Indiana 2025 Regular Session All Bills
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1546
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Study of establishing a law school in northwest Indiana. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate study committee the task of studying the feasibility of establishing a law school in northwest Indiana.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1547
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Motor vehicle fraud. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to: (1) apply for a driver's license or permit with the intent to transfer the license or permit to an individual not entitled to the license or permit; or (2) register or apply for a certificate of title to a motor vehicle with the intent to permit an individual not entitled to a driver's license or permit to operate the vehicle. Increases the penalty to: (1) a Level 6 felony if the offense involves at least two and less than 10 individuals or motor vehicles, or if the person uses a business organization or nonprofit organization to commit the offense; and (2) to a Level 5 felony if the offense involves at least 10 individuals or motor vehicles.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1548
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/29/25
Motor vehicle matters. Increases the penalty for operating a motor vehicle without being issued a valid driver's license. Provides that if an unlicensed driver is at fault for a vehicle accident, the driver or the registered owner of the vehicle used by the individual shall pay the insurance deductibles for any person not at fault. Provides that if an individual operates a motor vehicle without financial responsibility, a valid certificate of registration, and valid driving privileges their motor vehicle shall be impounded.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1549
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
State payment of municipal police training. Requires the law enforcement training board to pay the cost of an individual's basic training (Tier 1) course, if the individual has been hired by a city or town police department. Requires an individual to reimburse the law enforcement training board for the cost of the basic training course if the individual voluntarily resigns from the police department less than five years after being certified as a law enforcement officer.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1550
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Personal exemptions. Increases the personal exemption to $1,500 in the definition of "adjusted gross income" for a taxpayer, or, in the case of a joint return, for each spouse. Increases the exemption for dependents to $1,500. Increases the exemption to $1,500 for the spouse of the taxpayer if a separate return is made by the taxpayer and the spouse and if the spouse had no gross income for the calendar year.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1551
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Collective bargaining for construction trades. Provides that nothing in provisions concerning the right to work is intended or should be construed to change or affect certain laws in the building and construction industry, construction material production industry, building and construction suppliers industry, or construction related vendors industry.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1552
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Coverage for treatment of chronic diseases. Requires a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract to provide coverage for anti-obesity medication and intensive behavioral and lifestyle therapy.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1553
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
PFAS biosolids testing. Prohibits a person from applying biosolids, industrial waste products, or pollutant-bearing waters that contain a concentration of more than 100 parts per billion of one or more PFAS chemicals to land. Provides that a person that applies biosolids, industrial waste products, or pollutant-bearing water to land shall submit samples to the department of environmental management (department) for testing. Requires a person that applies biosolids, industrial waste products, or pollutant-bearing water to land to provide notice of the concentration of PFAS chemicals to all impacted landowners. Requires the department to test biosolids, industrial waste products, and pollutant-bearing water for PFAS chemicals. Requires the department to share data with different state agencies.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1554
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Engrossed
2/5/25
Refer
2/19/25
Report Pass
3/11/25
Enrolled
3/18/25
Passed
4/3/25
Chaptered
4/3/25
Passed
4/3/25
Driving with suspended driving privileges. Specifies that the penalty for a operating a motor vehicle while under a lifetime forfeiture of driving privileges is: (1) a Level 6 felony, if the forfeiture occurred before July 1, 2015; and (2) a Level 5 felony, if the forfeiture occurred after June 30, 2015.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1555
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Engrossed
2/14/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Enrolled
4/9/25
Passed
5/6/25
Chaptered
5/6/25
Passed
5/6/25
Licensure of foreign trained physicians. Establishes a limited medical license for individuals who: (1) have graduated from certain international medical programs; (2) obtain a health care facility sponsor in an underserved area; and (3) meet certain other criteria. Provides that a limited medical license authorizes the recipient to practice medicine only at a health care facility in an underserved area. Enables the medical licensing board of Indiana (board) to revoke a limited medical license if the recipient stops working as a physician at a health care facility in an underserved area. Provides that a limited medical license may be converted to an unlimited license. Allows the board to require a comprehensive evaluation to determine the individual's competency before issuing an unlimited medical license. Allows, until June 30, 2027, an applicant for an unlimited license to practice osteopathic medicine to take all levels of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination not later than ten years from the date the applicant first passes level 1 of the examination.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1556
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Free state park admission for veterans. Requires the department of natural resources to provide free admission to state parks to veterans with the proper identification.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1557
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Engrossed
2/5/25
Refer
2/19/25
Report Pass
3/25/25
Enrolled
4/2/25
Passed
4/30/25
Chaptered
4/30/25
Passed
4/30/25
Prescribed burning. Defines "prescribed burn". Provides for the following: (1) Requirements to be met before a person conducts a prescribed burning. (2) That a certified prescribed burn manager and a completed prescribed burn plan must be present during a prescribed burning. (3) Certain civil liability immunities related to conducting a prescribed burn and the prescribed burn certification program. (4) Under certain conditions, exemption of prescribed burning from certain local regulations. (5) That a prescribed burning and the smoke produced by the prescribed burning do not constitute a nuisance. (6) That the division of forestry shall administer the training and certification program for prescribed burning. Limits damages for injuries or losses as result of a prescribed burn to actual damages.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1558
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Engrossed
2/5/25
Refer
2/19/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Enrolled
3/26/25
Passed
4/10/25
Chaptered
4/10/25
Passed
4/10/25
Employment of minor league baseball players. Provides that a person who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and is compensated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement is excluded from the definition of "employee" for purposes of the minimum wage law. Provides that a record of daily and weekly hours and wages is not required for any person who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and is compensated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1559
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Engrossed
2/14/25
Refer
3/3/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Enrolled
3/26/25
Passed
4/16/25
Chaptered
4/16/25
Passed
4/16/25
Construction manager as constructor. Provides that when a public agency chooses to employ a construction manager as constructor (CMc) on a public works project, the applicable contract award standard for the project is "lowest and best". Increases the maximum amount of work a CMc may perform on a project from 20% of the total value of a project to 30% of the total value of a project.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1560
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Straight ticket voting. Removes a voter's option to vote for all candidates of a political party or an independent ticket at one time (straight ticket voting) in a general or municipal election. Repeals superseded statutes relating to straight ticket voting.