 of this chapter, the two (2) color logotype is colored as follows: (1) The outer and inner white rings, the six (6) inner white stars, and …

Sec. 4. The symbolism of the logotype is as follows: (1) The outer ring represents the unity of the United States. (2) The inner ring represents the unity of the people of Indiana. (3) The outer circle of thirteen (13) stars represents the original thirteen (13) colonies of the U…

Sec. 5. The logotype was first adopted on October 5, 1976, as the official logotype of the select committee on the centennial history of the Indiana general assembly. The logotype was used in the celebration of the One Hundredth General Assembly. As added by P.L.5-1987, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. (a) A person shall not use the logotype of the general assembly unless the person: (1) is a member of the general assembly; (2) is an employee or agent of the general assembly or an agency of the general assembly; (3) is an agency or instrumentality of the general assembl…

Sec. 1. (a) For each reporting year, each lobbyist shall file with the commission a registration statement under oath accompanied by the registration fee required by this section. Except as otherwise provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, a lobbyist shall use the commission's o…

Sec. 1.5. (a) A lobbyist may submit a written request that the commission grant an exception to the electronic filing required in section 1 of this chapter and IC 2-7-3-1. (b) A lobbyist must file a request for an exception under subsection (a) not later than sixty (60) days befo…

Sec. 2. (a) The term of a registration statement is the same as the term of the reporting year for which the statement is filed. Each registration statement shall be filed not later than the first day of the reporting year, or within fifteen (15) business days after a person beco…

Sec. 3. The registration statement of each lobbyist who is compensated for lobbying must include the following: (1) The name, Social Security number, residence address and telephone number, and business address and telephone number of the lobbyist. (2) The name, business address,…

Sec. 4. The registration statement of each lobbyist who compensates a person for lobbying must include the following: (1) The lobbyist's full name, business address and telephone number, kind of business, and the full name of the individual who controls the business, the partners…

Sec. 5. If a material change occurs in any of the information contained in a registration statement, an appropriate amendment shall be filed within fifteen (15) days after the change. Each registered lobbyist may file a notice of termination within fifteen (15) days after he ceas…

Sec. 6. (a) The provisions of this chapter and IC 2-7-3 are not applicable to any full-time or part-time public official acting in his official capacity or any full-time or part-time public employee in Indiana acting within the scope of his employment. (b) The provisions of this …

Sec. 1. (a) Not later than seven (7) calendar days following the first session day in January of each year, each member shall file with the principal administrative officer a written statement of the member's economic interests for the preceding calendar year. (b) The legislative…

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies only to an individual who: (1) is not a member; and (2) wants to be a candidate for election to the general assembly. (b) Before an individual described in subsection (a) files the individual's declaration of candidacy, declaration of intent to be…

Sec. 3. (a) A statement of economic interests filed under this chapter must include the following information: (1) The following information about employers: (A) The name of each of the filer's employers. If: (i) the house or the senate is the filer's sole employer; or (ii) the f…

Sec. 4. A filer is not required to report under section 3 of this chapter the name of a church in which the filer, the filer's spouse, or the filer's unemancipated child is a member, an officer, or a director. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. A filer is not required to report a business entity under section 3 of this chapter if the filer's, the filer's spouse's, or the filer's unemancipated child's only interest in the business entity is any of the following: (1) A time or demand deposit in a financial institu…

Sec. 6. A filer may file an amended statement upon discovery of additional information required to be reported. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. The principal administrative officer shall do the following: (1) Provide to a filer the forms prescribed for a statement of economic interests. (2) Keep a statement of economic interests for five (5) years after the expiration of the term during which the statement was fi…

Sec. 8. (a) A member of the general assembly shall, not later than January 20 of each year, file an affidavit with any lobbyist who has provided more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the member's nonlegislative income during the previous year. (b) An affidavit required by this s…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. "Salary" means: (1) the salary; and (2) the business per diem allowance and the subsistence allowance treated as compensation for federal income tax purposes; paid to a participant by the state, determined without regard to any salary reduction agreement established unde…

Sec. 11. "Service" means the period beginning on the day a participant first became a member of the general assembly, whether that date is before, on, or after July 1, 1989, and ending on the date under consideration, including all intervening employment as a member of the genera…

Sec. 12. "TRF" refers to the state teachers' retirement fund. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. "Allocation date" means June 30. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 2.5. "Americans with Disabilities Act" refers to the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and any amendments and regulations related to the Act. As added by P.L.4-1992, SEC.1.

Sec. 2.7. "Board" refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1. As added by P.L.23-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.35-2012, SEC.3.

Sec. 2.8. "Cryptocurrency" means a virtual currency that: (1) is not issued by a central authority; (2) is designed to function as a medium of exchange; and (3) uses encryption technology to: (A) regulate the generation of units of currency; (B) verify fund transfers; and (C) pre…

Sec. 3. "Defined benefit fund" refers to the fund for the legislators' defined benefit plan. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. "Defined contribution fund" refers to the fund for the legislators' defined contribution plan. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Fiscal year" means the period beginning July 1 in a year and ending June 30 of the following year. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "Internal Revenue Code": (1) means the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as in effect on September 1, 1974, if permitted with respect to governmental plans; or (2) to the extent not inconsistent with subdivision (1), has the meaning set forth in IC 6…

Sec. 7. "Participant" means a member of the general assembly participating in the legislators' retirement system. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. "PERF" refers to the public employees' retirement fund. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. "Alternate commissioner" refers to an individual appointed as an alternate commissioner as provided by law. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.41-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. "Article V convention" refers to a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States called for by the states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. "Chamber" refers to either the house of representatives or the senate. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Commissioner" refers to an individual appointed as provided by law to represent Indiana at an Article V convention. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.41-2025, SEC.2.

Sec. 5.5. "Crime of moral turpitude" means the following: (1) A crime of violence as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-79. (2) A sex offense as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2. (3) A crime involving fraud or a false statement. As added by P.L.41-2025, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.85-2026, SEC.2.…

Sec. 6. "House of representatives" refers to the house of representatives of the general assembly. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. "Paired commissioner" refers to the commissioner with whom an alternate commissioner is paired as provided by law. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.41-2025, SEC.4.

Sec. 8. "Senate" refers to the senate of the general assembly. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1.