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SB267 • 2026

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

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

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Scott Alexander
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences of non-compliance or how the commission will use the information provided in reports.

Campaign Influence Reporting Law

This law requires people who pay others at least $500 to influence campaigns or elections to file reports with the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires a person to report when they give another person at least $500 in compensation to induce, support, aid, or encourage them to engage in an influence campaign.
  • Specifies what information must be included in the report and requires subsequent reporting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who provide others with at least $500 in compensation to induce, support, aid, or otherwise encourage them to engage in an influence campaign.
  • The Indiana Lobby Registration Commission, which will receive these reports.

Terms To Know

Influence Campaign
An effort to affect public opinion or policy through activities like lobbying or campaigning.
Indiana Lobby Registration Commission
A group in Indiana that oversees and tracks people who try to influence government decisions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences for failing to file a report.
  • It is unclear how the commission will use or share this information.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0267.02.COMS.AMS001

Filed Senate Bill (S) • Senator Fady Qaddoura

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how the Indiana General Assembly handles certain types of bills.

  • The amendment would modify the rules for handling specific kinds of bills in the Indiana General Assembly.
  • The official text does not provide enough details about which specific rules or bill types are being changed, making it hard to explain further.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senator Goode added as coauthor

  2. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  3. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Authored by Senators Alexander, Gaskill, Johnson T

  4. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Coauthored by Senators Donato, Rogers

  5. 2026-01-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning the general assembly.
Influence campaign reports.

Current Bill Text

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

Influence campaign reports.

Requires a person who provides another person with at least $500 in compensation to induce, support, aid, or otherwise encourage the other person to engage in an influence campaign to file a written report with the Indiana lobby registration commission. Specifies items that the report must include. Requires subsequent reporting.