Indiana 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1126
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Engrossed
2/5/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/24/25
Report Pass
4/1/25
Enrolled
4/8/25
Passed
4/22/25
Chaptered
4/22/25
Passed
4/22/25
Watershed development commissions. Alters the membership of a watershed development commission board that includes the Maumee River basin (Maumee watershed development commission). Provides that a Maumee watershed development commission may take certain actions with respect to certain flood plains. Expands permitted uses for certain funds collected by a Maumee watershed development commission and establishes certain budget limits. Provides that the department of natural resources's division of water shall provide a Maumee watershed development commission with a written summary of the division's review of certain public works projects within 30 days of the review. Makes conforming changes.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1127
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Biofuel tax credits. Provides tax credits for: (1) the sale of higher ethanol blend; and (2) the: (A) sale of blended biodiesel or renewable diesel; and (B) blending of biodiesel or renewable diesel. Provides that the amount of the higher ethanol blend tax credit is $0.05 per gallon of higher ethanol blend sold at the taxpayer's fueling station. Provides that the total amount of higher ethanol blend tax credits that may be awarded for a state fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000. Provides that the amount of the tax credit for blended biodiesel or renewable diesel is computed as follows: (1) $0.05 per gallon of blended biodiesel or renewable diesel of at least 5% but not more than 10%: (A) sold at the taxpayer's fueling station; or (B) sold by a distributor directly to the final user. (2) $0.10 per gallon of blended biodiesel or renewable diesel that is more than 10% but not more than 20%: (A) sold at the taxpayer's fueling station; or (B) sold by a distributor directly to the final user. (3) $0.18 per gallon of blended biodiesel or renewable diesel that is more than 20%: (A) sold at the taxpayer's fueling station; or (B) sold by a distributor directly to the final user. (4) For a person who blends biodiesel or renewable diesel the product of: (A) $0.035; multiplied by (B) the number of gallons of blended biodiesel or renewable diesel that is more than 5% and produced by blending biodiesel or renewable diesel at a terminal located in Indiana. Provides that the tax credit for blended biodiesel or renewable diesel is refundable. Provides that the total amount of blended biodiesel or renewable diesel tax credits that may be awarded for a state fiscal year may not exceed $5,000,000.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1128
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Governance of public-private agreements. Requires a governmental body to hold a public comment hearing regarding the necessity of a qualifying project prior to issuing a request for proposal or a request for quotation for the qualifying project. After the governmental body selects the operator, but before the operator begins developing or operating the qualifying project, requires: (1) the governmental body to consult with an external entity that specializes in public financial planning; (2) the external entity to produce a report that verifies the financial feasability of the qualifying project; and (3) that the report be made available to the public. Provides that for both performance and payment bonds, the amount must be an amount not less than 100% of the cost to design and construct the qualifying project. Requires the governmental body and the operator to provide full disclosure in the public-private agreement and to the public of any imputed interest rate regarding the qualifying project. Requires the governmental body to report to the department of local government finance the amount and duration of any availability payment related to the qualifying project.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1129
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Mental health coverage by third party. Provides that if an insurer contracts with a third party for coverage of services related to the treatment of a mental illness or substance abuse, the insurer and third party shall deem a provider providing mental illness or substance abuse services as: (1) an in network provider for purposes of calculating cost sharing for a covered individual if the provider is in network for medical or surgical services under the health plan; and (2) credentialed for mental illness or substance abuse services if the provider is credentialed for medical or surgical services under the health plan.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1130
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Property tax deduction information. Requires the department of local government finance (department), in a manner determined by the department, to include on every real property tax statement educational information regarding the eligibility and procedures for the over 65 property tax deduction and for various property tax deductions available to veterans.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1131
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/28/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/20/25
Refer
3/10/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Enrolled
3/25/25
Passed
4/10/25
Chaptered
4/10/25
Passed
4/10/25
Town of Cumberland. Provides that on January 1, 2027, the town of Cumberland is an excluded city and no longer part of the consolidated city. Requires the town legislative body and the legislative body of the consolidated city and county to take any steps necessary to transition the town to an excluded city. Requires the department of local government finance to adjust property tax levies, rates, budgets, and distributive shares of local units of local government as necessary to account for the town becoming an excluded city. Provides that, after December 31, 2026, any part of the town that is included in a fire protection district on December 31, 2026, that is located in the county containing the consolidated city, shall continue to be included in the fire protection district. Provides that, after December 31, 2026, the town is liable for debt service owed by the consolidated city on December 31, 2026, in the same ratio as the assessed valuation of the property in the town bears to the assessed valuation of all property included in the consolidated city until the particular debt service is satisfied.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1132
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/27/25
Engrossed
1/31/25
Refer
2/18/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Enrolled
3/18/25
Passed
4/1/25
Chaptered
4/1/25
Passed
4/1/25
Stadium and convention building authority. Provides that the Indiana finance authority is required to provide staff support for the Indiana stadium and convention building authority board. (Current law provides that the Indiana stadium and convention building authority is required to provide staff support.)
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1133
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Cosmetology licensure compact. Establishes the cosmetology licensure compact (compact). Provides the requirements states must follow in order to participate in the compact. Provides that a cosmetologist may practice in member states so long as the cosmetologist meets certain criteria. Establishes a governing commission and sets out its powers, duties, financing, and liability. Provides various mechanisms for the member states and the governing commission to regulate the interstate practice of cosmetology. Provides for various contingencies, including the process to effect, amend, enforce, withdraw from, or terminate the compact.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1134
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Engrossed
2/18/25
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
Executive sessions. Allows meetings of a state or local agency governing body concerning the following topics to be held in executive session: (1) Employee health care options with respect to special exceptions to coverage. (2) Employee specific compensation or employment matters of individual employees (excluding general discussion of employee compensation during a budget process). (3) Employee handbook changes. (3) Review of negotiations on the performance of publicly bid contracts, when public knowledge may result in increased cost. (4) Solicitation of contract proposals containing a bidder's proprietary information.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1135
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Refer
1/13/25
Real world and finance curriculum grant funds. Establishes the real world readiness grant program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools to better prepare students for life after graduation with or without the assistance of a partnering organization. Establishes the real world readiness fund (fund). Provides a procedure for eligible schools to apply to the department of education (department) to receive a grant from the fund. Requires the department to approve organizations that may partner with an eligible school to facilitate the program. Establishes the personal financial responsibility curriculum grant program to provide grants to eligible schools to develop or adopt personal financial responsibility curriculum. Establishes the personal financial responsibility curriculum fund (financial responsibility fund). Requires the department to establish guidelines: (1) an external organization must meet to be eligible to partner with an eligible applicant; and (2) to award grants to eligible applicants. Requires applicants that receive a grant from the financial responsibility fund to report student outcomes to the department, as developed by the department.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1136
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
School corporation reorganization. Provides that, if more than 50% of students who have legal settlement in a school corporation were enrolled in a school that is not operated by the school corporation on the 2024 fall average daily membership count date, the school corporation must be dissolved and all public schools of the school corporation must be transitioned to operating as charter schools. Establishes a new governing board, requirements, and procedures regarding the dissolution and reorganization of the applicable school corporations.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1137
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
1/27/25
Engrossed
1/31/25
Refer
2/18/25
Report Pass
3/4/25
Enrolled
3/12/25
Passed
4/3/25
Chaptered
4/3/25
Passed
4/3/25
Expungement of red flag law records. Requires a court to expunge certain records related to the red flag law if the court finds that an individual is not dangerous, and permits a court to expunge certain records related to the red flag law if the court finds that an individual previously found dangerous is no longer dangerous.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1138
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Coverage for obesity treatments. Requires a state employee health plan to provide coverage for anti-obesity medication and intensive behavioral and lifestyle therapy for an eligible individual.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1139
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Expansion of produce Rx pilot grant program. Makes an appropriation to the Indiana department of health for the purpose of expanding the produce Rx pilot grant program.
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Indiana 2025 Regular Session
Indiana House Bill HB1140
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/25
Eviction assistance grant program. Establishes a grant program to provide grants to counties, cities, towns, or townships (local units) for the funding of eviction related services for tenants facing an eviction action. Authorizes local units to apply for grants. Requires the Indiana housing and community development authority to administer the grant program. Makes an appropriation.