Indiana 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0071
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report on mobile credentials. Requires the commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicles to include an update on the status of the development of a secure and uniform system to issue mobile credentials in the report for the interim study committee on roads and transportation.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0072
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Therapist immunity from professional discipline. Provides that the behavioral health and human services licensing board may not impose disciplinary sanctions against a practitioner if the basis of the licensing complaint is retaliatory against the practitioner for testifying in a child custody proceeding, a child in need of services proceeding, or a termination of parent-child relationship proceeding.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0073
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/28/25
Engrossed
2/4/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/8/25
Passed
5/6/25
Chaptered
5/6/25
Passed
5/6/25
Sale of utility trailers. Amends the definition of "motor vehicle" for purposes of dealer services provisions governing unfair practices and the succession to franchise by designated family members. Amends the definition of "trailer" for certain instances. Specifies that the requirement that a dealer have an established place of business does not apply to a dealer selling trailers, unless the dealer is required to be licensed for any other purpose. Provides that a dealer selling trailers does not have to file certain information with the secretary of state.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0074
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/14/25
Engrossed
1/29/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Enrolled
3/21/25
Passed
4/3/25
Chaptered
4/3/25
Passed
4/3/25
Extension of lifeline law immunity. Provides that an individual who is: (1) reasonably believed to be suffering from a health condition which is the direct result of alcohol consumption; and (2) assisted by a person who requested emergency medical assistance for the individual; is immune from prosecution for certain crimes.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0080
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/9/25
Engrossed
1/22/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Enrolled
3/17/25
Passed
5/6/25
Chaptered
5/6/25
Passed
5/6/25
Code publication. Makes Indiana Code publication amendments. Repeals and relocates specific Indiana Code definitions chapters for organization of the defined terms by alphabetical order and to provide for future expansion of the chapters. Makes conforming cross-reference updates. Makes technical amendments to remove tabulation designations from the certain criminal law and procedure sections for consistency with similar statutes and to streamline amendment of those sections. Resolves technical conflicts between various enrolled acts passed during the 2025 legislative session.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0091
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Grooming. Provides that a person at least 18 years of age commits sexual grooming, a Class A misdemeanor, if the person, with the intent to prepare or condition the child for future sexual activity, communicates with a child less than 14 years of age concerning sexual activity. Increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the grooming is committed by using a computer network, and to a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior conviction for a sex offense. Renames the offense of inappropriate communication with a child "sexual grooming", and increases the penalty to: (1) a Class A misdemeanor for the base offense; (2) a Level 6 felony if the offense is committed by using a computer network; and (3) a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior conviction for a sex offense.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0092
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Sex offenses. Prohibits plea agreements concerning: (1) promotion of child sexual trafficking; (2) promotion of sexual trafficking of a younger child; (3) child sexual trafficking; or (4) child solicitation; if a term of the plea agreement requires the prosecuting attorney to dismiss a charge in exchange for the defendant's agreement to plead guilty to a less serious offense. Adds facilities that provide entertainment exclusively directed toward children to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer, and increases the penalty for the offense of unlawful employment by a sexual predator to a Level 4 felony, with an enhancement to a Level 3 felony if the person has a prior conviction based on the violation of a condition of sex offender registration. Provides that a sexually violent predator or an offender against children who knowingly or intentionally is present at a facility that provides entertainment exclusively directed toward children commits attendance at a juvenile entertainment facility by a sex offender, a Level 4 felony, with an enhancement to a Level 3 felony if the person has a prior conviction based on the violation of a condition of sex offender registration.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0093
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Common construction wage. Requires any firm, individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that is awarded a contract, after June 30, 2025, by the state, a political subdivision, or a municipal corporation for the construction of a public work, and any subcontractor of the construction, to pay a scale of wages that is not less than the common construction wage. Establishes a process for determining the common construction wage. Provides that a contractor or subcontractor who knowingly fails to pay the common construction wage commits a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that a public work project may not be artificially divided into two or more projects to avoid the application of the common construction wage requirements. Provides that a person who unlawfully divides a public work project commits a Class A infraction. Repeals a chapter regarding the effect of the repeal of the common construction wage statute by legislation enacted in 2015 and a chapter regarding wage scales for public works projects. Makes corresponding changes.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0094
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
4/1/25
Enrolled
4/10/25
Refer
4/10/25
Alcohol and gaming matters. Provides that the state lottery commission shall not operate or authorize the operation of a lottery courier service. Requires the state lottery commission to adopt rules regarding the bulk purchase of lottery products. Allows a wine dealer that is not a package liquor store to deliver wine to a customer's residence or office. Provides three-way permits, subject to certain conditions, to the city of Warsaw and the town of Syracuse. Increases the number of gallons of liquor an artisan distiller may produce in a calendar year from 20,000 gallons to 30,000 gallons. Allows the holder of an artisan distiller's permit to manufacture liquor for another holder of an artisan distiller's permit if certain conditions are met. Provides that a municipality may not require a designated permittee or vendor within a designated refreshment area to purchase containers for alcoholic beverages from a certain vendor.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0095
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/28/25
Engrossed
2/4/25
Refer
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Enrolled
3/21/25
Passed
4/3/25
Chaptered
4/3/25
Passed
4/3/25
Law enforcement training cost reimbursement. Allows the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision (public employer) to be reimbursed for the costs of employing and training a law enforcement officer by a public employer that subsequently employs the officer. Provides that the reimbursement amount decreases over time and is eliminated three years after the officer is certified by the law enforcement training board to act as an officer. Allows a public employer to require, as a condition of hiring, that the individual enter into a contract or agreement to reimburse the public employer for employment and training costs, if the individual is subsequently hired by a private or governmental employer that is not defined by statute as a public employer.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0096
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Engrossed
2/19/25
Refer
3/3/25
Pharmacist administration of immunizations. Allows a pharmacist to administer an immunization that is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and approved by federal Food and Drug Administration to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met. (Current law allows a pharmacist to administer specified immunizations to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met.) Authorizes the commissioner of the Indiana department of health to remove during the legislative interim a vaccination from the list of vaccinations otherwise recommended and approved by the federal government. Provides that the commissioner's removal of the vaccination from the list is effective until the date that the general assembly adjourns sine die in the ensuing calendar year.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0097
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Utility disconnections and customer data reports. Beginning January 1, 2026, provides that from June 21 through September 23 (in addition to the period from December 1 through March 15, under current law) of any year, an electric or gas utility may not terminate residential electric or gas service for an individual who is eligible for and has applied for assistance from a home energy assistance program administered by the lieutenant governor. Amends the same section of the Indiana Code as follows: (1) Prohibits an electric, gas, or water utility from terminating service for any residential customer on any of the following days: (A) A Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. (B) A legal holiday. (C) Any day, or after noon on the day preceding any day, during which customer service representatives of the utility are not available to respond to customer inquiries during regular business hours. (2) Strikes a provision that authorizes the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to establish a reasonable rate of interest that a utility may charge on the unpaid balance of a delinquent customer bill. (3) Prohibits an electric, gas, or water utility from charging or collecting a deposit or reconnection fee as a condition of, or in connection with, restoring service to a residential customer after a termination of service for nonpayment. Requires the IURC to amend, not later than December 31, 2025, its administrative rules as necessary to conform the rules to these provisions. Requires a utility to: (1) amend its residential tariffs as necessary to conform the tariffs to these provisions; and (2) file with the IURC a petition for approval of each amended tariff; not later than June 15, 2025. Requires a utility that: (1) is under the jurisdiction of the IURC for the approval of rates and charges; and (2) provides residential electric, natural gas, water, or wastewater utility service at retail to customers and low income customers in Indiana; to report to the IURC on a quarterly basis certain data concerning customer accounts and low income customer accounts. Provides that the first reports submitted to the IURC must include the required information with respect to the third calendar quarter of 2025. Provides that: (1) a utility shall report all required information in the aggregate and in a manner that does not identify individual customers and low income customers; and (2) the IURC may not require utilities to disclose confidential and proprietary business information without adequate protection of the information. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Provides that, beginning in 2026, the IURC shall annually compile and summarize the information received from utilities for the previous calendar year and include the summary in the IURC's annual report.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0098
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Possession of fentanyl test strips. Provides that the possession of a fentanyl test strip is not a crime.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0099
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Township shelter assistance. Amends the definition of "shelter" to include any other form of dwelling accommodation that the township trustee determines is safe, decent, and sanitary.
IN
Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana Senate Bill SB0100
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Local regulation of wages and benefits. Repeals certain provisions prohibiting a unit from establishing minimum wage or employee benefit standards.