Title 2, GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sec. 4. (a) A commissioner or alternate commissioner who votes or attempts to vote outside the scope of: (1) the instructions established by a joint resolution adopted under section 1 of this chapter; or (2) the limits placed by the general assembly in a joint resolution that cal…

Sec. 5. The application of the general assembly to call an Article V convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States ceases to be a continuing application and shall be treated as having no effect if all of the commissioners and alternate commissioners…

Sec. 6. A commissioner or alternate commissioner who knowingly or intentionally votes or attempts to vote outside the scope of: (1) the instructions established by a joint resolution adopted under section 1 of this chapter; or (2) the limits placed by the general assembly in a jo…

Sec. 1. Whenever a: (1) party to a civil action; (2) defendant in a criminal action; or (3) party in an administrative adjudication before a state or local governmental entity; shall, in person or by attorney, move the court or other governmental entity before which such action i…

Sec. 1. A legislative person may not receive compensation or reimbursement other than from the state for personally engaging in lobbying. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.58-2010, SEC.23.

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), this section does not apply to a lobbyist if the lobbyist's activity under this chapter is governed by the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Indiana supreme court. (b) As used in this section, "conflict of interest" means a ci…

Sec. 2. Subject to the provisions of IC 2-7-2-6(a), it is unlawful for any full-time public official or public employee in the state of Indiana, to receive compensation, other than the regular compensation of elected or appointed officials, for lobbying. As added by Acts 1981, P.…

Sec. 3. Subject to the provisions of IC 2-7-2-6(d), it is unlawful for any officer or employee of the state central committee of a political party to receive compensation, other than for the regular compensation of such officers and employees, for lobbying. As added by Acts 1981,…

Sec. 4. No past member of the general assembly who is a lobbyist may be on the floor of either house while that house is in session. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. It is unlawful for any person to be a lobbyist for a compensation dependent upon the success of his lobbying efforts, or upon any contingency connected with the administrative action or legislative action. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. The following persons may not be registered as a lobbyist under this article: (1) Any individual convicted of a felony for violating any law while the individual was an officer or employee of any agency of state government or a unit of local government. (2) Any person con…

Sec. 7. (a) An individual who is a member of the general assembly after December 31, 2011, may not be registered as a lobbyist under this article during the period described in subsection (b). (b) The period referred to in subsection (a): (1) begins on the day the individual ceas…

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to gifts made between relatives. (b) A lobbyist may not make a gift with a value of fifty dollars ($50) or more to a legislative person unless the lobbyist receives the consent of the legislative person before the gift is made. The lobbyist…

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) Expenses associated with travel outside Indiana for any purpose that is paid for by an organization or corporation of which the legislative person or the legislative person's spouse is an officer, member of the board o…

Sec. 1. The following constitute disorderly behavior and may be punished by the house or senate as provided in Article 4, Section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana: (1) Knowing or intentional failure to file a required statement by the deadline prescribed in IC 2-2.2…

Sec. 2. A member may not accept any compensation from any employment, transaction, or investment that was entered into or made as a result of material information of a confidential nature gained as a member of the general assembly. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. A member may not receive an honorarium for an appearance or a speech made or given in the member's capacity as a legislator. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. A member may not receive compensation for the sale or lease of any property or service that substantially exceeds that which the member would charge in the ordinary course of business from any person whom the member knows or, in the exercise of reasonable care and diligen…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to: (1) each member of the general assembly who is serving on April 30, 1989, and who files an election under IC 2-3.5-3-1(b); and (2) each member of the general assembly who is elected or appointed after April 30, 1989. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.…

Sec. 10. A participant or beneficiary may not assign any payment under this chapter except for: (1) premiums on a life, hospitalization, surgical, or medical group insurance plan maintained in part by a state agency; and (2) dues to an association that proves to the board's satis…

Sec. 11. Before January 1, 2002, the board shall adopt rules establishing procedures for making loans to a participant from the participant's employee contribution account and employer contribution account within the defined contribution fund. Rules adopted under this section mus…

Sec. 12. (a) To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and the applicable regulations, the fund may accept, on behalf of any active member, a rollover distribution from any of the following: (1) A qualified plan described in Section 401(a) or Section 403(a) of the Inte…

Sec. 2. (a) The defined contribution fund consists of the following: (1) Each participant's contributions to the fund. (2) Contributions made to the fund on behalf of the participants under: (A) section 5 of this chapter (before its repeal on January 1, 2009); or (B) after Decemb…

Sec. 3. (a) The board shall establish alternative investment programs within the fund, based on the following requirements: (1) The board shall maintain at least one (1) alternative investment program that is an indexed stock fund, one (1) alternative investment program that is a…

Sec. 3.3. (a) Not later than July 1, 2027, the board shall offer, as a regular investment program within the defined contribution fund, a self directed brokerage account that offers at least one (1) cryptocurrency investment option. (b) The board may adopt requirements and rules …

Sec. 3.5. (a) After June 30, 2018, a participant may not make contributions to the board's general investment fund. (b) For those participants who, as of December 31, 2018, have designated the board's general investment fund as the investment program to receive all or part of the…

Sec. 4. Each participant shall make contributions to the defined contribution fund of five percent (5%) of each payment of salary received for services after June 30, 1989. Contributions shall be deducted from the salary of each participant by the state comptroller. Contributions…

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to contributions to the defined contribution fund made by the state after December 31, 2008. (b) This subsection applies after December 31, 2008. Notwithstanding IC 2-3.5-2-10, as used in this section, "salary" means the total of the following a…

Sec. 6. (a) A participant who terminates service as a member of the general assembly is entitled to withdraw both the participant's employee contribution account and employer contribution account from the defined contribution fund. The withdrawal shall be made not later than the …

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a participant who dies while a member of the general assembly, or who dies after terminating service as a member of the general assembly and prior to withdrawing the participant's account from the defined contribution fund. The participant's em…

Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of this chapter, there is appropriated for each biennium the following sums of money: (1) From the state general fund, the amount required to equal the contributions specified in: (A) section 5 of this chapter (before its repeal on January 1, 2009); or (B…

Sec. 9. All benefits and assets in the defined contribution fund are exempt from levy, sale, garnishment, attachment, or other legal process. However, a participant's benefits may be transferred to reimburse the state for loss resulting from the participant's criminal taking of s…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advisory group" refers to the Article V convention commissioner advisory group established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.41-2025, SEC.22.

Sec. 2. The Article V convention commissioner advisory group is established. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.41-2025, SEC.23.

Sec. 3. The advisory group consists of the following members: (1) The chief justice of the supreme court. (2) The chief judge of the court of appeals. (3) The judge of the tax court. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.52.

Sec. 4. The chief justice of the supreme court is the chair of the advisory group. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.52.

Sec. 5. The advisory group shall meet at the call of the chair. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.52.

Sec. 6. The advisory group shall establish the policies and procedures that the advisory group determines necessary to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.52.

Sec. 7. (a) Upon request of a commissioner or alternate commissioner, the advisory group shall advise the commissioner or alternate commissioner whether there is reason to believe that an action or an attempt to take an action by a commissioner or alternate commissioner would: (1…

Sec. 8. (a) On its own motion or upon request of the speaker of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, or the attorney general, the advisory group shall advise the attorney general whether there is reason to believe that a vote or an attempt to vot…

Sec. 9. Immediately, upon receipt of an advisory determination under section 8 of this chapter that finds that a vote or attempt to vote by a commissioner or alternate commissioner is a violation described in section 8(a)(1) of this chapter or in excess of the authority of the co…

Sec. 1. The attorney general and the applicable prosecuting attorney jointly or severally are responsible for investigating alleged or suspected violations and enforcing the provisions of this article and, in addition to the powers heretofore granted him by law, the attorney gene…

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to failure to file a report or statement under IC 2-7-2-1, IC 2-7-3-1, IC 2-7-3-3.3, or IC 2-7-3-7 if the person failing to file the report or statement files a late report or statement not more than ten (10) business days after the commiss…

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally makes a false report under this article that overstates or understates the amount of an expenditure or gift commits a Level 6 felony. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1993, SEC.15; P.L.58-2010, SEC.29; P.L.158-2…

Sec. 4. A member of the general assembly who knowingly or intentionally conspires with a lobbyist in the violation of section 2 or 3 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.9, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. (a) If the commission after a hearing conducted under IC 4-21.5-3 finds that: (1) a statement or report required to be filed under this article was materially incorrect; (2) the person filing the report was requested to file a corrected statement or report; and (3) a corr…