HB 1346 Summary

• Lowers gift reporting threshold from $100 to $50 for legislators and requires disclosure of employer names, job titles, and spouse employment information in statements of economic interests.

• Requires legislators to report investments over $10,000 in value or representing more than 5% ownership, real estate holdings, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations.

• Mandates the Indiana House clerk and Senate secretary publish all economic interest statements and delinquent filer lists on the General Assembly website, with civil penalties of $50 per day for late or erroneous filings.

• Requires lobbyists to submit photographs with registration, shortens registration deadline to 5 days after becoming a lobbyist, changes activity reports from semiannual to quarterly, and prohibits both lobbyists from giving and legislators from accepting cash gifts.

• Imposes 365-day restriction on former legislators registering as legislative lobbyists and excludes state educational institution officials from the definition of "public official" and "public employee" for lobbying purposes.