Indiana 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1261
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Behavior analysis. Reenacts, and extends the expiration date of, the term "practitioner". Establishes a temporary license for behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts. Establishes a temporary certification for behavior technicians. Makes conforming changes.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1262
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
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.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1263
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Forfeiture of retirement benefits. Provides that particular elected officials who are convicted of a crime violating public trust forfeit state retirement benefits. Specifies exceptions.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1264
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
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, 2025, 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.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1265
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Report Pass
1/27/25
Engrossed
1/31/25
Refer
2/18/25
Condemnation of Hoosier homestead property. Establishes the Hoosier homestead program administered by the Indiana state department of agriculture to commemorate and maintain a registry of farms owned by the same family for at least 100 years. Provides that if a condemnation action involves the taking of a fee simple interest in a Hoosier homestead: (1) the property owner is entitled to testify at a hearing conducted by the appropriate municipal or county legislative body; and (2) the legislative body must approve the condemnation for the condemnation to proceed. Provides that only the portion of a farm that satisfies the familial ownership and other requirements receives the Hoosier homestead designation and is subject to the provisions regarding eminent domain. Requires all property taxes to be paid up to date to be registered as a Hoosier homestead property or to renew registration as a Hoosier homestead property.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1266
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Statute of limitations for certain sex crimes. Allows the prosecution of Level 1 and Level 2 felony sex offenses to be commenced at any time. Makes conforming changes.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1267
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Statute of limitations. Allows for the prosecution of: (1) child molesting to be commenced before the date the alleged victim reaches 51 years of age; and (2) rape to be commenced within 15 years after the commission of the offense.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1268
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
DNR study of ground water resources. Requires the department of natural resources (department) to study certain information pertaining to ground water and water withdrawals. Provides that the department shall, not later than October 1, 2025, provide the legislative council a report of its findings.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1269
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Indiana economic development corporation. Provides for appointment to the board of the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) of two nonvoting, advisory members who are members of the general assembly. Requires the IEDC, before purchasing land that exceeds 100 acres in a county, to first give notice to the county or municipality, or both, in which the land is located not later than 30 days before the closing date for the purchase. Specifies additional procedures that the IEDC must take when acquiring land. Requires the IEDC to establish a mechanism to track the impacts of economic development projects based on: (1) wages paid to employees; and (2) financial impacts to local governments. Sets forth the information required to be reported on the tracking mechanism, which must be updated quarterly and posted quarterly on the IEDC's transparency portal. Requires the IEDC to provide an annual report of the information reported on the tracking mechanism and other information related to economic development to the general assembly. Requires the IEDC to dedicate at least 5% of the funds appropriated to the IEDC for economic development purposes in state fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for economic development projects located in communities that meet specified criteria.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1270
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
State revenue and expenditure information. Requires the department of state revenue (department) to, within a reasonable time after the filing of an Indiana tax return by a taxpayer, issue a letter in hard copy form to every taxpayer who: (1) filed an Indiana tax return for the previous taxable year; and (2) had a state tax liability of at least $1 for the previous taxable year. Provides that the letter must not exceed two pages and must include: (1) the amount of total state income tax the taxpayer remitted for the previous taxable year; (2) information regarding any change to the state income tax rate that occurred over the previous two taxable years; (3) a summary, categorized by revenue source, of income tax revenues received by the state during the previous taxable year; (4) a summary, categorized by expenditure type, of expenditures funded by income tax revenues during the previous taxable year; (5) a proportional categorized breakdown showing an estimate of how the taxpayer's income tax dollars remitted for the previous taxable year were or will be spent; and (6) any other objective information the department determines appropriate in helping to educate the taxpayer about the state's budget, spending, or fiscal wellness. Requires the state comptroller to provide the department assistance with any data or records necessary for the department to prepare the letter.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1271
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Indiana welcome signs. Requires the Indiana department of transportation to include the state motto or slogan, "The Crossroads of America", or the variation "Crossroads of America", on the face of a welcome sign installed at an entry point to Indiana on an interstate, a highway, a street, or a road.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1272
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Report Pass
2/3/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Enrolled
4/2/25
Passed
5/1/25
Chaptered
5/1/25
Passed
5/1/25
Commission, committee, and board administration. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2027, and July 1 biennially thereafter, a committee that: (1) is established by the Indiana Code; (2) contains at least one member of the general assembly; (3) is authorized to exist for at least two years; and (4) does not have any reporting requirement to the executive branch, judicial branch, or the general assembly; shall submit a report to the executive director of the legislative services agency for review by the interim committee on government. Provides that the report shall describe: (1) official action taken; and (2) actionable items considered by the committee during the preceding two years. Provides, that in even-numbered years, the interim committee on government shall review the reports. Repeals the sepsis treatment guideline task force. Provides that the statutes creating the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact (compact) expire July 1, 2026. Requires the governor to give notice to each state, if any, that is a party to the compact that the state of Indiana is withdrawing from the compact. Requires the governor to certify before January 1, 2026, with respect to the compact, that notice either: (1) has been given regarding Indiana's withdrawal from the compact; or (2) was not required to be given because there are no other party states to which to give notice. Makes conforming amendments.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1273
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Engrossed
2/5/25
Refer
2/18/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Enrolled
3/31/25
Passed
5/1/25
Chaptered
5/1/25
Passed
5/1/25
Child welfare task force. Establishes the child welfare task force (task force) to study specified topics regarding child welfare services in Indiana. Requires the task force to submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, and not later than October 15, 2027, for review by the interim study committee on child services.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1274
Refer
1/13/25
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Health finance matters. Adds capital projects, technology upgrades, and operational expenses for certain county hospitals to the definition of "public safety" for purposes of local income tax revenue use. Increases the maximum local income tax that may be imposed in certain counties if a tax rate is adopted for purposes related to certain hospitals located in the county. Establishes the rural hospital clinically integrated network grant program to provide grants to rural hospital clinically integrated networks. Establishes the Indiana rural hospital and critical health care services fund (rural health care services fund) for the purpose of awarding grants to certain rural hospitals. Provides that the Indiana department of health (state department) administers the rural health care services fund. Establishes the following: (1) The health workforce student loan repayment program (program). (2) The health workforce advisory board (advisory board). (3) The health workforce student loan repayment program fund (repayment program fund) for the purpose of providing funds to repay outstanding student loans of certain health providers who meet the program requirements. Provides that the state department shall administer the program and repayment program fund. Establishes: (1) the imposition of fees at the time a license is issued or renewed for certain health profession licenses; and (2) qualifications to receive a student loan repayment award under the program. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, the state department and each board included in the program may award a student loan repayment to an eligible applicant who is a provider licensed by the board. Provides that money in the repayment program fund is continuously appropriated. Repeals provisions concerning the following: (1) The primary care physician loan forgiveness program. (2) The mental health services development programs. (3) The dental underserved area and minority recruitment program. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying topics related to the rural health care services fund. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate study committee the task of studying certain topics related to health care services.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1275
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Report Pass
1/21/25
Engrossed
1/31/25
Refer
2/18/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Enrolled
4/16/25
Passed
5/1/25
Chaptered
5/1/25
Passed
5/1/25
Alcohol and tobacco commission matters. Makes the following changes: (1) Expands the purpose of the Richard D. Doyle tobacco education and enforcement fund. (2) Amends type II gambling game prize limits to include sports themed gaming. (3) Replaces a reference in the definition of a "Type II gambling game" to an Indiana gaming commission memorandum with a substantive definition. (4) Eliminates the requirement that a farm winery or artisan distiller annually submit excise tax returns to the alcohol and tobacco commission (ATC). (5) Removes a phrase that requires an e-liquid to contain nicotine to be considered a "tobacco product" under provisions concerning tobacco sales certificates. (6) Amends local alcoholic beverage board members' duties to reflect electronic record keeping. (7) Requires an employee or contractor who controls entry into age restricted premises or otherwise checks an individual's proof of age to complete alcohol server training. (8) Prohibits the ATC from issuing an alcoholic beverage permit unless a person has on file with the ATC a verified list containing the name and address of each person or entity: (A) with actual authority to direct or control the operation of the permit; and (B) holding at least a 5% (instead of 2%) interest in the permit and the business conducted, or to be conducted, under it. (9) Prohibits charging an individual a cover fee to access unlimited alcoholic beverages. Allows the sale of event packages. (10) Replaces, in statutes regarding unlawful sales to minors, references to "tobacco", "e-liquid", or "electronic cigarette" with the inclusive term "tobacco product". (11) Allows a person to participate electronically in an online auction or raffle but requires alcoholic beverage prizes to be collected in person. (12) Modifies the insurance coverage requirements that apply to specified permit holders. (13) Allows specified local government entities to permit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas if a person that has an agreement to act as concessionaire for the permitted premises applies for and secures the necessary permits. (14) Establishes requirements regarding permittee donations to qualified organizations that are permittees conducting an event. (15) Prohibits, with exceptions, the sale, use, and distribution of flavored nitrous oxide. Repeals statutes that do the following: (1) Allow the ATC to require registration of alcoholic beverage brands and other information used in advertising. (2) Require attachment of an identification marker to a keg at the time of sale. (3) Make it a Class C misdemeanor to transport an alcoholic beverage to a retailer or dealer on a Sunday.