Indiana Senate Bill 266 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Pending: Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that persons who have contracts with state government, cities, or counties or who bid on contracts with state government, cities, or counties and certain persons affiliated with the contractors and bidders may not make political contributions to an individual who holds a state, city, or county office or is a candidate for a state, city, or county office. Requires persons who have contracts with state, city, or county government or who bid on contracts with state, city, or county government to register with the department of administration (department). Requires the department to make the information provided by registrants available to the agency maintaining the Indiana transparency portal in a searchable data base on the state's web site. Requires registrants to notify their affiliated persons that they are registered. Provides civil penalties for violations. Provides that, for the violation of a requirement or prohibition, a bidder may be found nonresponsible and the contract of a contractor may be voided. Provides that state employees in the executive branch of state government who have purchasing or procurement authority may not solicit political contributions unless the soliciting individual is a candidate for public office.

State contractor accountability.

Sen. James Arnold [D]	Sen. Jean Breaux [D]	Sen. John Broden [D]	Sen. Lindel Hume [D]
Sen. Timothy Lanane [D]	Sen. Frank Mrvan [D]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Earline Rogers [D]
Sen. Vi Simpson [D]	Sen. Timothy Skinner [D]	Sen. Karen Tallian [D]	Sen. Greg Taylor [D]
Sen. Richard Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-04		First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2012-01-04		Coauthored by Senators Hume, Lanane, Mrvan, Randolph, Rogers, Simpson, Skinner, Tallian, Taylor and R. Young
2012-01-04		Authored by Senators Arnold, Breaux and Broden

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0266
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN0266.1.html