Indiana 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0372
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Fiduciary duties of pension system administrators. Provides that a fiduciary, in making and supervising investments of a reserve fund of the public pension system, shall discharge the fiduciary's duties solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the public pension system. Establishes certain requirements for fiduciaries, proxy advisors, service providers, and proxy voting. Requires a governmental entity to, at least annually, tabulate and report all proxy votes made in relation to the administration of a fund of the public pension system. Provides that the attorney general shall enforce these provisions. Imposes a civil penalty if a company serving as a fiduciary in regards to a fund of the public pension system violates these provisions.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0373
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Refer
2/6/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/28/23
Enrolled
4/4/23
Passed
4/20/23
Chaptered
4/20/23
Passed
4/20/23
Assistance for funeral and cemetery expenses. Raises the dollar amounts considered when determining Medicaid payments for funeral director expenses and cemetery expenses. Requires the division to raise the dollar amounts considered when determining Medicaid payments for funeral director expenses and cemetery expenses by $100 each year for three years beginning on July 1, 2024.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0374
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/7/23
Enrolled
3/13/23
Passed
4/5/23
Chaptered
4/5/23
Passed
4/5/23
Regional water, sewage, or solid waste districts. Increases the maximum amount that may be paid to a member of the board of trustees of a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district from $50 to $150 per day. Removes a provision that allows for the payment of not more than $125 per day to members of the board of trustees of a regional water and sewage district that meets certain requirements.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0375
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Refer
2/6/23
Child care assistance. Requires the family and social services administration (FSSA) to develop a schedule for child care and development fund reimbursement of child care providers under which the highest rate does not differ from the lowest rate by more than 50%. Provides that children who are three years of age are eligible for the On My Way Pre-K program (program). Raises the income eligibility limit for grants under the program to 260% of the federal poverty level, and provides that: (1) a child whose annual household income does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level is eligible for 100% of the maximum grant amount; (2) a child whose annual household income exceeds 200% of the federal poverty level, but does not exceed 220% of the federal poverty level, is eligible for 75% of the maximum grant amount; (3) a child whose annual household income exceeds 220% of the federal poverty level, but does not exceed 240% of the federal poverty level, is eligible for 50% of the maximum grant amount; and (4) a child whose annual household income exceeds 240% of the federal poverty level, but does not exceed 260% of the federal poverty level, is eligible for 25% of the maximum grant amount. Eliminates provisions regarding limited eligibility for grants under the program. Provides that a parent or guardian of a child who is awarded a grant under the program shall reimburse FSSA the amount of the grant funds that have been distributed to the parent or guardian if the parent or guardian fails to: (1) obtain employment; and (2) start working; within 90 days after the child is enrolled in a prekindergarten program, subject to short term waiver of this requirement under specified circumstances.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0376
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Refer
2/6/23
Report Pass
2/23/23
Engrossed
3/1/23
Refer
3/6/23
Lawfully residing immigrants and eligibility. Provides Medicaid eligibility for certain individuals who have immigrated and are lawfully residing in the United States and meet other Medicaid eligibility requirements. Specifies eligibility for the children's health insurance program (CHIP) for lawfully residing individuals who are less than 19 years of age. Provides that an agency or political subdivision is not required to verify citizenship or immigration status of an individual for purposes of the individual's eligibility for benefits under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, including the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0377
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Cannabis regulation. Permits the use of cannabis by: (1) a person at least 21 years of age; and (2) a person with a serious medical condition as determined by the person's physician. Establishes the adult use cannabis excise tax, and requires a retailer to transfer the tax to the department of state revenue for deposit in the state general fund. Exempts veterans from payment of the sales tax on medical or adult use cannabis. Establishes a cannabis program to permit the cultivation, processing, testing, transportation, and sale of cannabis by holders of a valid permit. Establishes the Indiana cannabis commission (ICC) as a state agency to oversee, implement, and enforce the program, and establishes the ICC advisory committee to review the effectiveness of the program. Requires that permit holders take steps to prevent diversion of cannabis to unauthorized persons. Requires that cannabis and cannabis products be properly labeled, placed in child resistant packaging, and tested by an independent testing laboratory before being made available for purchase. Prohibits packaging cannabis in a manner that is appealing to children. Authorizes research on cannabis in accordance with rules set forth by the ICC. Establishes a procedure for the expungement of a cannabis related conviction if the act constituting the conviction becomes legal. Makes conforming amendments.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0378
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Hospital assessment fee. Provides that a physician owned hospital that is ineligible to receive Medicaid disproportionate share payments is not considered to be a hospital for purposes of the hospital assessment fee.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0379
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Enrolled
3/15/23
Passed
4/20/23
Chaptered
4/20/23
Passed
4/20/23
Drug schedules. Adds specified substances to the list of controlled substances. Defines "fentanyl containing substance" and increases the penalty for dealing a drug that is a fentanyl containing substance.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0380
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
4/10/23
Enrolled
4/13/23
Passed
5/4/23
Chaptered
5/4/23
Passed
5/4/23
Various education matters. Requires each school corporation to publish on the school corporation's website the graduation rate for each high school in the school corporation. Amends the definition of "graduation" for purposes of the high school graduation rate determination. Provides that credit for an algebra course earned under certain conditions must count toward the credit requirements for an academic honors diploma. Allows a school corporation to adopt a policy concerning dress code or distractive behavior.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0381
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Sales tax on recreational vehicles. Repeals provisions added in the 2020 session in HB 1059 that provide that for certain transactions involving a cargo trailer or recreational vehicle, the state gross retail tax rate is the rate of the nonreciprocal state or foreign country in which the cargo trailer or recreational vehicle will be titled or registered. Provides instead that the purchase of a recreational vehicle or cargo trailer that is transported out of Indiana for registration and use in another state or foreign country is exempt from the state gross retail tax regardless of whether the destination state or country provides a similar exemption for Indiana residents.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0382
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Indiana veteran park entrance authorization. Requires the department of natural resources (department) to provide free admission to: (1) members of the armed forces of the United States and veterans of the armed forces of the United States; and (2) the member's or veteran's motor vehicle and passengers; to Indiana state parks, and other department properties. Eliminates provisions that provide that an individual who: (1) is eligible for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate; or (2) is issued a prisoner of war license plate; may purchase a Golden Hoosier Passport.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0383
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Salaries of state officers and appellate judges. Changes the effective date of salary increases of the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general from January 1 to the beginning of the state fiscal year on July 1. Increases the base salary of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, justices of the supreme court, judge of the tax court, and judges of the court of appeals.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0384
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/20/23
Enrolled
3/28/23
Passed
4/20/23
Chaptered
4/20/23
Passed
4/20/23
Purple star designation. Requires the commission for higher education (CHE) and the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to develop and implement the higher education purple star designation for the following purposes: (1) To recognize postsecondary educational institutions that are supportive and inclusive of veterans and military connected families. (2) To provide veterans and military connected families with enhanced support for pursuing and finishing a degree or postsecondary credential. Provides that the application for a designation must be made available to interested postsecondary educational institutions on the website of the CHE before May 1, 2024.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0385
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Floodplain disclosures. Requires an owner of residential real estate to disclose on the sales disclosure form if any portion of the real estate is located in a floodplain. Repeals a statute concerning floodplain mapping.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0386
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/19/23
Dignity and nondiscrimination in education. Provides that a school corporation or qualified school shall not promote certain concepts as part of a course of instruction or in a curriculum or instructional program, or allow teachers or other employees to use supplemental learning materials to promote certain concepts regarding age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, or national origin. Requires a request to meet with a teacher for certain complaints. Requires each school corporation or qualified school to establish grievance procedures for certain complaints. Provides that, if a parent of a student or a student, if the student is an adult or an emancipated minor, is not satisfied with a final decision, the parent or student may submit a request to the secretary of education (secretary) to review the complaint and decision. Provides that the secretary's decision is a final order and is appealable. Requires the department of education to create guidance materials and professional development materials for use by school corporations, qualified schools, and teachers.