All Bills - Indiana 2024 Regular Session
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0208
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Abortion. Reestablishes the licensure of abortion clinics. Changes statutes concerning when an abortion may be performed. Removes the eight week limitation on the use of an abortion inducing drug. Allows, rather then requires, the revocation of a physician's license for the performance of an abortion in violation of the law.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0209
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Refer
1/22/24
Historic sites. Establishes the division of historic sites (division) in the department of natural resources. Transfers management of historic sites from the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation to the division. Makes an appropriation.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0210
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Property taxes and sales and use taxes. Eliminates property taxes on primary residences for those who are at least 65 years of age (qualified homesteads) and on business personal property. Decreases the state sales and use tax rate from 7% to 6%, except for business to business transactions, in which case the rate is decreased from 7% to 2.75%. Provides that the sales and use tax applies to transactions involving services, except for legal services, health or mental health services (including insurance premiums for policies covering these services), and services provided for charitable tax exempt purposes. Deposits the increased sales and use tax revenue in the state general fund. Provides an annual state distribution to offset the property tax elimination for qualified homesteads and business personal property based on the amount of property taxes that otherwise would be due on the qualified homesteads and business personal property. Prohibits changes in qualified homestead and business personal property tax deductions, credits, and abatements that were in effect on December 31, 2023. Increases the maximum renter's deduction for income tax purposes from $3,000 to $8,000 per taxable year. Freezes the gasoline excise tax and the special fuel tax rates beginning on July 1, 2024, at the rates that were in effect on June 30, 2024. Makes conforming changes and technical corrections. Makes an ongoing appropriation.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0211
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Report Pass
2/1/24
Engrossed
2/7/24
Refer
2/12/24
Report Pass
2/22/24
Enrolled
2/28/24
Passed
3/13/24
Chaptered
3/13/24
Passed
3/13/24
Excellence in civic engagement designation and school meetings. Requires the department of education (department), in collaboration with the commission for higher education and subject to the approval of the state board, to establish an excellence in civic engagement designation. Requires the department to develop recommendations for an excellence in civics education designation for schools. Provides that the public hearing required before a school employer and school employee may privately negotiate certain matters may take place at a regular or special meeting of the school's governing body.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0212
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Report Pass
1/25/24
Engrossed
1/31/24
Refer
2/6/24
Report Pass
2/22/24
Enrolled
2/28/24
Passed
3/13/24
Chaptered
3/13/24
Passed
3/13/24
Various education matters. Provides that the Indiana school for the blind and visually impaired board shall give preference to a candidate for the chief executive officer position who meets the qualifications for an Indiana teacher's certificate in the area of visual impairment disabilities, but shall not require a candidate for the chief executive officer position to meet the qualifications for an Indiana teacher's certificate in the area of visual impairment disabilities. Provides that, subject to approval by the Indiana school for the deaf board, the Indiana school for the deaf may partner with an existing nonprofit corporation to benefit the purposes of the school. Provides that the public meeting that must be held before a contract for employment is entered into by a governing body and a school superintendent may take place at a regular or special meeting of the governing body and does not have to happen at least seven days before the contract is entered into. Prohibits a teacher preparation program from using curriculum or content that is based on the three-cueing model. Provides that if only one new member is elected to the board of the governing body, a governing body may enter into a contract with a superintendent after the election. Repeals the primetime program. Amends the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Repeals provisions regarding the primetime program.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0213
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Prekindergarten programs. Exempts public schools and charter schools from: (1) certain paths to quality program requirements; and (2) certain prekindergarten program eligible provider requirements. Provides that a prekindergarten child care program located in a public school or a charter school is in compliance with certain child care and development fund voucher program requirements if approved by another state regulatory authority. Requires the office of family and social services (office) to request an amendment to include public schools and charter schools in the office's child care and development fund voucher program.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0214
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Report Pass
2/1/24
Engrossed
2/7/24
Refer
2/12/24
Student mental health resources. Requires the department of education, in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental health resources for certain schools. Requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school to publish and publicly post the approved student mental health resources.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0215
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Report Pass
1/25/24
Engrossed
2/2/24
Refer
2/12/24
Report Pass
2/15/24
Enrolled
2/21/24
Passed
3/11/24
Chaptered
3/11/24
Passed
3/11/24
Medicare supplement insurance. Provides that after December 31, 2024, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age must make the equivalent policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease. (Under current law, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age is required only to make a Plan A policy or certificate available to individuals under 65 years of age, and is required to make the Plan A policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability but is not required to make the Plan A policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having end stage renal disease.) Provides that if an individual who is less than 65 years of age, who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease, and who meets certain conditions as to application timeliness applies for a Medicare supplement policy or certificate, the issuer of the policy or certificate is prohibited from: (1) denying or conditioning the issuance or effectiveness of the individual's policy or certificate; (2) charging the individual a premium rate for a policy or certificate standardized as Plan A, B, or D that exceeds the premium rate the issuer charges an individual who is 65 years of age; (3) charging the individual a premium rate for any other standardized lettered policy or certificate that exceeds 200% of the premium rate the issuer charges an individual who is 65 years of age; or (4) issuing to the individual a policy or certificate that contains a waiting period or a preexisting condition limitation or exclusion. Provides for the expiration of Code provisions that would be superseded by the new requirements applying to issuers of Medicare supplement policies or certificates.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0216
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Report Pass
2/1/24
Engrossed
2/7/24
Refer
2/12/24
Report Pass
2/19/24
Enrolled
2/27/24
Passed
3/11/24
Chaptered
3/11/24
Passed
3/11/24
Agriculture and pesticides. Requires the dean of agriculture of Purdue University to submit certain annual reports to the legislative council and the budget committee as well as to the governor. Makes several changes in the laws concerning pesticides and pesticide use and application. Adds and revises definitions of terms used in those laws. Provides for the adoption of certain pesticide requirements and standards set forth in federal regulations as state requirements and standards. Makes changes concerning who may use certain pesticides and the circumstances under which the pesticides may be used. Authorizes the state chemist to enter a premises to access copies of records but allows the person holding records to defer the state chemist's access for up to ten days. Provides that the state chemist may enter public or private or property to investigate conditions possibly resulting from pesticide use only if the state chemist has reasonable suspicion of a violation. Requires the state chemist, in a proceeding involving multiple counts of repeated incidents of the same violation, to limit the imposition of a civil penalty to five counts. Provides that any findings related to a violation must be disclosed to the alleged violator before a penalty is assessed. Provides that, absent evidence of wrongdoing by the licensed pesticide business, any citation or civil penalty for a violation by an employee of a licensed pesticide business must be directed to the employee or the employee's supervisor instead of to the licensed pesticide business. Establishes requirements for individuals applying to become registered technicians. Establishes record keeping requirements for registered pesticide dealers, commercial applicators, and private applicators. Establishes restrictions and requirements concerning the application of pesticides on school property and pesticide use in a wellhead protection area. Sets forth acts for which the state chemist may impose a civil penalty or deny, suspend, or revoke a license, permit, or registration, including the application of a pesticide in a manner that allows it to drift from the target site, distributing a restricted use pesticide to a noncertified end user, and storing or disposing of a pesticide in violation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0217
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Abortion matters. Prohibits the prescribing or possessing of an abortion inducing drug. Provides for the discipline of a practitioner and a Class A misdemeanor for a violation of the prohibition with a Level 6 felony for subsequent offenses. Establishes a defense to possessing an abortion inducing drug. Prohibits a nonprofit organization in Indiana from providing or offering to provide financial assistance to pay for, offset the cost of, or reimburse the cost of an abortion inducing drug. Gives the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction of actions concerning abortion inducing drugs. Prohibits the state or a political subdivision of the state from assisting an individual in seeking or obtaining an abortion. Allows for the state or a political subdivision to inform an individual of alternatives to an abortion. Requires a woman who is pregnant as a result of rape or incest to provide to her physician an affidavit attesting to the rape or incest before the physician performs the abortion. Prohibits state employee health plans, the state Medicaid program, policies of accident and sickness insurance, and health maintenance contracts from providing coverage for an abortion inducing drug. Makes conforming amendments.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0218
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Election of two IURC members. Increases the membership of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) from five members to seven members. Requires the two new commission members to be elected on a nonpartisan basis starting in the 2028 general election. Prohibits a candidate for the office of the Indiana utility regulatory commissioner from: (1) having an official or professional relationship or connection with; or (2) soliciting or accepting campaign contributions from; any public utility operating in Indiana. Provides that the elected commission members shall serve a term of four years and establishes a procedure to appoint a member if there is a vacancy of an elected member. Requires references to the IURC members to appoint a chair to the IURC annually. Changes "chairman" to "chair". Makes conforming changes.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0219
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
DCS investigations and mandatory reporting. Requires a person that contracts with the department of child services (DCS) as a residential facility to immediately report any allegation of child abuse or neglect directly to DCS. Requires DCS to do the following if the person fails to immediately report directly to DCS: (1) Stop referrals to the facility. (2) Audit the person's handbook and internal policies regarding mandatory reporting requirements. (3) Require, before DCS may resume referrals to the person's facility, that: (A) the handbook and internal policies fully comply with mandatory reporting laws; and (B) DCS conduct onsite training for the person's employees regarding the mandatory reporting laws and penalties. Provides that certain individuals at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age are included in the definitions for "child", "child abuse or neglect", and "victim of child abuse or neglect". Requires DCS to initiate an onsite assessment within 24 hours if a report alleges child abuse or neglect involving a residential facility licensed by DCS.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0220
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Report Pass
1/18/24
Engrossed
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Report Pass
2/22/24
Enrolled
2/28/24
Passed
3/11/24
Chaptered
3/11/24
Passed
3/11/24
Financial institutions and consumer credit. Provides that a reference to federal law in: (1) the first lien mortgage lending act; (2) the Uniform Consumer Credit Code; or (3) the Indiana Code title governing financial institutions; is a reference to the law as in effect December 31, 2023 (rather than December 31, 2022, under current law). Amends Indiana Code provisions concerning accounting practices for credit unions to reflect a new accounting standard that replaces the allowance for loan and lease losses accounting methodology with the allowance for credit losses methodology, as required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Establishes a new chapter in the Indiana Code article containing general provisions with respect to financial institutions to require corporations (defined as certain financial institutions organized or reorganized under Indiana law) to notify the director of the department of financial institutions of a reportable cyber incident or notification incident in accordance with the same procedures required by the corporation's federal supervisory authority or federal insurer.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0221
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Report Pass
1/30/24
Engrossed
2/7/24
Refer
2/12/24
Report Pass
2/13/24
Enrolled
2/20/24
Passed
3/12/24
Chaptered
3/12/24
Passed
3/12/24
State board of accounts. Limits the authority of the director of the special investigations department to investigations involving public monies that are the subject of financial examinations undertaken by the state board. Provides that an internal audit or risk assessment conducted by or on behalf of the state shall remain confidential, and that the state and other individuals may not divulge information related to an internal audit or risk assessment unless required to do so in accordance with a judicial order. Provides an exception allowing the state and other individuals to divulge information related to an internal audit or risk assessment to: (1) the state examiner; (2) the director of the office of management and budget; (3) an external auditor, in accordance with professional auditing standards; or (4) any other individual for any reason that constitutes good cause as determined by the state examiner and approved by the director of the office of management and budget. Provides that if a majority of a governing body is present during an exit conference, or any conference initiated by the state examiner to discuss an examination status, the governing body shall be considered in an executive session.
Removes a mandatory requirement that city clerks attend the annual training institute conducted by the state board of accounts. Limits the requirement that certain newly elected or appointed local officers complete five hours of approved training courses before the individual first takes office to only individuals first elected or appointed to the office of clerk-treasurer or city controller (and excluding city clerk). Requires an individual elected to the office of county auditor to annually certify completion of the individual's training requirements and file the certification with the state board.
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Indiana 2024 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0222
Introduced
1/9/24
Refer
1/9/24
Report Pass
1/23/24
Engrossed
1/31/24
Refer
2/6/24
Report Pass
2/27/24
Enrolled
3/5/24
Passed
3/13/24
Chaptered
3/13/24
Passed
3/13/24
Automobile dealers. Amends the remedy procedure to repair a motor vehicle that is subject to a stop sale directive to include new motor vehicles. Requires a purchaser, customer, or transferee of a rebuilt or salvage vehicle to sign a written acknowledgment of receipt of the disclosure for a rebuilt or salvage vehicle. Requires the dealer services division of the secretary of state (secretary) to prescribe the form of the written disclosure for a rebuilt or salvage vehicle. Establishes a required training course that an applicant for a used motor vehicle dealer license must complete in order to obtain a used motor vehicle dealer license. Requires dealers to be able to provide to the secretary dealer records in an electronic format. Provides that a dealer has 10 business days to produce electronic dealer records after an investigating or auditing employee of the secretary requests the records. Requires any item that is not a part of the advertised sale price of a motor vehicle to be a separate line item in the contract for sale or lease. Provides that: (1) the owner, lessor, or operator of a commercial motor vehicle; or (2) a person who leases or rents a commercial motor vehicle to another person; is not civilly liable for a tort claim based on the failure to install optional equipment on a commercial motor vehicle unless certain circumstances exist.