Bill Drafting Manual
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Chapter 1. General Information
- INDIANA CONSTITUTION
- Introduction
- Arrangement
- Citations
- INDIANA CODE
- Introduction
- Arrangement
- Citations
- SESSION LAWS (ACTS)
- Introduction
- Arrangement
- Citations
- INDIANA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- Introduction
- Arrangement
- Citations
- INDIANA REGISTER
- Introduction
- Arrangement
- Citations
- Voiding Administrative Rules
- TYPES OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
- Introduction
- Bill
- Joint Resolutions
- Concurrent Resolutions
- Simple Resolutions
Chapter 2. Drafting Rules
- INTRODUCTION
- GENERAL CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY CONSIDERATIONS
- RULES
- Sentence Structure
- Subject of Sentence
- Tense
- Mood
- Voice
- Number: Singular vs. Plural
- Gender
- Consistency
- Brevity
- Commanding, Authorizing, Forbidding, and Negating
- And; Or; And/Or
- Such; Said
- Which; That
- Limitations, Exceptions, and Conditions
- Designation
- Redesignation
- Tabulation
- Capitalization
- Commas
- Parentheses
- Brackets
- Apostrophes
- Semicolons
- Colons
- Quotation Marks
- Hyphens
- Expression of Numbers
- Indiana; State
Chapter 3. Bills
- PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS OF BILL
- Introduction
- Order of Provisions in New Chapter or Article
- BILL DIGEST
- Introduction
- Form of a Digest
- BILL TITLE
- Introduction
- Emergency
- Appropriations
- Repeal of Code Provisions
- Noncode Bill
- BILL PREAMBLE
- BILL ENACTING CLAUSE
- INTRODUCTORY CLAUSE (LEAD-IN LINE)
- Introduction
- Amendments to the Code
- Additions to the Code
- Repealers
- Noncode Provisions
- CODE PROVISIONS GENERALLY
- Numbering System
- Headings
- Printing Style
- Internal References
- SPECIFIC TYPES OF CODE PROVISIONS
- Short Titles
- Purpose Provisions
- Applicability Provisions
- Definitions
- Creation of Agency or Office
- Criminal and Civil Penalties
- Population Parameters
- Appropriation Provisions
- Funds
- Legislative Oversight
- Executive Committees and Commissions: Travel Expenses, Per Diem, Membership, Voting Practices, and Other Matters
- Legislative Committees and Commissions: Travel Expenses, Per Diem, Membership, Voting Practices, and Other Matters
- Administrative Rules
- Construction Provisions
- Nonseverability Provisions
- Expiration Provisions
- Vehicle Bills
- REPEALERS
- Code Provisions
- Noncode Provisions
- NONCODE PROVISIONS GENERALLY
- Defined
- Expiration Date
- SPECIFIC TYPES OF NONCODE PROVISIONS
- Transitional Provisions
- Legalizing Provisions
- Savings Provisions
- Severability Provisions
- Appropriation Provisions
- Special Relief Bills
- Medicaid Waiver Provisions
- EFFECTIVE DATES
- Uniform Effective Date
- Other Effective Dates
- Early Effective Dates
- Effective Dates for Code Provisions
- Effective Dates for Repealers
- Effective Dates for Noncode Provisions
- Effective Dates Upon Passage
- Effective Dates to be Avoided
- Delayed Effective Dates
- Fiscal Years
- Retroactivity
- Contingent on Some Event
Chapter 4. Joint Resolutions
- AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA
- Introduction
- Printing Style Types
- Form
- RATIFYING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
- CALLING A UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
- Approach 1: Specific Language
- Approach 2: General Subject Matter
Chapter 5. Concurrent Resolutions
Chapter 6. Simple Resolutions
Chapter 7. Post-Introductory Drafting
- REFERENCE LINES
- Introduced Version (First House Committee Amendments)
- First Printing (First House Floor Amendments and Second House Committee Amendments)
- Reprinted First Printing (Second House Committee Amendments)
- Engrossed Printing (Second House Floor Amendments)
- DRAFTING TERMINOLOGY
- Altering Introductory Clauses
- Altering Nonamendatory SECTIONS of a Bill
- Altering Amendatory SECTIONS of a Bill
- Adding New SECTIONS to a Bill
- Altering the Entire Body of a Bill by Bill Stripping
- Changing a Title
- Use of Quotation Marks
- Renumbering SECTIONS of a Bill
- Changing Effective Dates in a SECTION
- Miscellaneous Drafting Commands
- AMENDMENT OF PROVISIONS NOT FOUND IN A PRINTED BILL (SECOND HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS); TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
- Deleting a Second Reading Amendment
- Deleting a Part of a Second Reading Amendment
- Restoring Language Stricken in a Second Reading Amendment
- Reinserting Language Deleted by a Second Reading Motion in an Amendatory SECTION
- Reinserting Language Deleted by a Second Reading Motion in a Nonamendatory SECTION
- Deleting Language that Includes an Amendment
- Technical Corrections
- CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Introduction
- Checklist for a Conference Committee Report
- ALTERING PROVISIONS ADDED OR AMENDED EARLIER IN THE SAME SESSION
- Introduction
- Introductory Clause
- Text (Amendments Only)
- Effective Date
- F. JOINT RULE 20 CORRECTIONS
- Introduction
- Committee Action
- Preparation
- Form
- G. JOINT RULE 21 CORRECTIONS
- Introduction
- Form
The House of Representatives and the Senate will reconvene on Monday, February 13 at 1:30 p.m.
THE DAILY SCHEDULE
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