Indiana 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1227
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
School distribution of firearm safety information. Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the state police department, to identify a set of best practices and develop a set of educational materials concerning the safe possession and storage of a firearm in a home with a child. Provides that the department of education shall provide the best practices and educational materials to certain schools for annual distribution to parents of students.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1228
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Refer
3/1/23
Report Pass
3/14/23
Enrolled
3/22/23
Passed
5/1/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
Passed
5/1/23
Child seduction. Provides that "solicit", for purposes of the crime of child solicitation, includes luring and enticing. Defines "coach", "workplace supervisor", and "youth sports organization", and provides that the coach of a youth sports organization or a workplace supervisor commits child seduction if the person engages in sexual activity with a child less than 18 years of age and certain other conditions are met. Reduces the age difference from five years to four years for child seduction committed by a law enforcement officer. Makes conforming amendments.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1229
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Infant formula price gouging. Defines "price gouging" to include charging a consumer an unconscionable amount for the sale of infant formula. Provides that price gouging occurs in the sale of infant formula if the price at which the infant formula is sold grossly exceeds the average price charged for infant formula of the same brand and type in retail establishments in Indiana on or about the date on which the infant formula is sold. Authorizes the attorney general to investigate complaints, seek injunctive relief, seek restitution for victims, and institute actions to collect civil penalties in cases of price gouging in the sale of infant formula. Provides that a court may assess a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each transaction against a retailer found to have committed price gouging in the sale of infant formula.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1230
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Declaration of candidacy. Removes the requirement that to determine a candidate's affiliation with a major political party, the candidate must have voted in the political party's most recent primary elections or the county chairman of the political party must certify the candidate's affiliation with that major political party.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1231
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Gender transition procedures for minors. Prohibits specified health care professionals from providing gender transition procedures to a minor that are intended to alter the gender of the minor or delay puberty. Provides for certain medical exceptions. Prohibits public funds, Medicaid, or a health carrier from providing reimbursement or coverage for gender transition procedures to a minor. Creates a civil cause of action. Makes conforming changes.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1232
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Child removal and gender identity. Provides that the department of child services may not classify a report of child abuse or neglect as substantiated, and a child may not be removed from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, solely on the basis of the parent, guardian, or custodian: (1) referring to and raising the child consistent with the child's biological sex; or (2) declining to consent to the child receiving: (A) specified medication; (B) a medical procedure the purpose of which is to alter the apparent gender or sex of the child or affirm the child's perception of the child's gender or sex in a manner inconsistent with the child's biological sex; or (C) counseling or other mental health services the purpose of which is to affirm the child's perception of the child's gender or sex if the child's perception is inconsistent with the child's biological sex.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1233
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
College savings tax credit. Beginning in taxable year 2024, increases the credit provided for a contribution to a college choice 529 education savings plan against a taxpayer's adjusted gross income from $1,500 to $2,000 (and from $750 to $1,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return), subject to other requirements.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1234
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Rape kits. Requires the superintendent of the state police department (superintendent) to adopt certain guidelines concerning medical forensic examination kits for victims of a sex crime (kits) and to obtain data from law enforcement agencies concerning kits in the agencies' possession. Requires the superintendent to provide certain information to the interim study committee on corrections and criminal code concerning kits. Requires a forensic medical services provider to notify a law enforcement agency regarding the completion of a kit not later than 24 hours after the kit is completed. Requires the department of homeland security to develop practices and guidelines designed to assist crime labs and law enforcement agencies with the elimination of untested kit backlogs. Requires that a notification be provided to a victim who has registered for notifications through the web based claims reimbursement and sexual assault examination kit tracking system not more than 30 days after a change in status to the kit. Makes conforming changes.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1235
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Massage therapist licensure by endorsement. Provides that a massage therapist who is licensed, certified, or registered in another state may receive an Indiana license by endorsement if the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to or exceed the credentialing standards in effect in Indiana at the time that the individual's license, certification, or registration was granted in the other state.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1236
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/21/23
Engrossed
2/28/23
Refer
3/6/23
Report Pass
4/11/23
Enrolled
4/18/23
Passed
5/1/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
Passed
5/1/23
Protections for motor vehicle dealers. Specifies the amount of compensation by a manufacturer or distributor to a dealer for a part. Provides the requirements for a remedy procedure or parts required to be provided to a dealer by a manufacturer or distributor to repair a used motor vehicle that is subject to a stop sale directive. Provides that a manufacturer or distributor shall compensate a dealer for assistance requested by a customer whose vehicle is subject to an over-the-air or a remote repair, or an update to a part, system, accessory, or function by a manufacturer or distributor that is performed at a dealership. Provides that a manufacturer or distributor may not require a dealer to purchase a product or service from a vendor designated by the manufacturer or distributor if the dealer selects a vendor that provides products or services that are substantially similar to that of the vendor designated by the manufacturer or distributor, meets reasonable program standards or requirements of the manufacturer or distributor, and is subject to the approval of the manufacturer or distributor. Provides that a franchisor is not considered to be competing unfairly if operating a business for less than one year. (Current law says for less than two years.) Provides for conditions a manufacturer or distributor may not place on a dealer, as a condition of granting or continuing a franchise, approving the transfer of ownership or assets of a new motor vehicle dealer, or approving a successor to a new motor vehicle dealer. For provisions concerning unfair practices for a manufacturer, distributor, officer, or agent, makes the effective date effective upon passage. Provides that a manufacturer or distributor may not coerce or require a dealer to make improvements to the dealer's facilities or install signs or other franchisor image elements that would result in replacing or substantially altering improvements or image elements that the dealer made or installed during the immediately preceding 10 years. (Current law provides that a manufacturer or distributor may not require a dealer to make changes in the immediately preceding seven years.) Provides that it is an unfair practice for a manufacturer or distributor to: (1) require a dealer to; or (2) coerce a dealer into; selling or offering for sale certain products not approved, endorsed, sponsored, or offered by the manufacturer, distributor, affiliate, or captive finance source. Provides that it is an unfair practice to consider sale or offer of sale of certain products not approved, endorsed, sponsored, or offered by the manufacturer, distributor, affiliate, or captive finance source when determining eligibility to purchase products from, volume of purchases from, and pricing from the manufacturer or distributor. Provides that it is not an unfair practice for a manufacturer, distributor, affiliate, or captive finance source to: (1) offer discounts, rebates, or other incentives to a dealer who voluntarily sells or offers to sell certain products approved, endorsed, sponsored, or offered by the manufacturer, distributor, affiliate, or captive finance source; or (2) require a dealer to disclose the sale of certain products not approved, endorsed, sponsored, or offered by the manufacturer, distributor, affiliate, or captive finance source.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1237
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Sales tax holiday. Defines "clothing", "backpack", "school supply", and "computer". Provides a sales and use tax exemption period beginning on August 1 through August 7 of each year for the following items: (1) A backpack or school supply, if the backpack or school supply is purchased for use by a student in a public or private elementary or secondary school, and if the sales price of the backpack or school supply does not exceed $100. (2) Certain articles of clothing, if the sales price of the article of clothing does not exceed $100. (3) A computer, if the computer is purchased for use by a student in a public or private elementary or secondary school, and if the sales price of the computer does not exceed $500.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1238
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Regulation of assault weapons. Prohibits a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector from selling or delivering a semiautomatic assault weapon to a person who is less than 21 years of age. Defines terms.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1239
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Transportation for Medicaid presumptive eligible. Requires coverage for nonemergency medical transportation of individuals who have been deemed presumptively eligible for Medicaid during the time in which the individual is deemed presumptively eligible for Medicaid. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply for any Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver necessary to provide for the coverage.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1240
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Registration of recovery residences. Requires the operator of a recovery residence to register with the division of mental health and addiction (division). Sets forth the requirements for registration. Requires the division to: (1) establish a registration fee and a renewal fee; and (2) post a list of registered recovery residences on its website and include certain information concerning each recovery residence. Requires the division to adopt rules concerning: (1) the investigation of certain complaints; (2) the issuance, revocation, and denial of a registration; and (3) any rules necessary to implement these provisions. Allows the division to contract with a nonprofit organization that specializes in recovery residences to administer the registration of recovery residences.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1241
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Employment leave for volunteer firefighters. Provides that a state agency, political subdivision, or private employer may provide not more than five days of paid leave to an employee who is a volunteer firefighter and takes a leave of absence: (1) to respond to a fire or emergency call; or (2) for an injury that occurs while the employee is engaged in emergency firefighting or other emergency response activity.