Title 2, GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sec. 18. "Senate" refers to the Indiana senate. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 19. (a) "State agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1(b). (b) The term does not include a state educational institution or an agency of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13). As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. "Business entity" refers to any of the following: (1) A sole proprietorship. (2) A professional practice. (3) An unincorporated association. (4) A partnership. (5) A limited partnership. (6) A limited liability partnership. (7) A corporation. (8) A professional corporatio…

Sec. 4. "Compensation" means any money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on, or received by, a person in return for services rendered, or for services to be rendered, whether by that person or another person. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. "Ethics committee" refers to either of the following: (1) The house legislative ethics committee established by IC 2-2.2-3-1(a). (2) The senate legislative ethics committee established by IC 2-2.2-3-1(b). As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. "Filer" refers to an individual who files a statement of economic interests under IC 2-2.2-2. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. (a) "Honorarium" means a payment of money for an appearance or a speech. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) Payment or reimbursement of travel expenses. (2) An item given as an award or that has nominal value. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. "House" refers to the Indiana house of representatives. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 9. "Information of a confidential nature" means information: (1) obtained by reason of being a member of the general assembly; and (2) that has not been, or will not be, communicated to the general public. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. A member of the general assembly who completed service as a member of the general assembly before April 30, 1989: (1) is entitled to become, at the member's option, a member of PERF, as provided by IC 5-10.3-7-3; and (2) is not entitled to become a participant in the legi…

Sec. 2. (a) A member of the general assembly who is serving on April 30, 1989, may elect to become a participant in both the defined benefit plan and the defined contribution plan of the legislators' retirement system, as provided by IC 2-3.5-3-1. If such a member does not elect …

plan Sec. 3. A member of the general assembly who is elected or appointed to the general assembly for the first time after April 30, 1989, is a participant in the defined contribution plan of the legislators' retirement system. As added by P.L.6-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. (a) A member of the general assembly who: (1) served as a member of the general assembly before April 30, 1989; (2) was not serving as a member of the general assembly on April 30, 1989; and (3) is subsequently elected or appointed to the general assembly; is a participan…

Sec. 1. This article applies whenever an Article V convention is called. As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. In case a member of the general assembly should die prior to the expiration of the term for which he was elected his unpaid salary for the term shall be paid to his surviving spouse; in case he is not survived by a surviving spouse then such payment shall be paid to his d…

Sec. 1. The chairman, or acting chairman for the time being, of any committee appointed by either house or by the joint action of the two (2) houses, of the general assembly of this state be and is hereby authorized to administer all oaths necessary to be administered to witnesse…

Sec. 1. The logotypes described in sections 2 through 3 of this chapter are adopted as the official logotypes of the general assembly. As added by P.L.5-1987, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. The single color logotype may be dark blue or black on white as follows: As added by P.L.5-1987, SEC.1.

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.