Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-29-3-5

  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
   Sec. 5. Following the completion of negotiations and the execution of a tribal-state compact, the governor shall submit a copy of the executed tribal-state compact to the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives for ratification. To ratify the tribal-state compact, the general assembly must enact a bill codifying the tribal-state compact in the manner required by the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.