CHAPTER 1.5. PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, LAWS, AND JOURNALS - Indiana Statutes

IC 2-6-1.5
     Chapter 1.5. Printing and Distribution of Bills, Laws, and Journals

IC 2-6-1.5-0.5
"Printing and distribution" defined
     Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "printing and distribution" includes the production and transmission of electronic versions of legislative documents that are subject to this chapter.
As added by P.L.8-1997, SEC.1.

IC 2-6-1.5-1
Items to be printed
     Sec. 1. The Indiana general assembly shall, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, provide for the preparation, printing and distribution of its bills, the session laws and journals of each session, the Indiana Code and supplements to the Indiana Code, and such miscellaneous printing of stationery, reports and other items, including the printing needs of its service and administrative agency, the Indiana legislative council, as may occur.
(Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.18, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.7, SEC.1.

IC 2-6-1.5-2
Contracts; competitive bidding
     Sec. 2. (a) All contracts:
        (1) for legislative printing; or
        (2) for compiling, computerizing, indexing, and printing the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register under IC 4-22;
shall be awarded by the duly elected membership of Indiana legislative council.
    (b) The Indiana department of administration shall render any requested assistance to the council in the preparation of specifications, the setting up of bidding procedures, and the evaluation of bids. However, the determination of the lowest and best bid by the legislative council shall in all instances be final.
(Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.18, SEC.1.) As amended by P.L.31-1985, SEC.38.

IC 2-6-1.5-3
Journals of house and senate
     Sec. 3. (a) The supervision of the preparation and indexing of the Journals of the House and Senate of each session of the General Assembly shall be the duty of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, respectively.
    (b) Copies of the Journals of each house shall be distributed to all state elected officials. Sufficient additional copies shall be furnished to the Indiana State Library to provide for the state-wide availability of the Journals and to fill requests from official agencies in other states. (Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.18, SEC.1.)

IC 2-6-1.5-4
Session laws; Indiana Code and supplements
     Sec. 4. (a) The supervision of the preparation, indexing, and printing of the session laws of each session of the general assembly shall be the duty of the legislative council.
    (b) It shall be the duty of the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate, as soon as the printing of the session laws shall be done, to certify the fact that the printed session laws have been compared with the enrolled acts and joint resolutions and have been found correct. A certificate attesting to the accuracy of the printed session laws shall be signed and dated by the speaker and president pro tempore and shall be annexed in print to the volumes of session laws.
    (c) Immediately upon receipt of the bound volumes of session laws by the legislative council, one (1) copy of these session laws shall be delivered to each of the clerks of the circuit courts of the state.
    (d) It is hereby made the duty of each clerk of the circuit court, upon delivery to him of the copy of the enrolled acts referred to in section 5 of this chapter, to send to the governor by first class mail a certificate under the seal of his office showing the date of his receipt for such laws, as provided in IC 1-1-3-1.
    (e) The legislative services agency shall distribute copies of the Indiana Code and the supplements to the Indiana Code to each clerk of the circuit court in a sufficient amount to provide copies for local officials, as directed by the legislative council. In addition, the legislative services agency shall distribute one (1) copy of the Indiana Code and one (1) copy of each supplement to the Indiana Code to each public library located in Indiana.
    (f) The legislative services agency shall distribute copies of the Indiana Code and the supplements to the Indiana Code to all state elected officials and state governmental agencies and shall fill requests for the session laws from official agencies in other states.
    (g) The legislative services agency shall provide, from supplies remaining after the distributions are made under subsections (e) through (f), copies of the Indiana Code and supplements to a local official who makes a written request to the legislative services agency for copies. The cost to a local official for a copy provided under this subsection is the same as the cost of a copy sold under subsection (h). A local official:
        (1) who:
            (A) does not receive copies of the Indiana Code and supplements from those distributed to the clerk of the circuit court under subsection (e); and
            (B) requests, receives, and pays for copies of the Indiana Code and supplements under this subsection; or
        (2) who:
            (A) submitted a written request to the agency for copies of

the Indiana Code and supplements; and
            (B) did not receive copies of the Indiana Code, or a supplement, or both, because the supplies were exhausted;
must be added to the distribution list for copies of the Indiana Code and supplements that is maintained by the legislative services agency. A local official who is added under this subsection to the distribution list maintained by the legislative services agency is entitled to receive one (1) copy of all subsequent publications of the Indiana Code and the supplements to the Indiana Code upon payment of the cost for the copy that is prescribed under this subsection.
    (h) When each distribution of the session laws, the Indiana Code, or the latest supplement to the Indiana Code is completed, the remaining copies may be sold by the Indiana legislative services agency at the cost set by statute. Money collected from the sale of those items shall be deposited with the treasurer of state.
(Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.18, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.4, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.7, SEC.2; Acts 1980, P.L.1, SEC.1; Acts 1982, P.L.8, SEC.1; P.L.9-1997, SEC.1.

IC 2-6-1.5-5
Distribution of enrolled acts
     Revisor's Note: The version of IC 2-6-1.5-5 printed in the 2004 edition of the Indiana Code was printed incorrectly. Use the following version of IC 2-6-1.5-5.
    Sec. 5. (a) Not more than fourteen (14) days (including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the last day the governor must take action on enrolled acts passed during any session of the general assembly, the legislative services agency shall distribute to the clerk of the circuit court of each county one (1) copy of each enrolled act of that session which became law.
    (b) A copy of the enrolled acts distributed under subsection (a) may be in the form of:
        (1) a hard paper copy; or
        (2) an electronic copy:
            (A) on a computer disk;
            (B) on a CD-ROM disk; or
            (C) in another machine readable format.
    (c) The clerk of the circuit court of each county may inform the legislative services agency whether the clerk prefers to receive the enrolled acts in the form of:
        (1) a hard paper copy; or
        (2) an electronic copy described in subsection (b)(2) that is available from the legislative services agency.
    (d) If a clerk of circuit court informs the legislative services agency under subsection (c) that the clerk prefers to receive the enrolled acts in the form described in subsection (c)(1) or in a form described in subsection (c)(2), the legislative services agency shall deliver the enrolled acts to the clerk in the form for which the clerk has expressed a preference.
    (e) This distribution shall be delivered by certified mail, or by any

other means of delivery that includes a return receipt, to each of the clerks of the counties of the state, and shall fulfill the publication and circulation requirements of Art. 4, Sec. 28 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.4, SEC.2.) As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.3, SEC.3; P.L.8-1997, SEC.2; P.L.2-2001, SEC.1.