Sec. 8.1. (a) As used in this section, "commission proceeding" means a hearing for which notice is provided under section 8 of this chapter.
(b) The commission shall provide on a publicly accessible platform of the commission's choice a live transmission of any commission proceeding that will include:
(1) an examination of witnesses;
(2) a nonprocedural discussion between one (1) or more parties to the commission proceeding;
(3) questions from one (1) or more of the commissioners regarding the substance of the case; or
(4) a contested procedural matter.
(c) The commission shall issue a general administrative order to implement a policy that governs the live transmission of commission proceedings and that includes the following:
(1) For a commission proceeding that the commission determines is not subject to live transmission under subsection (b), a process by which members of the public may request the live transmission of the commission proceeding.
(2) For any commission proceeding for which the commission will provide a live transmission, whether under subsection (b) or upon a request made under subdivision (1), the following:
(A) A process by which members of the public may access the live transmission of the commission proceeding.
(B) A process for:
(i) archiving the live transmission of the commission proceeding; and
(ii) members of the public to access or request the archived live transmission of the commission proceeding.