Senate protocol – for media visiting the Senate Chambers
- Members of the media must be able to identify themselves to the Senate doorkeepers by using either a company-issued ID, a state-issued ID, or a pass may be obtained from Associated Press Statehouse Correspondent Mike Smith at (317)631-8629 or masmith@ap.org
- Parking permits may be obtained through the Office of the Governor by contacting press secretary Jane Jankowski at (317)232-1622 or jjankowski@gov.in.gov
- The Senate provides the news media space in the back of the chambers to film, record audio, and take notes.
- The Senate lounge (just outside the south side of the chambers) is off-limits to conducting interviews with legislators. This area has been designated for legislators and their families or other private guests. Even if a senator invites you to sit with him/her in the lounge, it is not permitted.
- No one is allowed to sit in a senator's chair (except other senators) while the Senate is in session.
- All cell phones must be on ‘manner mode' or turned off while in the Senate chambers.
- Materials (such as surveys, questionnaires, etc.) may not be distributed in the Senate chambers. If you have materials you would like hand-delivered, please contact the Senate Majority Communications Department, and we will work with the Majority Floor Leader's office on your behalf.
- Please be as discreet as possible when photographing senators. Do not use the center aisle while senators are speaking at the podium. Please stay along the walls of the chamber. Film crews should stay in the area behind the press seating or along the walls of the chamber.