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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-16.5-3-6

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • compact: refers to the health care compact entered into under this article. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-2
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
   Sec. 6. The member states may, by unanimous agreement, amend the compact without the prior consent or approval of the federal United States Congress, to the extent the amendment is allowed under the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the member states. Any amendment shall be effective unless, not later than one (1) year from the approval of the amendment, the federal United States Congress disapproves of the amendment.

As added by P.L.150-2012, SEC.1.