HB 1283 changesPublic notices.

What changed

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This version of HB 1283 establishes a phased implementation schedule for transitioning government public notices from traditional publication methods to a centralized state public notice website, while removing a sunset provision that would have terminated certain existing requirements. The bill creates a three-tiered rollout beginning July 1, 2028, for state agencies and political subdivisions in counties under 50,000 population, expanding to counties under 100,000 population on January 1, 2029, and opening to all other government entities on July 1, 2029. The amendments significantly broaden the scope from specific code subsections to entire titles and eliminate the July 1, 2028 expiration date that existed in the previous version, making the provisions permanent rather than time-limited.

Change log

• SECTION 13 > (b)

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  Expiration date of July 1, 2028 removed

  The bill removes a sunset provision that would have caused this section to expire on July 1, 2028. Without this expiration date, the section's provisions will remain in effect indefinitely unless later amended or repealed.

• PREAMBLE >cont.

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  Technical/conforming change

  This section adds standard legislative preamble language identifying the bill number and subject matter. It states the bill amends the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration and includes the standard enacting clause required for all legislation.

• SECTION 4 > (i)

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  Technical/conforming change

  This adds a new subsection (i) that appears to be part of a list referring to "a state agency; or". Without the surrounding context or BEFORE text showing what was modified, this appears to be a technical renumbering or structural reorganization of existing provisions rather than a substantive change to the law's requirements.

• SECTION 4 > (ii)

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  Political subdivisions in counties under 50,000 population authorized to use state public notice website

  This new provision allows political subdivisions primarily located in counties with populations not exceeding 50,000 to publish legally required notices on the state public notice website instead of traditional methods. Beginning January 1, 2029, this option expands to subdivisions in counties under 100,000 population. Starting July 1, 2029, all other state and local government instrumentalities not previously covered may also use the state website for required public notices.

• APPENDIX

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  Committee report adds phased rollout schedule for state public notice website with July 1, 2028 section expiration

  This appendix adds a committee report establishing a staggered implementation timeline for government entities to use a state public notice website instead of traditional publication methods. State agencies and political subdivisions in counties under 50,000 population may begin using the website starting July 1, 2028; subdivisions in counties under 100,000 population may begin January 1, 2029; and all other government entities may begin July 1, 2029. The section also includes a sunset provision expiring July 1, 2028, and notes the committee vote was 9 yeas to 4 nays.

• PREAMBLE

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  Bill digest updated to reflect amendment adding phase-out/phase-in provisions and broadening citation scope

  The preamble was updated from the introduced version to reflect amendments made on January 14, 2026. The digest now indicates the bill will phase out publication of notices on political subdivision websites and phase in publication on the state public notice website. The citations affected were broadened from specific subsections to entire code titles (e.g., from IC 5-15-5.1-5 to IC 5-15), and noncode provisions were added. The legislative history now reflects committee amendment and referral to Ways and Means.

• SECTION 4 > (3)

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  State public notice website publication requirement modified to phase in starting July 1, 2028

  The section previously required publication on the state public notice website under IC 5-3-1.6 as a standalone requirement. The amended text transforms this into a tiered structure with implementation beginning July 1, 2028. The provision now reads as an introductory clause followed by subsection (A) specifying the start date, suggesting additional subsections or requirements will follow in the full statutory context.