All Bills - Indiana 2024 Regular Session
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1146
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Medical marijuana. Permits the use of medical marijuana by persons with serious medical conditions as determined by their physician. Establishes a medical marijuana program to permit the cultivation, processing, testing, transportation, and dispensing of medical marijuana by holders of a valid permit. Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to implement and enforce the medical marijuana program. Requires that permit holders undertake steps to prevent diversion of medical marijuana to unauthorized persons. Requires that medical marijuana and medical marijuana products be properly labeled, placed in child resistant packaging, and tested by an independent testing laboratory before being made available for purchase. Prohibits packaging medical marijuana in a manner that is appealing to children. Authorizes research on medical marijuana in accordance with rules set forth by the state department. Prohibits discrimination against medical marijuana users. Prohibits harassment of medical marijuana users by law enforcement officers, and prohibits cooperation with federal law enforcement officials seeking to enforce federal laws that criminalize the use of marijuana authorized in Indiana. Establishes the medical marijuana oversight committee to review appeals and grievances concerning the medical marijuana program. Provides a defense to prosecution for a person who operates a vehicle or motorboat with marijuana or its metabolite in the person's blood under certain conditions that involve medical marijuana. Makes conforming amendments.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1147
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Horse racing and racetrack ownership. Specifies that the horse racing commission (IHRC) may adopt rules that incorporate by reference the most current version of the model rules adopted by the Association of Racing Commissioners International. Removes certain obsolete references to emergency rules. Requires a permit holder to own the real property, including buildings, structures, and other improvements, on which a horse racing meeting is to be conducted. Prohibits a permit issued for a horse racing meeting from being leased. Provides that judges and stewards may suspend a license for not more than three years on behalf of the IHRC. (Current law allows judges and stewards to suspend a license for not more than one year on behalf of the IHRC.) Provides that the suspension of a license or the imposition of certain civil penalties must occur within 365 days after the date of the violation (instead of 180 days as required by current law). Provides that a horse's veterinary medical records and medical condition must be furnished within five business days without written client authorization to the IHRC as part of an investigation in which a horse under the care, control, or ownership of a licensee has been treated by a veterinarian.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1148
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Local government finance and administration. Provides that at a county auditor's discretion, the county auditor may choose not to require the inspection of certain items otherwise required to claim a disabled veteran's property tax deduction if the following criteria have been satisfied with regard to an individual seeking to claim the deduction: (1) The county auditor has inspected the individual's items in a previous year and approved the deduction for that year. (2) There has been no change to the individual's property or the individual's qualifying status since the last year that the county auditor approved the deduction. (3) The individual has signed a sworn statement, as prescribed by the Indiana department of veterans' affairs, subject to the penalty of perjury, affirming the requirement that there has been no change to the individual's property or the individual's qualifying status since the last year that the county auditor approved the deduction. (4) The county auditor has not disapproved the individual's claim for the deduction in a year since the county auditor most recently approved the deduction. Requires the proper officers of a political subdivision that desire to appropriate more money for a particular year than the amount prescribed in the budget for that year as finally determined to hold a public hearing after submitting the following information regarding the proposed additional appropriation to the department of local government finance's (DLGF) computer gateway (gateway): (1) The amount of the additional appropriation. (2) The name of the affected fund. (3) The name and account number of the affected account. (4) The date, time, and place at which the political subdivision will hold a public hearing on the proposed additional appropriation. Requires the proper officers of a political subdivision to submit the required information, in a manner prescribed by the DLGF, to the gateway at least 14 days prior to the public hearing. Requires the DLGF to make the information submitted by the political subdivision available to taxpayers through the gateway at least 10 days prior to the public hearing. Provides that if the date, time, or place of the public hearing changes following the original submission of the information to the gateway, the political subdivision shall submit the updated information to the gateway as soon as possible. Provides that a county fiscal body may establish a salary schedule that includes a stipend to be paid to the county auditor for the county auditor's duties when warranted as determined by the county fiscal body. Provides that the county fiscal body may consider factors such as: (1) required attendance at additional meetings; (2) meetings held outside of usual work hours; (3) increased workload volume; or (4) any other relevant factor as determined by the county fiscal body.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1149
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Assessed value deduction for disabled veterans. Increases the assessed value cap, from $200,000 to $240,000, that applies to the property tax deduction for a veteran who: (1) has a total disability; or (2) is at least 62 years of age and has at least a 10% disability. Provides that for purposes of determining the assessed value of the real property, mobile home, or manufactured home for an individual who has received a deduction in a previous year, increases in assessed value that occur after December 31, 2024, are not considered for purposes of determining whether an individual is eligible to receive the deduction.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1150
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Juvenile victims of human trafficking. Provides that if a petition alleges that a child is a child in need of services as a victim of human or sexual trafficking, the juvenile court shall make a determination on the petition and: (1) the child shall not be required to admit or deny the allegation; and (2) the petitioner must prove the allegation by a preponderance of the evidence. Requires that before or at the initial hearing, the court shall appoint an attorney for a child alleged to be a child in need of services as a victim of human or sexual trafficking.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1152
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Assessed value deductions for disabled veterans. Eliminates the assessed value cap that applies to the property tax deduction for a veteran who: (1) has a total disability; or (2) is at least 62 years of age and has at least a 10% disability.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1153
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Home and community based services waivers. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for an amendment to each home and community based services Medicaid waiver to exclude the income and resources of a spouse when determining an individual's eligibility for the waiver.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1154
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Prohibition on taking of designated homestead. Creates the Hoosier homestead farm program administered by the Indiana state department of agriculture (department) to: (1) commemorate as Hoosier homestead farms, those properties that have been owned by the same family for at least 100 years; and (2) maintain an electronic registry of Hoosier homestead farms. With certain exceptions, provides that if a public project involves condemnation of a Hoosier homestead farm, the Indiana land resources council (council) must approve condemnation of the farm before the condemnor may take steps to acquire any other property for the project. Provides that the council may only approve a condemnation if the council finds that: (1) there is no feasible and prudent alternative to using the Hoosier homestead farm for the project; and (2) condemnation of the Hoosier homestead farm would not have an unreasonably adverse effect upon the preservation and enhancement of agriculture within the county. Requires a real estate sales disclosure form to: (1) indicate transfers of Hoosier homestead farms and the familial relationships (if any) between transferors and transferees; and (2) requires the local assessor to forward the forms to the department for use in updating the Hoosier homestead farms registry.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1155
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Right to repair. Requires a manufacturer of a piece of agricultural equipment that is sold in Indiana, subject to certain exceptions, to: (1) provide to an independent service provider or owner of the agricultural equipment any service documentation the manufacturer provides to its authorized service providers; and (2) make available for purchase, upon reasonable terms, any part or tool the manufacturer provides to its authorized service providers. Provides that a violation of the requirements is: (1) actionable by the attorney general; and (2) subject to the remedies and penalties that apply to a deceptive consumer sales practice.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1156
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Report Pass
1/23/24
Engrossed
1/30/24
Refer
2/5/24
Report on Medicaid behavior analysis services. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to prepare and submit a report to specified entities concerning data on the provision of applied behavior analysis services in the Medicaid program.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1157
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Nondisclosure agreements in economic development. Provides that the Indiana economic development corporation, the state, any instrumentality of the state, or any other public authority, or any party negotiating on behalf of any of those entities, may not, after June 30, 2024, enter into an economic development agreement or contract that contains any provision, clause, or language that provides that the agreement or contract, or any of its terms, is confidential, or that the parties to the agreement or contract are prohibited from disclosing, discussing, describing, or commenting upon the terms of the agreement or contract.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1158
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Report Pass
1/16/24
Engrossed
1/23/24
Refer
1/25/24
Report Pass
2/22/24
Enrolled
3/1/24
Passed
3/13/24
Chaptered
3/13/24
Passed
3/13/24
County contracts. Provides that for counties other than Marion County, contracts entered into by the county (including contracts executed by county elected officers) must meet certain requirements. Allows the county executive to adopt an ordinance that delegates authority to other county elected officers and employees to approve contracts. Requires county elected officers to have certain contracts: (1) executed by the county executive; or (2) submitted for review by the county attorney and county executive. Provides that if the county attorney advises the county executive that a contract of a county elected officer does not comply with state law or the public purchasing or bidding laws, the county executive may disapprove the contract. Allows the county executive to void a contract if a county officer fails to comply with the review process.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1159
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Worker's compensation. Provides that a bid specification that is entered into, issued, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2024, may not contain a provision requiring an employer to have or maintain a specified experience rating. Requires certain insurance companies that make a successful subrogation claim to revise an insured party's prior experience ratings in a specified manner. Provides exceptions. Defines terms and makes a conforming amendment.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1160
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Report Pass
1/29/24
Engrossed
2/2/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
2/22/24
Enrolled
3/5/24
Passed
3/13/24
Chaptered
3/13/24
Passed
3/13/24
Civil proceeding advance payment contracts and commercial litigation financing. Prevents a CPAP provider from making any decision, having any influence, or directing the consumer claimant or the consumer claimant's attorney with respect to the conduct of the underlying civil proceeding. Provides that a commercial litigation financier may not provide funding to a commercial litigation financing agreement that is financed by a foreign entity of concern. Prevents a party from sharing information subject to a court order to seal or protect that is received in the course of the civil proceeding with a commercial litigation financier. Provides that a commercial litigation financier may not make any decision, have any influence, or direct the plaintiff with respect to the underlying civil proceeding. Specifies that a commercial litigation financing agreement is subject to discovery. Requires the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney to provide written notice of a commercial litigation financing agreement if the agreement is directly or indirectly financed by a foreign person.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1161
Introduced
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/24
Gaming revenue distribution. Establishes the gaming revenue fund (fund). Provides that tax revenue collected after June 30, 2024, from the imposition of the wagering tax, the supplemental wagering tax, the graduated slot machine wagering tax, the county gambling game wagering fee, the sports wagering tax, and taxes and fees imposed on pari-mutuel wagering, except for tax revenue collected from an operating agent, is deposited in the fund. Provides that the state comptroller administers the fund. Provides for distribution of the money in the fund. Makes corresponding changes. Makes an appropriation. Reconciles conflicting statutes.