Indiana § 2-7-3-3.5 - Rules for reporting expenditures and gifts

§ 2-7-3-3.5. Rules for reporting expenditures and gifts

Sec. 3.5. (a) If an expenditure for entertainment (including meals and drink) or a gift can clearly and reasonably be attributed to a particular legislative person, the expenditure must be reported with respect to that particular legislative person.

(b) A report of an expenditure with respect to a particular legislative person:

(1) must report actual amounts; and

(2) may not allocate to the particular legislative person a prorated amount derived from an expense made with respect to several legislative persons;

to the extent practicable.

(c) An activity report must report expenditures for a function or activity to which all the members of a legislative body are invited. Expenditures reported for a function or activity described in this subsection may not be allocated and reported with respect to a particular legislative person.

(d) If two (2) or more lobbyists contribute to an expenditure, each lobbyist shall report the actual amount the lobbyist contributed to the expenditure. For purposes of reporting such an expenditure, the following apply:

(1) For purposes of determining whether the expenditure is reportable, the total amount of the expenditure with respect to a particular legislative person must be determined and not the amount that each lobbyist contributed to that expenditure.

(2) Each lobbyist shall report the actual amount the lobbyist contributed to the expenditure, even if that amount would not have been reportable under this section if only one (1) lobbyist made an expenditure of that amount.

(e) The report of an expenditure with respect to a particular legislative person may not include any amount that the particular legislative person contributed to the expenditure.

(f) An activity report may not report expenditures or gifts relating to property or services received by a legislative person if the legislative person paid for the property or services the amount that would be charged to any purchaser of the property or services in the ordinary course of business.

(g) An activity report may not report expenditures or gifts made between relatives unless the expenditure or gift is made in connection with a legislative action.

(h) An activity report may not report expenditures or gifts relating to the performance of a legislative person's official duties, including the legislative person's service as a member of any of the following:

(1) The legislative council.

(2) The budget committee.

(3) A standing or other committee established by the rules of the house of representatives or the senate.

(4) A study committee established by statute or by the legislative council.

(5) A statutory board or commission.

(i) An activity report may not report a contribution (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-27).

As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.13; P.L.186-2025, SEC.4.