Indiana 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0251
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Cause of action for business damages. Provides that if a unit enacts an ordinance that causes a business's profit to decline by at least 15%, the business may bring an action for damages against the unit. Exempts certain ordinances and specifies which businesses may bring an action. Provides that a unit is not liable for damages if the unit repeals the ordinance, amends the ordinance in a manner that will not cause the business's profit to decline by at least 15%, or grants a waiver to the affected business.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0252
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
4/11/23
Enrolled
4/18/23
Passed
5/4/23
Chaptered
5/4/23
Passed
5/4/23
Long acting reversible contraceptives. Allows a long acting reversible contraceptive that is prescribed to and obtained for a Medicaid recipient to be transferred to another Medicaid recipient if certain requirements are met.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0253
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Medicaid reimbursement for school psychologists. Adds a school psychologist as a qualified provider for purposes of the Medicaid program. Provides that a school psychologist does not need supervision or authorization from another qualified provider in order to obtain Medicaid reimbursement for certain services provided to a Medicaid recipient.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0254
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Residential utility customer protections. Amends the statute that authorizes a water or wastewater utility to establish a customer assistance program for qualified residential customers, to provide the same authority to energy utilities. Beginning in 2024, requires a utility that: (1) is under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the approval of rates and charges; and (2) provides residential electric, natural gas, water, or wastewater utility service at retail to customers and low income customers in Indiana; to report to the IURC on a quarterly basis certain data concerning customer accounts and low income customer accounts. Provides that: (1) a utility shall report all required information in the aggregate and in a manner that does not identify individual customers and low income customers; and (2) the IURC may not require utilities to disclose confidential and proprietary business information without adequate protection of the information. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Provides that, beginning in 2025, the IURC shall annually compile and summarize the information received from utilities for the previous calendar year and include the summary in the IURC's annual report. Requires a utility to make available, not later than November 1, 2023, to the utility's residential customers the opportunity to enter into the following: (1) A budget billing arrangement. (2) A payment plan that includes certain specified customer protections. Prohibits a utility from engaging in certain practices with respect to: (1) billing practices; and (2) service disconnections and reconnections; for residential customers after June 30, 2023. Makes conforming amendments to the statute concerning the termination of residential electric or natural gas service. Requires the IURC to amend, not later than July 1, 2023, its administrative rules as necessary to conform the rules to these provisions. Requires a utility to: (1) amend its residential tariffs as necessary to conform the tariffs to these provisions; and (2) file with the IURC a petition for approval of each amended tariff; not later than 30 days after the effective date of these provisions.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0255
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Child and dependent care tax credit. Provides a refundable child and dependent care tax credit to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income for the taxable year is not more than 250% of the federal poverty level. Provides that the credit is equal to the lesser of: (1) an amount ranging from $200 to $1,000, depending on the extent to which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds the federal poverty level; or (2) 20% of the taxpayer's employment related expenses.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0256
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Licensure of pregnancy resource centers. Requires the licensure of pregnancy resource centers. Requires pregnancy resource centers to disclose specified information to patients.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0257
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Income tax credit for K-12 education contributions. Provides a 50% state tax credit for contributions made to a public school foundation for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2026. Provides that the amount allowable as a credit in a taxable year may not exceed: (1) $1,000 in the case of: (A) an individual filing a single return; (B) a married individual filing a separate return; or (C) a corporation; or (2) $2,000 in the case of a married couple filing a joint return. Provides that the maximum amount of credits that may be awarded in a state fiscal year is $5,000,000.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0258
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Adoption of an animal used in product testing. Requires an offer for release of a cat or dog from an animal testing facility or breeder to a releasing agency if the cat or dog has fulfilled its purpose with the animal testing facility or breeder, and the release does not pose a health or safety risk to the public or to the welfare of the cat or dog. Requires that the animal testing facility or breeder keep the offer to release a cat or dog for adoption open for at least 21 days before the cat or dog may be euthanized. Provides that an animal testing facility or breeder may enter into an agreement with a releasing agency for the adoption of a cat or dog used for animal testing or breeding. Provides that a releasing agency is not required to accept a cat or dog offered for adoption by an animal testing facility or breeder. Establishes the adoption of tested animals and animals bred for testing fund. Provides that an animal testing facility or breeder shall collect and maintain certain information regarding a cat or dog released to a releasing agency. Requires an animal testing facility or breeder to maintain records regarding the cat or dog released to a releasing agency for at least five years. Provides that not later than January 1, 2025, and not later than January 1 each year thereafter, an animal testing facility or breeder shall provide a summary of the records collected during the previous calendar year to the Indiana state board of animal health (board). Provides that an animal testing facility or breeder is not liable for harm caused by, or a defect suffered by, a cat or dog released to a releasing agency. Provides that the board may bring a civil action against the animal testing facility or breeder and seek relief. Makes an appropriation.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0259
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products. Provides a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products.
IN
Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0260
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/21/23
Refer
2/28/23
State tax credit for public school foundation. Provides a 25% state tax credit for contributions made to a public school foundation for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2026. Provides that the amount allowable as a credit in a taxable year may not exceed: (1) $1,000 in the case of an individual filing a single return or a corporation; or (2) $2,000 in the case of a married couple filing a joint return. Provides that the maximum amount of credits that may be awarded in a state fiscal year may not exceed $100,000.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0261
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Economic development districts. Creates a procedure to establish a community infrastructure improvement district (district). Specifies that the procedure added by the bill allowing for the establishment of a district does not authorize the unit to establish a district that overlaps with an economic improvement district. Requires a petition for the establishment of a district to include a rate and methodology report. Specifies the contents of the report. Specifies the basis upon which benefits accruing to parcels of real property within a district may be apportioned among those parcels. Requires a determination that the aggregate assessments within a district: (1) do not exceed 30% of the projected assessed value of property within the district; or (2) in the case of a district that is established for single family residences, do not exceed 10% of the projected assessed value per single family residence within the district; before a legislative body may adopt an ordinance to establish a district. Requires a community infrastructure improvement board (board) to assist the county treasurer in order to make certain specified determinations and designations regarding annual assessments within a district. Adds specific provisions that apply to the board's issuance of revenue bonds. Sunsets these provisions after five years.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0262
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Audit of election systems. Requires the secretary of state to enter into a contract with an independent forensic imaging company to conduct a complete canvass and a full forensic audit of the 2023 municipal general election and the 2024 general election in 10 randomly selected Indiana counties.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0263
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
School corporations and deficit financing. Provides that a school corporation is not considered to be in deficit financing if the sum of the ending respective cash balance on June 30 of the immediately preceding state fiscal year of: (1) the school corporation's rainy day fund; plus (2) the school corporation's education fund; exceeds an amount equal to 25% of the school corporation's most recently adopted annual budget.
IN
Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0264
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Refer
2/2/23
Cigarette tax revenue stamp allowance. Changes the stamp discount for cigarette distributors from $0.013 to $0.05.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0265
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/16/23
Report Pass
3/30/23
Enrolled
4/5/23
Passed
5/1/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
Passed
5/1/23
TANF eligibility. Sets the income eligibility requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program at a specified percentage of the federal income poverty level. Requires the division of family resources (division) to amend the state TANF plan or take any other action necessary to implement the income requirements. Increases certain payment amounts nder the TANF program. Repeals provisions: (1) regarding TANF eligibility of a child born more than 10 months after the child's family qualifies for TANF assistance; (2) encouraging a family that receives TANF assistance to receive family planning counseling; and (3) requiring the division to apply a percentage reduction to the total needs of TANF applicants and recipients in computing TANF benefits. Provides that TANF assistance shall be provided to a woman who: (1) is pregnant at the time an application for assistance is filed; and (2) meets the income requirements. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to calculate and report to the legislative council, by December 1 of every even-numbered year, the amounts that would result if certain payment amounts were adjusted each year using the Social Security cost of living adjustment rate. Makes conforming changes.