Ind. Code ch. 1-1-3

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Ind. Code § 1-1-3-1 Certificate of receipt

Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of the several clerks of circuit courts in this state, immediately on the receipt of the laws of any session as provided for by IC 2-6-1.5-5, to transmit to the governor a certificate stating the day when such laws were so received. Formerly: Acts 1855, c.100, s.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.3, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 1-1-3-2 Proclamation by governor

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), so soon as certificates from all the counties have been received, the governor shall issue and publish the governor's proclamation in the Indiana Register under IC 2-6-1.5-5, announcing the date at which the latest filing took place; of the facts contained in which proclamation, all courts shall take notice. (b) This subsection applies only in calendar year 2021. So soon as certificates from all the counties have been received under IC 2-6-1.5-5(f), the governor shall: (1) for the distribution under IC 2-6-1.5-5(f)(1), issue and publish a governor's proclamation in the Indiana Register under IC 2-6-1.5-5, announcing the date at which the latest filing took place; of the facts contained in which proclamation, all courts shall take notice; and (2) for the distribution under IC 2-6-1.5-5(f)(2), issue and publish a governor's proclamation in the Indiana Register under IC 2-6-1.5-5, announcing the date at which the latest filing took place; of the facts contained in which proclamation, all courts shall take notice. This subsection expires February 1, 2022. Formerly: Acts 1855, c.100, s.2. As amended by P.L.72-2018, SEC.1; P.L.133-2021, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 1-1-3-3 Effective dates

Sec. 3. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Regular session" includes a regular technical session. (2) "SECTION" refers to a paragraph or a group of paragraphs in the body of an act that are preceded by the indented word "SECTION" all in capital letters. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (d), (e), and (f), each SECTION of each act passed at a regular session of the general assembly takes effect on July 1 next following its enactment, unless a different time is specified in the SECTION. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (d), (e), and (f), each SECTION of each act passed at a special session of the general assembly takes effect on the first day of the third calendar month after the calendar month of sine die adjournment, unless a different time is specified in the SECTION. (d) If an act contains a SECTION that only declares that an emergency exists for the act, then the SECTION that only declares that an emergency exists takes effect at the same time as the earliest date that any other SECTION of the act takes effect. (e) If an act does not declare that an emergency exists, no SECTION of the act shall take effect sooner than the date the act is published and circulated in accordance with Article 4, Section 28 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. (f) This section does not prohibit the general assembly from specifying an effective date for a SECTION of an act or from delaying the application of part or all of a SECTION of an act in any other clear and specific manner. As added by Acts 1978, P.L.3, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-1983, SEC.1; P.L.1-1987, SEC.1; P.L.1-1993, SEC.1; P.L.4-1995, SEC.1; P.L.242-2025, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 1-1-3-4 Effectiveness of acts passed over governor's veto

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies only to an act passed by the general assembly over the governor's veto. (b) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Approval of the act" means the date the second house of the general assembly votes to approve a bill over the governor's veto. (2) "Promulgation of the act" means the publication and circulation of an act in accordance with Article 4, Section 28 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. (3) "Second house of the general assembly" means the house of the general assembly that reconsiders a bill vetoed by the governor after the house in which the bill originated has passed the bill over the governor's veto. (c) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act is effective upon passage, that SECTION takes effect upon approval of the act. (d) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act applies retroactively to a specified date, that SECTION takes effect on the specified retroactive date. (e) Except as provided in subsection (d), if an act declares that a SECTION of the act takes effect on a specified date that is before the date of the approval of the act, that SECTION takes effect on the first day of the third calendar month after the calendar month of the approval of the act. (f) If an act declares that a SECTION of the act takes effect on a specified date that is on or after the date of the approval of the act, that SECTION takes effect on that date. However, if the specified date occurs before the promulgation of the act, then the SECTION takes effect when promulgation of the act is completed. (g) This subsection does not apply to a SECTION described in section 3(d) of this chapter. If an act does not declare an effective date for a SECTION of the act, then that SECTION takes effect on July 1 next following approval of the act. As added by P.L.242-2025, SEC.7.

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