Indiana 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1171
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Self-defense. Specifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of arrest or to prevent an escape, or for self-defense.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1172
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/20/25
Refer
4/3/25
Office of entrepreneurship and innovation. Establishes the office of entrepreneurship and innovation (office). Requires the office to: (1) develop and administer programs to support the growth of small business, entrepreneurship, and innovation in Indiana; (2) direct and oversee programs and sources of funding related to the growth of small business, entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in Indiana; (3) work to strengthen policies and programs supporting the growth of entrepreneurship in Indiana; (4) coordinate with state agencies and other state funded entities to align services and programs related to entrepreneurship and starting and scaling a business; (5) work with funded entities on identifying strategies and metrics around the disbursement of funds to measure funds reaching rural communities and other underrepresented socioeconomic communities; (6) work with stakeholders and organizations supporting entrepreneurship to enhance learning and skills, provide technical support, and expand access to resources for entrepreneurs across Indiana; and (7) develop and administer programs to support and encourage youth entrepreneurship, including supporting students and teachers in fostering entrepreneurial skills.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1173
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Ban on university practices. Provides that a state educational institution may not investigate, threaten disciplinary action regarding, punish, or solicit the reporting of certain student speech. Provides that the race, color, or ethnicity of a student or applicant of a postsecondary educational institution may not be used in certain decision making processes or provided to specified individuals, and establishes a cause of action for a violation of these provisions.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1174
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Engrossed
2/18/25
Refer
3/3/25
Charges for supervised loans. Provides that for a supervised loan that is made under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) and that: (1) is entered into after June 30, 2025; (2) is not secured by an interest in land or by personal property used or expected to be used as the debtor's principal dwelling; and (3) has a principal amount that does not exceed $5,000; a lender may contract for and receive, in addition to the loan finance charge and any other permitted charges and fees, a monthly service fee that is based on the amount of principal originally contracted for, and must report the borrower's payments on the supervised loan to at least one consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis (as defined in 15 U.S.C. 1681a(p)) in accordance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). Provides that for a supervised loan that: (1) is entered into after June 30, 2025; (2) is not secured by an interest in land or by personal property used or expected to be used as the debtor's principal dwelling; (3) has a principal amount that is more than $5,000 but does not exceed $25,000; and (4) is for a term of at least six months; a lender may contract for and receive a loan finance charge not exceeding 36% per year on the unpaid balances of the principal. For a supervised loan that qualifies for the flat 36% annual finance charge (instead of the blended loan finance charge that applies to all other supervised loans), requires the lender to: (1) report the borrower's payments on the loan to at least one nationwide consumer reporting agency; and (2) offer to the borrower, at or before the consummation of the loan and at no cost to the borrower, a consumer credit education program provided by the lender or a third party provider. Provides that, based on information contained in annual composite reports filed with the department of financial institutions (department) by creditors required to be licensed under the UCCC, the department shall publish annually on the department's website a report that contains specified information concerning supervised loans made after June 30, 2025, by nondepository licensees during the reporting period covered by the composite reports. Makes conforming amendments to: (1) the UCCC; and (2) the statutes governing: (A) pawnbrokers; and (B) loansharking.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1175
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Repair of residential rental properties. Requires a landlord to repair or replace an essential item not later than 24 hours after being notified by a tenant that the tenant's rental unit is without certain essential services. Provides that a tenant may request an agency tasked with enforcing unsafe building provisions (enforcement authority) to conduct an inspection and replace or repair an essential item within 24 hours of the inspection. Authorizes the enforcement authority to replace or repair an essential item within 24 hours and to charge the landlord for certain costs and to order a $500 civil penalty to be paid. Requires any civil penalties to be placed in a repair fund to be used for costs incurred by the enforcement authority to replace or repair an essential item. Establishes appeal procedures. Requires a rental agreement entered into after June 30, 2025, to include a provision allowing a tenant to be reimbursed for any deposits paid by the tenant and to terminate the rental agreement if certain repairs are not made within seven days. Allows a court to order that a tenant's regular rental payments are paid into an attorney trust account or to the clerk of the court during the pendency of an enforcement action brought by the tenant.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1176
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Health information and BMV records. Provides that an identifying symbol for a medical condition on a driver's license, permit, or identification card may also be used to indicate an autism spectrum disorder. Requires an application for a driver's license, a permit, or an identification card to enable an applicant to indicate that the applicant has a medical condition of note and wishes to have information concerning the medical condition accessible to the state police department. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles (BMV) to disclose this information to the state police department. Requires the state police department to enter the information into the Indiana data and communication system computer. Prohibits the BMV and state police department from disclosing the information.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1177
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Home ownership. Provides that Indiana law regulating telephone sales calls applies to a telephone solicitation that: (1) is made by a telephone solicitor that is not a licensed real estate broker; and (2) communicates to a consumer: (A) an offer to purchase; (B) an offer to broker, or otherwise assist or act as an intermediary in, the sale of; or (C) an inquiry regarding the consumer's interest in selling; residential real property that was not publicly offered for sale, or advertised as being for sale, at any time during the 30 days preceding the date on which the telephone solicitation is made (unsolicited home purchase inquiries). Provides that a telephone solicitor that is not a licensed real estate broker may not make more than one unsolicited home purchase inquiry to the same consumer in a single calendar year. Provides that an investment firm may not enter into an executory contract for the purchase of a single family residence until not less than 90 days after the residence is listed for sale. Requires an investment firm to be represented by a licensed real estate broker who is not an employee of the investment firm or any of its subsidiaries to enter into an executory contract for the purchase of a single family residence. Makes a technical correction.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1178
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
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 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1179
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Blue envelope program. Establishes the blue envelope program for the purpose of enhancing effective communication between law enforcement and drivers with autism spectrum disorder.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1180
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Mental health care for veterans with PTSD. Establishes the returning Hoosier warrior mental health wellness pilot program (pilot program). Provides that the Indiana department of veterans' affairs shall administer the pilot program. Provides that a qualified service member may receive certain financial assistance from the military family relief fund (fund) for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Provides that the pilot program is funded by the fund. Requires, for the state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July 1, 2026, that the department of insurance deposit $10,000,000 of insurance premiums tax collected into the fund.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1181
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Worker classification on public projects. Requires a contractor in any contractor tier except for tier 1 (a general or prime contractor) on a: (1) public works project; or (2) tax advantaged construction project; to complete a weekly report of wages and hours of the contractor's employees who work on the project. Requires the department of labor to employ an investigator to investigate complaints of employee misclassification. Provides that the investigator shall be located at the Marion County prosecuting attorney's office. Extends certain protections to an employee who reports, complains, or testifies about employee misclassification.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1182
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Choice of physician for worker injury or disease. Permits an employee to choose the attending physician who will provide services and goods resulting from an employment injury or occupational disease for purposes of the worker's compensation law.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1183
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Provides that an individual who is a volunteer firefighter is entitled to a credit of $200 against the individual's adjusted gross income tax liability each taxable year.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1184
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
State chemist. Moves the office of the state chemist to the department of agriculture beginning January 1, 2027. Provides that employees of the state chemist will become employees of the state. Removes funds currently going to Purdue University to carry out the functions of the state chemist. Establishes several funds to carry out the functions of the state chemist within the department of agriculture.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1185
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Athletic trainers. Establishes the rural athletic trainer support program (program) to address the shortage of health care providers in rural communities by providing grants to athletic trainers committed to working for schools located in rural communities. Establishes the rural athletic trainer support fund (fund). Requires the Indiana department of health, in consultation with the Indiana state office of rural health, to develop criteria to award grants from the fund for allowable expenses. Requires an athletic trainer who receives an award to repay all allowable expenses if the athletic trainer fails to meet certain commitments.