Indiana 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1246
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Comprehensive student support program. Establishes the comprehensive student support program (program) for the purposes of: (1) funding the formation and staffing of school based and district level comprehensive student support teams; (2) improving staffing ratios for student support personnel; (3) supporting the creation, expansion, and work of multidisciplinary school teams to address the school environment, school safety, school improvement, and crisis intervention and emergency preparedness; and (4) professional development for student support personnel. Establishes the comprehensive student support program state board (board). Provides that the board administers the program. Establishes the comprehensive student support program fund for the purpose of funding the program, and annually appropriates to the fund $1,000,000 from cigarette tax revenue, registration fees, fines, and penalties deposited in the state general fund.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1247
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Prohibited food ingredients. Prohibits the use of various food additives in Indiana.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1248
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Report Pass
1/29/25
Report Pass
2/17/25
Engrossed
2/21/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Enrolled
3/19/25
Passed
4/10/25
Chaptered
4/10/25
Passed
4/10/25
Child Care and Development Fund. Provides that a household is eligible for assistance under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program if the household includes a foster parent at the time of the office of the secretary of family and social services' initial determination regarding the household's CCDF eligibility. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to allocate 200 CCDF vouchers to be used for a child who is placed with a licensed foster parent.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1249
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Mugshot requirements. Requires a mugshot to include a photograph of the subject's teeth or gums.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1250
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Assessment of prime farmland. Provides a reduced property tax assessment classification for prime farmland.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1251
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Cigarette taxes. Increases the cigarette tax by $1 to $1.995 per pack of regular size cigarettes and makes a corresponding increase for larger cigarettes.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1252
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Limitation on cost sharing. Requires an insurer, an administrator, and a pharmacy benefit manager to apply the annual limitation on cost sharing set forth in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act under 42 U.S.C. 18022(c)(1). Provides that an insurer, an administrator, and a pharmacy benefit manager may not directly or indirectly set, alter, implement, or condition the terms of health insurance coverage based in part or entirely on information about the availability or amount of financial or product assistance available for a prescription drug. Requires, before December 31 of each year, each insurer and administrator to certify to the insurance commissioner that the insurer or administrator has fully and completely complied with the cost sharing requirements during the previous calendar year.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1253
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Report Pass
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/20/25
Refer
3/10/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Enrolled
4/8/25
Passed
5/1/25
Chaptered
5/1/25
Passed
5/1/25
Child care. Provides that a granted waiver or variance expires three years after the date that the waiver or variance becomes effective. Removes the requirement that a child receiving child care from a school must be the child of a student or employee of the school. Provides that, not later than June 30, 2026, the division of family resources (division) shall establish an organizational license category for multi-site child care centers operating under one owner, and specifies obligations of the division with regard to the new license category. Provides that, subject to exceptions, certain properties may not be required to comply with a new or different set of building, fire safety, or equipment laws than were originally enforced by the department: (1) before July 1, 2025; or (2) two years after the earlier of the date of the: (A) initial inspection; or (B) plan review. Allows a child care home that was licensed to operate a Class 2 structure before July 1, 2025, to continue operating in the structure notwithstanding the building, fire safety, or equipment laws and regulations.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1254
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Cognitive training grant program. Establishes the cognitive training grant program (program) to provide grants to public and charter schools (eligible schools) to adopt and implement a cognitive training program designed to build skills in areas important to learning. Establishes the cognitive training grant program fund (fund). Provides that the department of education (department) shall develop and publish on the department's website: (1) criteria that vendors must meet to be eligible for use by eligible schools; and (2) guidelines to award grants to eligible schools. Requires the department to prepare and submit an annual report regarding the program to the governor and legislative council.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1255
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Property tax exemption for qualified veterans. Provides a property tax deduction for an individual, or the surviving spouse of an individual, who has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as individually unemployable.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1256
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
College savings tax credit. Beginning in taxable year 2026, increases the credit provided for a contribution to a college choice 529 education savings plan against a taxpayer's adjusted gross income from $1,500 to $2,500 (and from $750 to $1,250 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return), subject to other requirements.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1257
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Epilepsy foundation trust license plate. Establishes the epilepsy foundation trust license plate as a special group recognition license plate. Establishes the epilepsy foundation trust fund.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1258
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Teacher compensation. Provides that, after June 30, 2026, a school corporation shall expend an amount for teacher compensation that is not less than an amount equal to 70% (instead of 62%) of the state tuition support distributed to the school corporation during the state fiscal year. Makes conforming changes.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1259
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Campaign communications. Requires a flag that solicits a contribution or expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate to comply in certain circumstances with campaign communication requirements.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1260
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Architect or engineer review of public work. Provides that plans and specifications approved by an architect or engineer are not required for certain public work on a public building.