Indiana 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1621
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Building and public works matters. Requires a proposed rule with implementation and compliance costs of at least $1,000,000 for businesses, units, and individuals over any two year period to be authorized by legislation passed by the general assembly. Requires the state to give political subdivisions that enact certain land use policies first priority in receiving housing and housing infrastructure grants and loans. Provides that a public agency awarding a contract for a construction manager as constructor project may not take certain actions based on a bidder's, offeror's, or contractor's entering into, refusing to enter into, adhering to, or refusing to adhere to an agreement with a labor organization. Prohibits a political subdivision or agency of a political subdivision from imposing a requirement inconsistent with, in addition to, or more stringent or restrictive than the requirements of the public works statute.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1622
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Referenda on prekindergarten funding levies. Allows a county government, in each even-numbered calendar year, to impose a prekindergarten education referendum tax levy for children three and four years of age to be implemented under the guidance of an Indiana United Way entity or the early learning advisory committee, which may distribute the funds to entities that operate preschool facilities such as county governments, charter schools, private schools, churches, and other existing nonprofit preschool centers. Establishes the prekindergarten education referendum tax levy fund.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1623
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Juvenile court matters. Provides that, when a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for two or more minors or incapacitated persons who are children of a common parent, parent and child, or husband and wife, a separate petition must be filed for each minor or incapacitated person. Provides that when a separate petition is required in certain cases, the court may only charge one filing fee for the proceeding. Requires a petition for adoption to include information about the juvenile court if the child is the subject of an open or pending child in need of services (CHINS), termination of parental rights (TPR), or juvenile delinquency proceeding. Provides that the department of child services (department) shall file a notice with the juvenile court in which the open or pending CHINS or TPR proceeding was filed. Requires the department to file a report each year with the legislative council, the office of judicial administration, and the public defender council.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1624
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Veteran benefits. Increases the property tax deduction for a veteran who is totally disabled to an amount equal to 100% of the assessed value of the individual's real property (instead of $14,000). Increases certain conditional scholarship amounts awarded under the National Guard tuition supplement program fund from $5,000 to $10,000. Changes certain dates concerning when the father or mother of an applicant, who is eligible for an educational cost exemption, enlisted or otherwise initially served in the armed forces of the United States.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1625
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Prohibition on noncompete agreements. Prohibits an individual, person, or other entity from entering into a noncompete agreement after June 30, 2025.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1626
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
1/27/25
Engrossed
2/4/25
Refer
2/19/25
Report Pass
3/6/25
Enrolled
3/12/25
Passed
4/3/25
Chaptered
4/3/25
Passed
4/3/25
Child custody orders. Requires the following to be included in a custody order: (1) a trial court shall include the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the custody order is based; and (2) an appellate decision shall include the facts upon which the appellate court relied to affirm or reverse an order.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1627
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Consumer pricing information. Provides that it is a deceptive consumer sales act to display or advertise a purchase price for the subject of a consumer transaction that does not include all fees and charges other than: (1) taxes or fees imposed on the purchase by a unit of government; or (2) reasonably expected shipping or handling charges; that are required to be paid by the consumer to complete the consumer transaction.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1628
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Property development matters. Defines a "multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project" as a project that: (1) involves the siting, construction, or deployment of facilities, equipment, or infrastructure used in the generation, transmission, distribution, or storage of electricity, gases or fluids, or water; and (2) will have specified impacts on residents, businesses, or political subdivisions in more than one county in Indiana. Provides that the state is the sole regulator of the following with respect to a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project, to the extent not preempted by federal law or otherwise under the jurisdiction of a federal agency or authority: (1) The siting and construction of any electric generation facility with a capacity of at least 50 megawatts that generates electricity to be directly or indirectly used for the furnishing of public utility service. (2) The siting, construction, and deployment of all facilities, equipment, and infrastructure used in the transmission, distribution, or storage of electricity, gases or fluids, or water. Provides for the preemption of all other regulation by a political subdivision or a local authority of the siting, construction, or deployment of any facilities, equipment, or infrastructure with respect to a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project. Prohibits a political subdivision from taking specified actions concerning the siting, construction, or deployment of facilities, equipment, and infrastructure in connection with a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project. Provides that a person that seeks to locate, construct, or deploy any facilities, equipment, or infrastructure in connection with a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project is not required to obtain from a local authority a permit, or any other land use or zoning approval, with respect to the siting, construction, or deployment. Requires a unit to use data from: (1) the unit's 100 year flood map; and (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas 14; to calculate and regulate storm water runoff from a developed or undeveloped plat. Requires a plat committee to take action on a plat application, including meeting with all necessary individuals, not later than 30 days after receiving the application. Provides that if a plan commission or plat committee fails to make written findings and a decision granting or denying primary approval to a plat not later than 60 days after a public hearing, then the plat is considered to have received primary approval. Provides the following: (1) Requires an applicant for a permit or approval (applicant) to be given an extension of time if the applicant's failure to meet the application deadline was caused by unforeseen circumstances beyond the applicant's control. (2) Provides a deadline in an ordinance for commencing or completing a permitted use is tolled until two years after the conclusion of any litigation regarding the granting of the permit. (3) Establishes a timeline for review of permit applications. (4) Establishes requirements for development agreements. (5) With certain exceptions, requires the ordinances, regulations, and statutes (legal restrictions) in effect at the time a permit is entered into to continue to apply unless the development is not completed within 10 years. (6) With certain exceptions, requires the legal restrictions in effect at the time a development agreement is entered into to apply for the agreement's duration. Repeals a statute requiring the ordinances, regulations, and statutes in effect at the time a zoning permit or approval is issued to govern a development for at least three years. Moves parts of the repealed statute to other locations.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1629
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
High school history curriculum. Requires the department of education to develop curricula or approve instruction regarding the history of communism.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1630
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Cannabis legalization. Establishes a procedure for the lawful production and sale of cannabis in Indiana. Makes conforming amendments.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1631
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Real property assessments. Provides a maximum property tax liability credit for homestead property. Specifies a credit amount for certain qualified individuals and specifies the credit amount for all other homestead owners.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1632
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Health care entity mergers. Requires a health care entity that is involved in a merger or acquisition to disclose additional information. Allows the office of the attorney general to assess a health care entity with a civil penalty for noncompliance with the merger and acquisition notice.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1633
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Engrossed
2/7/25
Refer
2/18/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/8/25
Passed
4/22/25
Chaptered
4/22/25
Passed
4/22/25
Study of election issues. Requires the secretary of state to do the following: (1) Study scheduling of local elections and requiring all counties to use vote centers. (2) Conduct at least three public meetings on the topics studied. (3) Report the results of the studies to the legislative council before November 1, 2025.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1634
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
3/3/25
Refer
3/20/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Enrolled
4/9/25
Passed
5/1/25
Chaptered
5/1/25
Passed
5/1/25
Math education. Requires each school corporation and charter middle school to automatically enroll a student who meets certain conditions in a middle school advanced math course. Allows a parent of a student to opt out of automatic enrollment. Requires the department of education to submit a report to the legislative council that includes certain middle school advanced math course student percentage information. Establishes requirements regarding: (1) mathematics screening, evaluation, and intervention; and (2) teacher preparation program math curriculum and content.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1635
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Medical cannabis. Permits the use of medical cannabis by a person with a serious medical condition as determined by the person's physician and establishes a procedure for the production and distribution of medical cannabis. Makes conforming amendments.