Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1227: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning commercial law.
Status: In committee, January 5, 2026
Designation of gold and silver as legal tender.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government. SUMMARY: Jail commissary fund reporting. Requires a sheriff to provide a copy of a jail commissary fund's receipts and disbursements to the county fiscal body on a monthly basis, due not later than the fifth day of the following month. (Under current law, a copy must be provided on a semiannual basis, due on July 1 and December 31 of each year.) Requires a sheriff to appear in person before the county fiscal body once each year to present an annual report on a jail commissary fund's receipts and disbursements. Makes a tec.
From the introduced text, May 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government. SUMMARY: Jail commissary fund reporting. Requires a sheriff to provide a copy of a jail commissary fund's receipts and disbursements to the county fiscal body on a monthly basis, due not later than the fifth day of the following month. (Under current law, a copy must be provided on a semiannual basis, due on July 1 and December 31 of each year.) Requires a sheriff to appear in person before the county fiscal body once each year to present an annual report on a jail commissary fund's receipts and disbursements. Makes a technical correction.
Sponsors
- Shane Lindauer (R, HD-063) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Authored by Representative Lindauer
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
Subjects: AUDITS AND AUDITORS (Non-Elected), METALS AND METAL DEALERS, STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Treasurer, FINANCIAL SERVICES; Currency, CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal Documents, TAXES; Generally