Bills & Legislation

Sexual assault victims' rights.

Requires law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys to annually submit certain information concerning sexual assault to the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute). Requires the institute to annually submit a report to the state sexual assault response team (team) summarizing the information. Provides certain procedural protections for victims of sexual assault, including the rights guaranteed to a victim as they relate to: (1) the collection and analysis of sexual assault forensic evidence from the victim; (2) a victim's ability to obtain a copy of a law enforcement report concerning the sexual assault; and (3) legal procedures provided to protect a victim during a legal proceeding. Requires specified information to be included in the statewide sexual assault examination tracking system. Requires the team to study best practices and make recommendations concerning sexual assault response and victims' rights. Requires the team, not later than May 31, 2027, to report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly, the governor, and the attorney general.

Victoria Garcia WilburnDemocrat

Prohibited food ingredients.

Prohibits the use of various food additives in Indiana.

Zach PayneRepublican

Conservation of agricultural land.

Establishes an agricultural land protection program (program) to allow the state or a county fiscal body to purchase agricultural conservation easements throughout the state and also acquire agricultural conservation easements by gift, bequest, or devise. Provides that the Indiana state department of agriculture (department) may receive and hold agricultural conservation easements acquired under the program or by gift, bequest, or devise. Establishes the Indiana land protection board to administer the program in coordination with the department. Establishes the agricultural conservation easement fund to provide funding for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements throughout the state. Makes an appropriation.

Kendell CulpRepublican

Regulation of child care centers.

Allows a provider to remain eligible to receive a voucher payment until a final determination is made that the provider's license or eligibility is no longer in good standing. Provides that a child care center is exempt from licensure if the child care center complies with all of the requirements for child care ministries, including registration. Makes conforming changes.

Ethan ManningRepublican

Social media use by minors.

Provides that a social media service may not allow an Indiana resident who is a minor to hold an account with the social media service unless the social media service receives written consent to the minor's use of the social media service from the minor's parent or guardian. Requires a social media service to configure the account of a registered user that the social media service knows, or reasonably should know, is: (1) a minor; and (2) an Indiana resident; in a specified manner. Provides that a social media service that violates these provisions is subject to: (1) an enforcement action by the attorney general; and (2) a civil action by the parent or guardian of the minor with regard to whom the violation pertains. Provides for restrictions on the retention, use, and collection of personal information for purposes of age verification by a social media service and provides that a social media service is subject to a civil action by an individual with regard to whom the social media service violates the restrictions.

Joanna KingRepublican

Unborn children.

Modifies the definition of "human being" in the criminal code to include an unborn child. Removes applicability language concerning certain abortions in the wrongful death or injury of a child statutes. Clarifies the duress defense relating to culpability. Repeals the section that provides that the homicide chapter does not apply to certain abortions. Removes language from the murder, manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter statutes regarding intentionally killing a fetus. Repeals the crime of feticide. Repeals the section that concerns the applicability of certain crimes related to abortion, the termination of a pregnancy, or the killing of a fetus. Provides that the homicide and battery chapters apply to a victim who is an unborn child.

Lorissa SweetRepublican

Registration of recovery residences.

Requires the owner of a recovery residence to register with the division of mental health and addiction (division). Sets forth the requirements for registration. Requires the division to post a list of registered recovery residences on the division's public website and include certain information concerning each recovery residence. Requires the division to adopt rules concerning: (1) the investigation of certain complaints; (2) the issuance, revocation, and denial of a registration; and (3) any rules necessary to implement these provisions. Allows the division to contract with a nonprofit organization that specializes in recovery residences to administer the registration of recovery residences.

Chris CampbellDemocrat

Affirming that the American Dream belongs to all of us.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION affirming that the American Dream belongs to all of us.

Cherrish PryorDemocrat

Discrimination in providing financial services.

Prohibits a financial services provider from discriminating in providing financial services to a consumer by using a social credit score as a basis for directly or indirectly: (1) declining to provide to the consumer full and equal access to one or more financial services; or (2) providing the consumer with one or more financial services on less favorable terms and conditions than would otherwise apply to the consumer if a social credit score were not used. Defines "social credit score" for purposes of these provisions. Specifies that the term does not include an analysis that involves a financial services provider's evaluation of any quantifiable risks of a consumer's participation in certain business activities or business associations, if the analysis is based on impartial, financial risk based standards that are: (1) established in advance; and (2) publicly disclosed to customers and potential customers; by the financial services provider. Provides that if a financial services provider refuses to provide, terminates, or restricts one or more financial services with respect to a consumer, the consumer may request from the financial services provider a statement of the specific reasons constituting the basis for the refusal, termination, or restriction. Provides that a financial services provider that receives such a request shall transmit to the consumer a written statement setting forth the specific reasons constituting the basis for the refusal, termination, or restriction. Sets forth requirements regarding the: (1) content of; and (2) means and time frame for submitting; a request or statement under these provisions. Provides that a violation of these provisions constitutes a deceptive act that is actionable under the deceptive consumer sales act only by the attorney general. Provides that a consumer aggrieved by a violation of these provisions may bring a civil action (including a class action) for damages, injunctive relief, or both.

Andrew IrelandRepublican

Assessment of community land trust property.

Provides for the true tax value of land and improvements in a community land trust for purposes of property tax assessment.

Maureen BauerDemocrat

Appropriation for psilocybin research.

Makes an appropriation from the state general fund to the therapeutic psilocybin research fund.

Justin MoedDemocrat

ESOP linked deposit program.

Requires the treasurer of state (treasurer) to establish and administer a program to assist Indiana companies in obtaining financing from a financial institution for the purchase of company shares by an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Allows the treasurer and a financial institution to enter into an agreement under which: (1) the treasurer places a certificate of deposit (CD) with the financial institution at not more than 3% below the comparable Treasury Bill rate; (2) the financial institution makes a loan to a company at a reduced percentage rate of interest that corresponds to the CD's reduced rate of interest; and (3) the rate of interest of both the loan and the certificate of deposit move in tandem for the duration of the loan term.

Jake TeshkaRepublican

Firefighting apparatus lights.

Allows a firefighting apparatus owned or operated by a political subdivision or volunteer fire department to be equipped with signal lamps that are capable of displaying flashing, rotating, or oscillating beams of red and blue lights. (Current law allows a firefighting apparatus to display red or red and white lights.)

Michael YoungRepublican

Audit of state agencies.

Requires the legislative council to oversee the audit, by an independent public accounting firm, of all accounts, financial affairs, and compliance related matters of all state agencies. Requires the legislative council to direct the legislative services agency to issue requests for proposals for an independent public accounting firm or firms, as necessary, to audit the state agencies. Requires the legislative council to determine which and how many state agencies will be audited each year. Requires the legislative council to provide notice to a state agency that will be subject to audit 30 days prior to the audit. Provides that the legislative council may not authorize a subsequent audit of a state agency until all state agencies have been audited at least once. Provides that when all of the state agencies have been audited at least once, the legislative council may determine which and how many agencies will be audited annually for each calendar year thereafter on a random basis. Provides that the legislative council may authorize a subsequent audit of a state agency that the legislative council determines to be high risk. Requires the legislative council to determine the scope of an audit during the request for proposal process. Lists the state agencies that are subject to audit. Requires the legislative council to publish the results of the audit of each state agency on the general assembly's website.

James TomesRepublican

Veterans service officers.

Defines "qualified part-time service officer". Establishes the county service officer grant fund to provide grants to counties for salaries for county service officers, including qualified part-time service officers. Requires the Indiana department of veterans' affairs commission (commission) to adopt rules establishing minimum annual salaries that a county must pay for county service officers, including qualified part-time service officers, in order for the county to receive a grant. Provides that the Indiana department of veterans' affairs (department) shall administer the fund. Requires a county or city service officer appointed or employed after June 30, 2025, to be accredited by the National Association of County Service Officers. Requires each county to appoint a county service officer. (Current law provides that a county may appoint a county service officer.) Requires a county that does not contain a consolidated city to employ: (1) a full-time service officer or two qualified part-time service officers if the county has at least 5,000 veterans residing in the county; and (2) an additional qualified part-time service officer for each additional 2,500 veterans. Requires a county containing a consolidated city to hire at least one full-time service officer or two qualified part-time service officers for each 10,000 veterans residing in the county. Requires that a county or city service officer appointed or employed before July 1, 2025, must be accredited by the National Association of County Service Officers before July 1, 2027. Makes an appropriation.

Fady QaddouraDemocrat

Threatening leafleting.

Creates the crime of threatening leafleting, a Class A misdemeanor, and provides a penalty enhancement.

Greg GoodeRepublican

Immigration matters.

Clarifies that the enforcement of federal immigration laws may be carried out by federal, state, or local law enforcement. Removes the mens rea standard in the statute concerning governmental entities or postsecondary institutions violating the citizenship and immigration status information and enforcement of federal laws. Provides that a governmental body that has the custody of an individual who is the subject of an immigration detainer request shall: (1) provide the judge authorized to grant or deny the individual's release on bail notice that the individual is subject to an immigration detainer request; (2) record in the individual's case file that the individual is subject to an immigration detainer request; (3) comply with the immigration detainer request; and (4) inform the individual that the individual is being held pursuant to an immigration detainer request. Provides immunity to a governmental body or an employee of a governmental body for any action taken concerning an immigration detainer request. Provides that if the attorney general determines that probable cause exists that a governmental entity has not complied with an immigration detention request, the attorney general may: (1) issue a cease and desist order; (2) bring a court action to enjoin an action or practice constituting a violation of an immigration detention request or compel compliance with the immigration detention request; and (3) impose a civil penalty for noncompliance with an immigration detention request. Provides that if the attorney general determines a governmental body did not comply with an immigration detention order, upon the advice of the attorney general, the governor may order that state funding and grants be withheld from the governmental body. Requires a judge, who receives notice that an individual is subject to an immigration detainer request, to ensure that the notice of the immigration detainer request is recorded in the court's record. Requires a judge to report to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency an individual who has been convicted in the judge's court of a felony or misdemeanor.

Eric KochRepublican

Public safety and noncitizen crimes.

Increases the penalty for operating a motor vehicle without having ever received a driver's license to: (1) a Level 6 felony if the crime results in serious bodily injury to another person; and (2) a Level 5 felony if the crime results in catastrophic injury or death to another person. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to permit an individual who has never received a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle if the person who owns the vehicle knows that the individual has never received a license. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to 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, and increases the penalty to: (1) a Level 6 felony if the offense involves at least two but less than 10 individuals, or if the person uses a business or nonprofit organization to commit the offense; and (2) a Level 5 felony if the offense involves at least 10 individuals. Requires the prosecuting attorney of each judicial circuit to collect certain information relating to crimes committed by noncitizens and to transmit this information to the attorney general. Requires a court, when sentencing a noncitizen convicted of a crime, to order custody of the noncitizen to be transferred to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) upon completion of the sentence, unless another jurisdiction has a hold on the individual due to criminal charges or a conviction.

Eric KochRepublican

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.

Jim LucasRepublican

State sexual assault response team.

Provides the state sexual assault response team (team) is established within the criminal justice institute. Requires the team to meet quarterly through July 1, 2027. Requires the team to evaluate local sexual assault response teams, to determine best practices, to evaluate sexual assault training, and to make recommendations.

Becky CashRepublican

Various gaming matters.

Authorizes the lottery commission to operate the sale of draw games and eInstant games over the Internet. Requires the lottery commission to adopt rules concerning the bulk purchase of lottery products. Provides that certain lottery records are confidential. Provides that the lottery commission may authorize and regulate courier services, including for the delivery of draw games and eInstant games over the Internet. Sets forth certain conditions for the transfer of surplus revenue to the pension stabilization fund, supplemental allowance reserve accounts, and the pension relief fund. Requires the surplus revenue after the required transfers have been made to be set aside by the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system to be distributed to the county treasurer of each county that does not have a riverboat in the same proportions that excess wagering taxes set aside for revenue sharing for riverboats are distributed. Requires a political subdivision that is served by a volunteer fire department to contribute at least $300 annually to the public employees' defined contribution plans of eligible members of the volunteer fire department. Lists other permissible uses for shared revenue derived from surplus lottery taxes. Creates the digital lottery retail incentive program fund (digital lottery fund). Requires the lottery commission to deposit 2% of the net digital lottery sales each calendar quarter into the digital lottery fund. Requires the commission to develop a payment program that directly compensates retailers that participate in the promotion and success of digital lottery games. Establishes the Indiana responsible gaming and problem gambling services program (program). Requires the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to develop and administer the program. Establishes the Indiana responsible gaming and problem gambling services program fund (fund). Provides for uses of money in the fund. Requires a licensed owner, an operating agent, and a permit holder to pay fees to be deposited in the fund and used for purposes of the program. Provides that an individual applying for an occupational license to perform duties that do not relate to gaming on the premises of a riverboat or racetrack is not disqualified due to a conviction for a felony if the position or occupation will not have access to the gaming floor and gaming systems. Provides that the commission: (1) has the sole authority to license entities to conduct activities authorized under certain gaming provisions; and (2) may not limit the number of qualified entities licensed under those provisions. Allows the commission and the alcohol and tobacco commission to deny a license or endorsement in specified instances. Prohibits a certificate holder or vendor from accepting wagers on the outcome of an election. Increases, from 9.5% to 20%, the sports wagering tax rate for each wager placed using a mobile device. Specifies that the sports wagering tax rate remains 9.5% for each wager placed within a licensed facility. Modifies a sports wagering provision concerning child support to apply to a vendor. Authorizes the following persons to conduct interactive gaming: (1) A licensed owner of a riverboat. (2) An operating agent operating a riverboat in a historic hotel district. (3) A permit holder conducting gambling games at the permit holder's racetrack. (4) An Indian tribe that meets certain requirements. Provides for the licensure of persons providing services and equipment for managing and conducting interactive gaming. Specifies requirements for the conduct of interactive gaming. Imposes an adjusted gross receipts tax ranging from 22% to 30% on interactive gaming. Provides for distributions to support the horse racing industry and revenue sharing to cities and counties in which casinos are operated. Requires the alcohol and tobacco commission to provide a training module for alcoholic beverage servers who work at establishments that offer type II gaming. Enhances the voluntary exclusion programs. Voids a provision in a horse racing commission's order. Prohibits a sports wagering certificate holder or vendor from allowing, conducting or participating in any false or misleading advertising concerning its sports wagering operations. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor if a person operates a lottery courier service without the written permission of the commission. Repeals the program gaming fees chapter. Requires the commission to make rules concerning state universities and sports gaming data. Includes gambling services under the responsible gaming and problem gambling services program in a provision concerning mental health and addiction treatment services provided to individuals who have entered the criminal justice system as a felon or with a prior felony conviction. Makes an appropriation. Makes conforming and technical changes.

Ethan ManningRepublican

Tax credit for employer guard and reserve expenses.

Establishes a tax credit for a taxpayer that employs a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the Indiana National Guard. Requires the taxpayer to submit certain information to the department of state revenue to claim the credit.

Rodney PolDemocrat

Prevention of chronic wasting disease.

Allows the department of natural resources and the state board of animal health to establish a pilot program to combat chronic wasting disease in deer.

Robert MorrisRepublican

Historic sites.

Establishes the division of historic sites (division) in the department of natural resources. Transfers management of historic sites from the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation to the division. Makes conforming changes. Makes an appropriation.

Jean LeisingRepublican

Weather and the environment.

Prohibits a person who has the intent of affecting the intensity of sunlight, temperature, or weather from discharging a chemical or apparatus into the atmosphere, except in certain circumstances. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.

Scott AlexanderRepublican

Property tax rate freeze.

Provides a calculation to be used in determining the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy and resulting tax rate for taxes first due and payable in 2026 and 2027, to cap the increase in the levy and tax rates based on a ratio comparison of each civil taxing unit's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy to net assessed value in 2025.

Mike GaskillRepublican

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.

Dan DernulcRepublican

Coverage of orthotic and prosthetic devices.

Sets forth requirements for coverage of orthotic devices and prosthetic devices by a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract. Requires, not later than October 1, 2026, the state personnel department, an insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization to submit a report to the insurance commissioner regarding the total number of claims and the total amount of claims paid for orthotic devices and prosthetic devices during the preceding plan year. Requires the insurance commissioner to: (1) aggregate the data received in the reports regarding coverage of orthotic devices and prosthetic devices; and (2) report the aggregated data, not later than December 1, 2026, to the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that consider insurance matters. Makes corresponding changes.

Andrea HunleyDemocrat

Relocation of riverboat gambling operation.

Provides that the licensed owner of the riverboat located in the city of Rising Sun (licensed owner) may relocate gaming operations to a casino in the city of New Haven if certain conditions are met. Requires the licensed owner to pay a fee of $50,000,000 if the licensed owner sells or transfers the licensed owner's interest in the licensed owner's license within five years of the approval of relocation. Provides for distribution of supplemental wagering tax revenue and wagering tax revenue after the relocation of gaming operations. Establishes the together for tomorrow commission (commission). Specifies members to the commission. Specifies the purposes of the commission.

Andy Zay

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. Increases the amount of time that a voter may remain in the voting booth at a general, municipal, or special election, from four minutes to seven minutes.

Mike GaskillRepublican

Hospital charity care.

Specifies charity care that certain nonprofit hospitals and county hospitals must provide concerning patients.

Fady QaddouraDemocrat

Rights of public safety officers.

Permits a public safety officer to bring a claim against a police department or fire department for a violation of the rights of public safety officers.

Gary ByrneRepublican

Driving privilege cards.

Provides that an individual who is an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to obtain driving privileges. Sets forth the requirements to obtain a driving privilege card. Provides that a driving privilege card may not be used as identification for any state or federal purpose (other than to confer driving privileges), for the purpose of voting, or to verify employment. Requires an individual who holds a driving privilege card and operates a motor vehicle to verify and continuously maintain financial responsibility on any motor vehicle operated by the individual who holds the driving privilege card in the amount required by law. Provides that the bureau of motor vehicles may not disclose certain information unless presented with a lawful court order or judicial warrant. Requires an applicant for a driving privilege card or driving privilege card renewal to sign up for selective service. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to submit an annual report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation. Makes conforming amendments. Makes technical corrections.

Blake DoriotRepublican

Medicaid funding.

Makes changes in Medicaid payment formulas and assessment of the hospital assessment fee. Extends the law governing the hospital assessment fee to June 30, 2027. Authorizes a managed care organization assessment fee.

Brad BarrettRepublican

Onsite wastewater industry registry.

Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, an individual may not engage in onsite sewage system service of a residential onsite sewage system in Indiana unless the individual registers with the board of registration for onsite wastewater professionals (board) as an onsite wastewater professional. Requires the board to adopt management rules to implement the registration program and to maintain a public registry of registered onsite wastewater professionals.

Cory CriswellRepublican

Emergency ambulance services.

Specifies that emergency medical services, including emergency ambulance services, are essential services in Indiana. Specifies that the provision of emergency medical services is an essential purpose of political subdivisions. Requires the county commissioners of each county to: (1) identify areas that are unserved by emergency ambulance services; and (2) provide emergency ambulance services to the areas by establishing a county emergency ambulance service, contracting with a public, private, or nonprofit provider of emergency ambulance services, or by any other available means.

Timothy O'BrienRepublican

Sessions of the general assembly.

Changes the legislative session cycle beginning in 2026 to: (1) eliminate the second regular session of the general assembly; and (2) require a regular session of the general assembly to adjourn sine die not later than May 15 of any odd-numbered year thereafter. Makes technical and conforming changes.

James BuckRepublican

Registration of professional engineers.

Provides a new pathway to registration as a professional engineer for an individual with at least 25 years of engineering experience who also passes the required examination on the individual's first attempt.

Rick NiemeyerRepublican

Compensation for business losses.

Provides that a person operating a business on a property may be compensated for business losses resulting from a condemnation of the property. Provides that a municipality may not acquire property using an alternative condemnation procedure if the municipality is notified of the person's intent to claim compensation for business losses.

James BuckRepublican

Gender transition procedures for minors.

Removes the following from the statute prohibiting a physician or other practitioner from knowingly providing gender transition procedures to a minor: (1) Provisions prohibiting a physician or practitioner from aiding or abetting in the provision of gender transition procedures to a minor. (2) An expired provision relating to the continuation of an individual's gender transition hormone therapy until December 31, 2023.

Chris CampbellDemocrat

Lobbying prohibition.

Provides that an individual who is a member of the general assembly after November 5, 2024, may not be registered as a lobbyist during the period that begins on the day the individual ceases to be a member of the general assembly and ends 1,095 days after the date the individual ceases to be a member of the general assembly. Provides an exception. Provides that an individual who is appointed by the governor to: (1) serve in the governor's cabinet; or (2) serve as the executive director or director of an agency; may not be registered as a lobbyist during the period that begins on the day the individual ceases to be a member of the cabinet or ceases to be the executive director or director of an agency and ends 1,095 days after the date the individual ceases to be a member of the cabinet or ceases to be the executive director or director of an agency.

Tyler JohnsonRepublican

Workforce housing assistance program.

Establishes the workforce housing assistance program (program). Establishes the workforce housing assistance revolving fund (fund) and continuously appropriates money in the fund to provide loans to eligible borrowers in connection with the purchase of residential property to be used for any combination of the following expenses: (1) Down payment assistance. (2) Payment of closing costs. (3) Payment for renovations. (4) Funding a permanent interest rate buydown. Provides that the Indiana housing and community development authority (IHCDA) shall administer the program and the fund. Defines an "eligible borrower" as a first time home buyer whose household income does not exceed 160% of the county's area median income in which the eligible borrower intends to purchase residential property. Defines a "first time home buyer" as an individual who has not, at any time during the three years preceding the date of the mortgage loan closing, had a present ownership interest in residential property. Defines "residential property" as the real property, including a single family dwelling together with any other improvements on the real property, sought to be purchased, in part, with the proceeds of a loan made from the fund by an eligible borrower for use as the eligible borrower's principal residence. Allows the IHCDA to determine the amount of the loan that may be made from the fund to an eligible borrower. Specifies the criteria that the IHCDA must use in making loans from the fund to eligible borrowers, including the term of the loan, the loan's status as a second mortgage secured by a lien in favor of the IHCDA, and the maximum rate of interest for the loan. Requires the executive director of the IHCDA to prepare an annual report on the fund's activities for the legislative council and the budget committee. Defines "community development financial institution". Provides that at least 5% of the money in the workforce housing assistance revolving fund must be set aside to be used for down payment assistance by a person accessing a first mortgage from an Indiana based community development financial institution.

Doug MillerRepublican

Carbon sequestration.

Provides that a carbon sequestration project that stores carbon dioxide generated outside a county and transported to the carbon sequestration project located in another county may not be undertaken unless the project is approved by the appropriate county legislative body or plan commission.

Rick NiemeyerRepublican

Tourism development projects.

Establishes a program administered by the Indiana destination development corporation (IDDC) to provide an incentive for tourism development projects in the form of a sales tax rebate available to businesses that are able to satisfy the requirements needed to enter into an agreement with the IDDC with respect to specified tourism development projects. Sets forth the: (1) types of tourism development projects that may qualify for the incentive; (2) approval process to receive the incentive; and (3) required elements of the agreement between the board of the IDDC and a business approved for the incentive. Specifies the manner in which a business may claim the incentive. Requires the board of the IDDC, in negotiating the approved costs in a tourism development project agreement with an approved company, to collaborate with the executive of a county, city, or town to establish a maximum amount of approved costs. Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town. Specifies the contents of the tourism improvement district plan that must be filed with a petition to establish a district. Provides that the legislative body of the county, city, or town may require in the district plan of a tourism development district that the boundaries of the district be drawn to: (1) exclude businesses; or (2) prevent overlap of the district with another area or district in which a special assessment is imposed. Excludes from inclusion within a district: (1) property that receives a homestead standard deduction; (2) property used for single family residential housing; and (3) property used for multi-unit residential housing. Provides that owners of businesses located within a district may be charged a special assessment to fund improvements and other district activities. Provides that, after a hearing on a petition to establish a district, a county, city, or town legislative body may adopt the ordinance establishing the district only if it determines that the petition has been signed by: (1) at least 50% of the owners of businesses within the proposed district; or (2) the owners of businesses within the proposed district that constitute more than 50% of the revenue to be collected from the assessments. Specifies the contents of the ordinance establishing a district and the length of time for which a district may exist. Allows a district to issue bonds. Requires the county, city, or town legislative body to contract with a nonprofit district management association to administer and implement the district's activities and improvements.

Michael KarickhoffRepublican

Various gaming matters.

Allows for the use of the following in charity gaming: (1) Electronic pull tab games, electronic pull tab devices, and electronic pull tab systems. (2) An electronic raffle software system, web application, method, or process. Allows for the use of electronic pull tab games, electronic pull tab devices, and electronic pull tab systems in type II gaming. Specifies requirements and restrictions concerning electronic pull tab systems, electronic pull tab devices, and electronic pull tab games. Provides that a qualified organization may use the net proceeds from an allowable activity for any lawful purpose.

Ethan ManningRepublican

Higher education benefits for military service.

Provides that a child of a disabled veteran may be eligible for a tuition exemption if the person's mother or father served in the armed forces of the United States. (Current law requires the person's mother or father to serve in the armed forces of the United States during a war or perform duty equally hazardous that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the United States.) Repeals a provision that reduces a child of a disabled veteran tuition exemption if the individual's father or mother suffered a disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs with a rating of less than 80%.

Mark SpencerDemocrat

Coverage for cancer screening.

Requires a state employee health plan to cover supplemental breast examinations. Requires a policy of accident and sickness insurance and a health maintenance organization to cover diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations. Provides that the coverage for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations may not be subject to any cost sharing requirements.

Cherrish PryorDemocrat

Health care matters.

Requires Medicaid reimbursement for outpatient covered services at a hospital to be at the same reimbursement rate as that provided for the equivalent services at a physician's office. Provides exceptions. Requires specified reporting by hospitals and physicians to the office of the attorney general concerning: (1) a merger or acquisition of a physician group practice; and (2) employment of a physician. Requires the department of insurance to submit a report to the general assembly concerning the advisability and feasibility of expanding site neutral reimbursement to commercial health insurance.

James BuckRepublican

Regional innovation development.

Provides that a regional development authority (RDA) (rather than the Indiana economic development corporation) may designate territory within a county, city, or town as a regional innovation development and manufacturing district (district). Requires an RDA to enter into an agreement with the executive of a county, city, or town (or executives, if applicable) for any territory sought to be designated as a district. (Current law required agreements when the total costs and benefits of a district were expected to be an amount less than $2,000,000,000). Imposes an "annual state revenue transfer cap" on the sum of the net increment of the gross retail incremental amount and the state income tax incremental amount that is equal to 65 times the aggregate population of the territory within an RDA. Provides for review (in addition to budget committee review) by a regional strategic development commission or equivalent authority charged with strategic review under an RDA statute of proposals to designate territory as a district, including designations in which there is an existing allocation area. Lowers the threshold from an unobligated balance of $500,000,000 to $100,000,000 in the statewide district fund required for making transfers to the state general fund. Makes conforming changes.

Dave HeineRepublican