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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE BILL No. 1226 |
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| 4 | 4 | | _____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL |
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| 6 | 6 | | Citations Affected: IC 32-31-5-8. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: Landlord pet policies. Provides that a rental agreement may |
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| 8 | 8 | | not require a tenant to declaw a cat as a condition of the rental |
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| 9 | 9 | | agreement. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Effective: July 1, 2024. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Miller K |
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| 12 | 12 | | January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2024 IN 1226—LS 6111/DI 137 Introduced |
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| 14 | 14 | | Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 15 | 15 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 16 | 16 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 17 | 17 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 19 | 19 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 21 | 21 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 23 | 23 | | between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 24 | 24 | | HOUSE BILL No. 1226 |
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| 25 | 25 | | A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning |
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| 26 | 26 | | property. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. IC 32-31-5-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "declaw" means to |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 perform, procure, or arrange for any procedure, including an |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5 onychectomy, tendonectomy, or phalangectomy, to remove or |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6 prevent the normal function of a cat's claw or claws. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7 (b) A rental agreement may not require a tenant to declaw a cat |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8 as a condition of the rental agreement. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2024 IN 1226—LS 6111/DI 137 |
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