Indiana 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0301
Introduced
1/10/22
Refer
1/10/22
Report Pass
1/25/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/8/22
Report Pass
2/15/22
Enrolled
2/22/22
Passed
3/8/22
Chaptered
3/8/22
Passed
3/8/22
Wastewater holding tanks in RV campgrounds. Provides that a recreational vehicle campground that is not connected to a public sewer system may include one or more holding tanks in which wastewater from recreational vehicles is stored before processing. Limits the capacity of a holding tank to not more than 10,000 gallons.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0302
Introduced
1/10/22
Refer
1/10/22
Assessment of land of local importance. Authorizes a county legislative body to establish a local classified land program (program) to classify land as land of local importance for the purpose of providing preferential property tax valuation of the land to support extending the viability of the use of the land into the future. Specifies that agricultural land may be classified as land of local importance. Requires land that is classified as land of local importance be assessed at property tax rates that are established by the county legislative body in the resolution to adopt the program.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0303
Introduced
1/10/22
Refer
1/10/22
Report Pass
1/24/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/8/22
Tax sales. Adds language requiring that: (1) a tax sale certificate delivered to a purchaser other than a tax sale certificate issued to a county; and (2) an assignment of a purchaser's tax sale certificate; be recorded in the county recorder's office.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0304
Introduced
1/10/22
Refer
1/10/22
Report Pass
1/24/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/8/22
Report Pass
2/17/22
Enrolled
2/23/22
Passed
3/7/22
Chaptered
3/7/22
Passed
3/7/22
Township trustees and budgets. Provides that the township board, county executive, and county fiscal body may adopt resolutions to collectively petition a court to remove a township trustee from office for committing certain violations. Requires the township board to meet and adopt the budget even if the township board intends for the most recent annual appropriations and annual tax levy of the township to be continued for the ensuing budget year. Corrects a reference to a provision imposing criminal liability for an officer's failure to file an adopted budget with the department of local government finance. Makes technical corrections.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0305
Introduced
1/10/22
Refer
1/10/22
Report Pass
1/27/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/8/22
Alcoholic beverage permits in districts. Allows a district that meets certain requirements to be issued not more than 10 new alcoholic beverage permits for restaurants located within the district or within 700 feet of the district. Changes population parameters to reflect the population count determined under the 2020 decennial census.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0306
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/24/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/8/22
Automated external defibrillator requirement. Requires school coaches, assistant coaches, marching band leaders, and extracurricular activity leaders to ensure that an automated external defibrillator (AED) is present at each athletic activity conducted by the individual. Requires the AED to be: (1) located on the premises where the athletic activity occurs; (2) easily accessible; and (3) present for the duration of the athletic activity. Allows two or more athletic activities to share an AED if certain conditions are met. Requires coaches, assistant coaches, marching band leaders, and extracurricular activity leaders to, at each athletic activity, inform all individuals who are overseeing or supervising the activity of the location of the AED. Requires each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school to: (1) ensure that each required AED is properly maintained; (2) develop a response plan for sudden cardiac arrest; and (3) share the response plan with coaches, assistant coaches, marching band leaders, extracurricular activity leaders, and applicable students.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0307
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/20/22
Engrossed
1/28/22
Refer
2/1/22
Marion County sheriff's commissary fund. Requires any purchases and contracts by the Marion County sheriff that are payable from the jail commissary fund (fund) to be made in accordance with local purchasing laws and regulations. Requires the Marion County sheriff or sheriff's designee to appear at least quarterly at a meeting of the county fiscal body to present a report regarding purchases or contracts that are payable from the fund.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0308
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Refer
1/20/22
Reimbursement for public defender services. Provides that the public defender commission may reimburse a county up to 40% of the county's expenditures for indigent defense services provided in misdemeanor cases, up to 80% of a multicounty public defender's office's expenditures for indigent defense services in noncapital cases, and up to 80% of expenditures for indigent defense services provided for counsel at first appearance by a county or multicounty office. Specifies that that the commission may not certify misdemeanor expenses unless at least 50% of those expenses are to reimburse for services provided by private attorneys. Provides that the public defender commission shall appoint one member to certain county public defender boards. Changes population parameters to reflect the population count determined under the 2020 decennial census. Makes conforming amendments.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0309
Introduced
1/12/22
Refer
1/12/22
Abortion. Provides that the general assembly shall convene in an "initiated session" to consider legislation to restrict abortion if either of the following occurs: (1) the Supreme Court of the United States overrules the central holding of Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton, or Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey and clearly establishes that a state may prohibit abortion; (2) the Supreme Court of the United States affirms the 15 week abortion ban in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization; or (3) an amendment to the Constitution of the United States is adopted that in whole or part clearly establishes that a state may prohibit abortion. Provides that an initiated session may not continue for more than 20 calendar days. Requires the attorney general to make an announcement and notify the governor and members of the general assembly concerning the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States involving Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Roe v. Wade, or the amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0310
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Motor fuel tax reductions. Reduces, between April 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, the gasoline use tax rate by the percentage that would ordinarily be deposited into the state general fund. For the same period, reduces to zero the amount of gasoline use tax collections that are deposited into the state general fund, and increases proportionately the amount of gasoline use tax collections that are deposited into: (1) the motor vehicle highway account; (2) the local road and bridge matching grant fund; (3) the special transportation flexibility fund; and (4) the state highway fund.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0311
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Firearms matters. Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun. Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun" and specifies the penalties for committing this crime. Allows particular individuals who do not meet the requirements to receive a handgun license and are not otherwise prohibited to carry a handgun in limited places. Allows a resident of Indiana to obtain in certain circumstances a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Makes theft of a firearm a Level 5 felony. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments and repeals obsolete provisions.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0312
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Health care information privacy. Creates a civil cause of action against a person who discloses an image or information that indicates health care services or treatment that an individual has sought, considered, or obtained without the individual's express permission. Provides that a prevailing plaintiff may recover the greater of: (1) economic and noneconomic damages; or (2) statutory damages not to exceed $10,000; plus attorney's fees, court costs, and other relief, including injunctive relief. Establishes criteria to be used by the trier of fact in determining damages. Provides that an interactive computer service may not be liable for disclosing content.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0313
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Community solar facility program. Requires each electric utility other than a municipally owned utility or a rural electric membership corporation (electricity provider) to biennially establish, or issue a request for third party proposals to establish, at least five community solar facilities, in which customers of the electricity provider: (1) subscribe to pay for and receive a specified amount of electricity generated by the community solar facility; and (2) are credited by the electricity provider in each billing cycle for the amount of electricity from the community solar facility for which the customer subscribes. Establishes a process for: (1) solicitation and selection of proposals by an electricity provider for the construction, ownership, and operation of community solar facilities in the electricity provider's service area; (2) submission of a community solar facility project plan by each electricity provider to the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission); and (3) review and approval of submitted community solar facility project plans by the commission.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0314
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Net metering for electricity generation. Amends the statute concerning distributed electricity generation as follows: (1) Repeals provisions requiring an electricity supplier's net metering tariff to remain available to customers until the earlier of: (A) January 1 of the first calendar year after the calendar year in which the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity under the electricity supplier's net metering tariff equals at least 1.5% of the electricity supplier's most recent summer peak load; or (B) July 1, 2022. (2) Repeals provisions requiring an electricity supplier to: (A) petition the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for a rate for the procurement of excess distributed generation produced by customers owning a distributed generation facility; and (B) credit, at the approved rate, customers for excess distributed generation supplied to the electricity supplier. (3) Provides that an electricity supplier's net metering tariff must be made and remain available to customers at least until January 1 of the first calendar year after the calendar year in which the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity under the electricity supplier's net metering tariff equals at least 5% (versus 1.5% under current law) of the electricity supplier's most recent summer peak load. (4) Requires an electricity supplier to petition, before July 1, 2022, the IURC for approval of a new or amended net metering tariff that does the following: (A) Provides that the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity made available for participation by customers under the net metering tariff is at least 5% of the electricity supplier's most recent summer peak load. (B) Provides that the minimum net metering facility nameplate capacity made available is subject to the reservation of: (i) 30% (versus 40% under current law) for participation by residential customers; and (ii) not more than 5% (versus 15% under current law) for participation by customers that install a net metering facility that uses organic waste biomass. (5) Provides that before July 1, 2022, the IURC shall make similar amendments to its net metering rules. (6) Provides that a customer that installs a net metering facility on the customer's premises before the net metering tariff of the customer's electricity supplier terminates under the bill's provisions shall continue to be served under the net metering tariff until the customer removes from the customer's premises or replaces the net metering facility. (Current law requires the customer to continue to be served under the net metering tariff until: (A) the customer removes or replaces the net metering facility; or (B) either July 1, 2032, or July 1, 2047, depending on the date of installation; whichever is earlier.) Specifies that any repairs, updates, or upgrades to portions of a net metering facility that do not increase the nameplate capacity of the net metering facility are not considered a replacement of the net metering facility for purposes of these provisions. (7) Makes conforming changes in other provisions of the statute. Adds a noncode provision to address electricity suppliers that have applied for approval, or received approval, for an excess distributed generation rate or tariff from the IURC under current law, and to require: (1) the IURC to: (A) close any pending proceeding for an electricity supplier that has not yet received approval for an excess distributed generation rate or tariff; and (B) direct the electricity supplier to file a petition with the IURC for approval of a new or amended net metering tariff, as required under the bill; and (2) an electricity supplier that has been granted approval by the IURC of an excess distributed generation rate and tariff to file with the IURC, not later than 30 days after the enactment of the bill, a petition for approval of a new or amended net metering tariff, as required under the bill.
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Indiana 2022 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0315
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Education study committee. Provides that, before May 1, 2022, the department of education shall establish a committee for the purpose of quantifying: (1) appropriate class sizes; (2) maximum caseloads for speech-language pathologists; (3) maximum caseloads for school social workers; (4) appropriate guidance counselor to student ratios; and (5) the number of unfilled position vacancies that exist in Indiana for each position. Requires issuance of a final report to the secretary of education, governor, and legislative council not later than November 1, 2022.