Indiana 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1589
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Malpractice regarding gender therapeutics. Allows a claimant to bring a medical malpractice claim regarding gender transition treatment within 15 years after the individual becomes 21 years of age.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1590
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Report Pass
1/26/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Refer
3/1/23
Refer
3/30/23
Report Pass
4/13/23
Enrolled
4/19/23
Passed
5/4/23
Chaptered
5/4/23
Passed
5/4/23
Various education matters. Makes various changes to the education law concerning the following: (1) The science of reading and licensing requirements. (2) The grant for benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments with regards to certain assessments, including universal screeners that screen for dyslexia. (3) Eligibility requirements for the next level computer science program. (4) Reading deficiency remediation plan requirements. (5) Payments and funding for excess costs of educating certain students with disabilities. (6) The use of funds from the Senator David C. Ford educational technology fund. (7) Requirements for public schools regarding adopting or replacing data technology systems. (8) The evaluation of curricular materials by the department of education (department). Requires the department to evaluate, approve, and publish a list of high quality curricular materials in the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math. Provides that, before curricular material is included on the list, the publisher of the curricular material must enter into a data share agreement with the department. Requires, not later than July 1, 2024, the department to conduct a statewide survey to determine which curricular materials have been adopted for use in certain subjects.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1591
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Report Pass
2/20/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Refer
3/6/23
Refer
3/23/23
Report Pass
4/13/23
Enrolled
4/19/23
Passed
5/4/23
Chaptered
5/4/23
Passed
5/4/23
Various education matters. Requires the Indiana archives and records administration to: (1) establish procedures to retain an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing in an electronic format; (2) establish a period of time after which an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing may be destroyed; and (3) prepare and submit, not later than November 1, 2023, a report to the general assembly regarding these matters. Amends the duties of the early learning advisory committee. Changes the prekindergarten pilot program to the prekindergarten program and removes the expiration date. Provides that, at least once every five years, the office, in cooperation with the department of education (department), must carry out a longitudinal study regarding students who participate in the prekindergarten program. Amends requirements regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for child care centers, child care homes, and child care ministries. Requires: (1) each public school to provide information to the department concerning certain physical injuries to employees; and (2) the department to report the information on the department's website. Requires the department to provide certain information to public schools and state accredited nonpublic schools and requires each school to post the information on the school's website home page. Amends innovation network school and participating innovation network charter school provisions regarding: (1) certain agreement requirements and limitations; (2) appeals to the state board of education regarding the failure to follow an agreement renewal process; and (3) negotiating the requirement of specific services. Allows an innovation network team or organizer to enter into an agreement with a school corporation to transfer the ownership of a school corporation facility to the team or organizer and provides that a transfer is not subject to provisions in the law concerning the transfer of vacant school buildings to charter schools. Provides that a school corporation may not require an innovation network team or an organizer to contract for specific goods or services provided by the school corporation or any other entity. Requires information regarding certain possible criminal activity, concluded personnel matter investigations, and matters involving legal expenses be provided to the governing body of a school corporation. Provides that at-risk students who are receiving certain educational services are not included in a public school's four year graduation rate and are included in an eligible school's graduation rate under certain conditions. Amends the definition of "teacher" regarding certain teacher compensation provisions and requires a school corporation to expend at least 62% of the school corporation's state tuition support on teacher compensation. (Current law requires a school corporation to expend at least 45% on full-time teacher salaries.) Requires special education grade 8 through 12 case conference committees to discuss decision making skills and alternatives to appointing a guardian. Requires the department to, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, provide schools the same per pupil exam fee amounts for international baccalaureate and Cambridge International exams as is provided for advanced placement exams. Provides that: (1) any course that meets the requirements of a career and technical education program may be taught virtually by a virtual provider if certain conditions are met; and (2) the virtual course is eligible for a career and technical education grant. Amends the definition of "school scholarship", with regard to scholarship granting organizations. Removes a provision that requires choice scholarship schools to conduct random drawings in a public meeting if applicants for enrollment exceed the number of choice scholarships available to the school. Provides that the state board shall assign to a school or school corporation (including adult high schools) a "null" or "no letter grade" for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. Provides that, when developing a proposal for a revised school performance designation, the department shall consider using certain metrics.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1592
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Compensatory damages. Limits the reasons for diminishing the amount of an insurer's subrogation claim or lien in a personal injury or death action to instances in which the claimant's recovery is diminished by comparative fault or liability policy limitations.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1593
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Prohibition of certain abortion funding. Provides that neither the state nor any political subdivision may: (1) make a payment from any fund for costs associated with procuring an abortion; (2) allow the use of facilities or funds controlled by a hospital or ambulatory surgical center for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion; or (3) make a payment or grant from any fund under its control to an organization that performs abortions, makes referrals for individuals to obtain abortions, or funds the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion. Defines "political subdivision".
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1594
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Protection of born alive infants. Provides that when a woman who is in premature labor presents to a hospital, the hospital must inform the woman of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy and, if it does interfere with the woman's care, the hospital must provide this information before the woman is admitted to the hospital. Provides that if a born alive infant is transported to a hospital with an appropriate perinatal level of care, the woman must be offered an opportunity to be transported to the same hospital. Provides that if the local prosecuting attorney has probable cause to believe that a health care provider may have knowingly or intentionally: (1) violated the requirements concerning the treatment and care of a born alive infant or mother or the professional standards of practice, through the health care provider's actions or inactions; and (2) caused harm or death to the born alive infant or mother; the prosecuting attorney shall investigate the health care provider for appropriate criminal prosecution.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1595
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Feticide. Removes language that the feticide statute does not apply to a pregnant mother whose pregnancy is terminated. Removes language concerning certain situations in which feticide is currently allowed. Repeals a defense to a crime involving the death of or injury to a fetus.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1596
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Protection of life. Finds that: (1) human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm; and (2) a mother and her unborn child are equally valuable as individual patients when receiving health care services from a health care provider. Provides protections for an unborn fetus or a fetus born alive. Asserts a compelling state interest in protecting human physical life from the moment that human physical life begins.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1597
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
State employee health plan hospital payment limits. Limits the amount that a state employee health plan may pay for a medical facility service provided to a covered individual to: (1) 200% of the amount paid by the Medicare program for that type of medical facility service or for a medical facility service of a similar type, if the medical facility service is provided by an in network provider; and (2) 185% of the amount paid by the Medicare program for that type of medical facility service or for a medical facility service of a similar type, if the medical facility service is provided by an out of network provider. Provides that a determination of the state personnel department, a state employee health plan, or a firm providing administrative services to a state employee health plan that a medical facility service provided to a covered individual is of a type similar to a particular type of medical facility service covered by the Medicare program is conclusive. Requires a medical facility that provides drugs to a covered individual, in billing a state employee health plan for the cost of the drugs, to include in the billing the same "JG" modifier that the medical facility would include in the billing if the medical facility were billing the Medicare program for the drugs.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1598
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Income tax credit for nursing preceptors. Provides a refundable credit of $1,000 against the adjusted gross income tax liability of a taxpayer who has served as a nursing preceptor during the taxable year.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1599
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Report Pass
2/7/23
Tourism improvement districts. Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town. Specifies the contents of the tourism improvement district plan that must be filed with a petition to establish a district. Excludes property that receives a homestead standard deduction from inclusion within a district. Provides that owners of real property or businesses located within a district may be charged a special assessment to fund improvements and other district activities. Provides that, after a hearing on a petition to establish a district, a county, city, or town legislative body may adopt the ordinance establishing the district only if it determines that the petition has been signed by at least 50% of the owners of real property or businesses within the district who will pay the special assessment. Specifies the contents of the ordinance establishing a district and the length of time for which a district may exist. Allows a district to issue bonds. Requires the county, city, or town legislative body to contract with a nonprofit district management association to administer and implement the district's activities and improvements.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1600
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Oversight of pandemic relief funding. Requires the auditor of state (auditor) to engage internal or third party assistance to perform a risk assessment of executive branch agency internal controls for administering and disbursing federal: (1) pandemic relief funds; (2) economic stimulus funds; or (3) loan funds. Provides that upon engaging internal or third party assistance, the auditor shall consult with the state board of accounts (SBOA) and executive branch agencies that are conducting similar risk assessments or audits of federal funds regarding the scope of work being performed by the SBOA and executive branch agencies. Requires the auditor, before December 31 of each year, to compile its findings and provide a report to the governor and to the legislative council. Appropriates $800,000 to the auditor of state from money received by the state from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program (program) pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to be used for those purposes. Provides that the office of management and budget shall certify that each executive branch agency and local governmental unit directly receiving: (1) pandemic relief funds; (2) economic stimulus funds; or (3) loan funds; use a portion of the funds to engage an independent third party firm to perform a risk assessment over the executive branch agency's or local governmental unit's controls in administering the program and audit the disbursement of funds. Requires the office of management and budget, before December 31 of each year, to compile and submit a report with findings to the governor and to the legislative council.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1601
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Refer
2/27/23
Report Pass
3/13/23
Enrolled
3/29/23
Passed
5/4/23
Chaptered
5/4/23
Passed
5/4/23
Exemption from permitting requirements. Provides that a forestry operation that conducts its operations in compliance with the Indiana Logging and Forestry Best Management Practices Field Guide published by the Indiana department of natural resources is exempt
from any requirement to obtain a permit from the department of natural resources or the department of environmental management concerning forestry activities confined to a waterway that has a watershed not greater than 10 square miles. Defines forestry operation. Defines waterway.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1602
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Medicaid reimbursement rates. Specifies Medicaid reimbursement rates for specified services in the Medicaid risk based managed care program and the Medicaid fee for service program.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1603
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Kosciusko County development area. Establishes the community development area board (board) in Kosciusko County. Establishes procedures for appointing members to the board. Allows the board to adopt a resolution establishing a community development area (tax area). Requires that the tax area include a facility or complex of facilities used by certain businesses in the medical industry. Requires the board to submit a resolution establishing a tax area to the budget committee and budget agency for review and approval. Allows a tax area to receive incremental state income tax revenue attributable to the tax area. Provides that a tax area terminates not later than 20 years after incremental tax revenues are first allocated to the tax area.