Indiana 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1400
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Regulation of rental properties. Limits the application of a provision prohibiting a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing any ordinance, rule, or regulation that imposes a penalty, or allows for the imposition of a penalty for a contact made to request law enforcement assistance or other emergency assistance to tenants. Specifies that the statute does not prohibit a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation that imposes a penalty upon an owner or a landlord for certain law enforcement contacts. Removes a provision specifying that certain penalties must be imposed upon a tenant and may not be imposed upon a landlord or an owner of a rental unit.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1401
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Report Pass
1/20/22
Description of political subdivisions. Amends various statutes to name the political subdivisions described by population parameters or other identifying terms. Updates multipliers that are based on a county's population and used in determining distributions made by the department of correction to county misdemeanant funds. Removes language providing that changes to boundaries of certain political subdivisions may not take effect during the year immediately before the year a federal decennial census is conducted. Makes conforming amendments.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1402
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
State contract goals. Provides that to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations, the expenditure of federal economic stimulus fund money and American Rescue Plan Act money is subject to the provisions of the statute relating to providing contracting opportunities for minority business enterprises, women's business enterprises, and veteran owned small businesses. Updates a reference to federal statutes and regulations in the business enterprise statute.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1403
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Hazing. Requires: (1) a postsecondary educational institution; and (2) a national organization that sponsors or recognizes a local affiliate organization that includes students of a postsecondary educational institution; to develop and conduct an educational program on hazing. Requires a postsecondary educational institution or local affiliate organization to report an allegation of hazing involving: (1) serious bodily injury; or (2) a significant risk of serious bodily injury; not later than 72 hours after learning of the allegation. Requires, beginning in the academic school year that begins in 2022: (1) a postsecondary educational institution to report incidents of hazing on the postsecondary educational institution's Internet web site; and (2) a local affiliate organization that includes students of a postsecondary educational institution to report incidents of hazing on the local affiliate organization's Internet web site. Amends the elements and penalty levels for the criminal offense of hazing. Provides that a person who actively directs or engages in an act of hazing that results in bodily injury to another person shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger or peril to self or others, provide reasonable assistance to the injured person. Provides that a person who fails to provide assistance commits contributory hazing, a: (1) Class B misdemeanor; or (2) Level 6 felony if the failure to provide reasonable assistance results in serious bodily injury to the injured person. Provides that certain arguments are not a defense in a criminal prosecution for hazing or contributory hazing.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1404
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Abusive litigants. Establishes a procedure for a court to determine that an individual is an abusive litigant, and prohibits an abusive litigant from filing or continuing a civil action or civil appeal without permission of the court.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1405
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Study the legalization of recreational marijuana. Establishes the marijuana policy study commission to study the economic and social impacts of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Requires the commission to issue a report not later than November 1, 2023.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1406
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Partition fences. Repeals provisions requiring the owners of adjoining parcels, at least one of which is agricultural land, to evenly split the costs of building, rebuilding, and repairing a partition fence separating the parcels. Makes a conforming amendment.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1407
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Automated bicycle safety system. Provides that a law enforcement agency may authorize the use of an automated bicycle safety system.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1408
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Prohibition on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Prohibits a governmental entity or an employer from implementing, requiring, or otherwise enforcing a COVID-19 immunization mandate. Authorizes the department of labor to: (1) investigate any complaints of a violation; and (2) issue a fine for a violation. Establishes an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require a COVID-19 immunization as a condition of employment or to fail to hire, discharge, penalize, or otherwise discriminate against an employee or prospective employee because of an employee's COVID-19 immunization status. Provides for a civil cause of action if an individual suffers an injury as a result of a violation or threatened violation.
IN
Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1409
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Government contracts. Provides that a governmental body may not enter into a contract with a person for the purchase of supplies or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the person that the person: (1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or a firearm trade association; and (2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or a firearm trade association. Applies this requirement to public works contracts and to contracts relating to investment of public funds.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1410
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Report Pass
1/25/22
Engrossed
2/1/22
Refer
2/10/22
Report Pass
2/21/22
Enrolled
3/2/22
Passed
3/11/22
Chaptered
3/11/22
Passed
3/11/22
Mandatory job search for TANF eligibility. Requires the secretary of family and social services (secretary) to adopt rules concerning evidence of job search activities for certain applicants and certain recipients under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Allows the secretary to suspend the rules for individuals residing in specified areas. Requires the secretary to amend two provisions in the Indiana Administrative Code to conform with those rules. Specifies certain exceptions.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1411
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Caucus meeting information. Establishes additional requirements for a caucus to meet in order to exclude caucus gatherings from the public meeting requirements of the open door law.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1412
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Eligibility for public assistance. Requires the division of family resources (division) of the family and social services administration (FSSA) to: (1) enter into information sharing agreements with: (A) the state lottery commission; (B) the state department of health; (C) the department of workforce development; (D) the department of state revenue; and (E) the department of correction; and (2) review information received by FSSA with regard to individuals receiving assistance under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); for purposes of determining the continuing SNAP eligibility of individuals receiving SNAP assistance. Allows the division to enter into an agreement with any other public or private entity for purposes of obtaining information pertinent to determining the continuing SNAP eligibility of individuals receiving SNAP assistance. Requires the division, in cooperation with state or federal law enforcement entities as necessary, to annually conduct an onsite inspection of each retailer located in Indiana that participates in the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) program for purposes of identifying fraudulent EBT transactions. Requires a household receiving SNAP assistance to report a change in circumstances affecting the household's SNAP eligibility to the division not later than 10 days after the household becomes aware of the change. Requires the division to post on the division's Internet web site aggregated, nonconfidential, nonidentifying information regarding the division's findings of noncompliance and fraud with regard to the SNAP program. Prohibits consideration of noncash or in-kind public assistance benefits for purposes of determining an individual's categorical eligibility for SNAP assistance. Requires FSSA to: (1) enter into information sharing agreements with: (A) the state lottery commission; (B) the state department of health; (C) the department of workforce development; (D) the department of state revenue; and (E) the department of correction; and (2) review information received by FSSA with regard to individuals receiving Medicaid; for purposes of determining the continuing Medicaid eligibility of individuals receiving Medicaid. Allows FSSA to enter into an agreement with any other public or private entity for purposes of obtaining information pertinent to determining the continuing Medicaid eligibility of individuals receiving Medicaid. Requires FSSA to request approval from the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for a waiver allowing FSSA to: (1) deny benefits under; and (2) prohibit reenrollment in; Medicaid for not less than six months for a nondisabled, nonpregnant individual not less than 19 years of age and not more than 64 years of age who fails to report to FSSA changes in circumstances that affect the individual's Medicaid eligibility. Requires FSSA to post on FSSA's Internet web site aggregated, nonconfidential, nonidentifying information regarding FSSA's findings of noncompliance and fraud with regard to the Medicaid program. Prohibits a county office of the division from: (1) determining an individual's Medicaid eligibility based solely on a determination regarding the individual's eligibility for Medicaid made by a health benefit exchange established under the federal Affordable Care Act; or (2) accepting for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for Medicaid the individual's attestation as to the individual's income, age, household composition, status as a caretaker, familial relationships, or receipt of benefits under another state or federal assistance program.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1413
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Domestic violence. Permits a court to issue or modify an order of protection ex parte if harassment has occurred.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1414
Introduced
1/13/22
Refer
1/13/22
Bail. Prohibits a court from requiring an arrestee to pay bail as a condition of pretrial release, unless: (1) the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the arrestee is a flight risk or danger to the community; (2) the arrestee is charged with murder or treason; (3) the arrestee is on pretrial release not related to the incident that is the basis for the present arrest; or (4) the arrestee is on probation, parole, or other community supervision. Requires that the amount of bail be the lowest amount required, based on the defendant's financial circumstances, to assure the arrestee's appearance at trial and to protect the community.