SB0270 - Various education matters.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Linda Rogers, Jeff Raatz, Brian Buchanan
Last updated 9 months ago9 Co-Sponsors
Various education matters. Establishes limitations regarding the lease of school property. Amends the enrollment threshold regarding when a school building is considered underutilized. Makes changes regarding requiring (instead of allowing) a school building to be closed or made available for lease or purchase. Provides that school corporations that meet certain requirements regarding sharing operating referendum tax levy and school safety referendum tax levy revenue are not subject to the transfer of vacant school building provisions. Provides that no resolution, referenda, or distributed revenue prior to May 10, 2023, are effective to provide exemption from the transfer of vacant school building provisions. Exempts school corporations that have had a designation as a distressed political subdivision within the previous three years from the transfer of vacant school building provisions. Establishes additional requirements regarding notice, determinations, and appeals under the transfer of vacant school building provisions. Amends requirements with regard to: (1) bringing a civil action to enforce a final order to make a covered school building available for purchase or lease; (2) the time frame for which a school building must be used; and (3) transferring a school building back to a school corporation. Provides that, if a school corporation transfers a covered school building in violation of the transfer of vacant school building provisions, the transfer is void and allows for a court action with the award of attorney's fees. Changes certain formulas to reference property tax levies collected (current law references property tax levies imposed). Requires the commission for higher education to: (1) study and make recommendations; and (2) submit a report; regarding allowing Ivy Tech Community College to award bachelor's degrees and Vincennes University to offer additional programs that lead to a bachelor's degree. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB0257 - Fiduciary duty in health plan administration.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Justin Busch
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Fiduciary duty in health plan administration. Provides that any third party administrator, pharmacy benefit manager, employee benefit consultant, or insurance producer acting on behalf of a plan sponsor owes a fiduciary duty to the plan sponsor.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0227 - Directory of approved vaping products.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mike Gaskill, Travis Holdman
Last updated 11 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Directory of approved vaping products. Requires manufacturers of alternative nicotine products and vapor products to annually certify their products with the department of state revenue (department). Requires the department to establish and maintain a directory on the department's website of all manufacturers of alternative nicotine products and vapor products. Provides that, if an alternative nicotine product or vapor product is removed from the directory, each retail dealer, distributor, or wholesaler has 21 days from the day the product is removed from the directory to remove the product from its inventory and return the product to the manufacturer for disposal. Provides that, after the 21 day period, the alternative nicotine products or vapor products of a manufacturer identified in the notice of removal are contraband and are subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruction and may not be purchased or sold in Indiana. Provides the department with certain enforcement authority. Provides that all fees and penalties collected by the department must be used by the department to administer the directory and enforce the requirements associated with the directory. Provides that any alternative nicotine products or vapor products offered for sale in violation of the directory requirements are declared to be contraband and may be seized without a warrant by the department or by any law enforcement agency in Indiana if directed by the commissioner of the department. Provides that a person may not advertise, distribute, market, offer for sale, or sell a vapor product by using, in a trademark of the product or in the product's advertising branding, design, marketing, or packaging, certain terminology that is attractive to minors. Requires the department to submit an annual report to the general assembly. Provides that a violation of the directory requirements constitutes a deceptive act that may be enforced by the attorney general.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0287 - Education matters.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
James Tomes, Jean Leising, Susan C. Glick
Last updated 10 months ago22 Co-Sponsors
Education matters. Requires each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic elementary school to include cursive writing in its curriculum. Provides that a school corporation may include instruction regarding Internet safety in the school corporation's curriculum. Requires the department of education to develop, or approve previously developed, age appropriate curricula in Internet safety for use at multiple grade levels not later than July 1, 2025. Amends requirements regarding: (1) eligibility for career coaching grants; and (2) instruction on career awareness. Repeals a provision that provides that each school corporation may include cursive writing in the school corporation's curriculum.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0007 - Use of fabricated media in elections.
Indiana - 2024 Regular Session
Last updated 11 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Use of fabricated media in elections. Defines "fabricated media" as any of the following that is created through a generative adversarial network or other generative artificial intelligence technology: (1) An altered facsimile of an audio or visual recording depicting an individual's speech, appearance, or conduct, the alteration of which: (A) is made without the individual's consent; (B) results in a materially inaccurate depiction of the individual's speech, appearance, or conduct; and (C) is such that a reasonable person would be unable to recognize that the recording has been altered. (2) An artificially generated audio or visual imitation of an individual that: (A) is created without the individual's consent; (B) is sufficiently lifelike that a reasonable person would be unable to distinguish the speech or appearance of the imitation from the speech or appearance of the individual; and (C) conveys a fictional depiction of the individual's speech, appearance, or conduct. (3) A depiction of the speech, appearance, or conduct of an artificially generated person, the appearance or speech of which is not a recognizable imitation of an identifiable individual. Prohibits a person from disseminating fabricated media, or entering into a contract or other agreement under which fabricated media is disseminated, if: (1) the person knows, or reasonably should know, that the media is fabricated media; (2) the fabricated media depicts an individual and the fabricated media is disseminated without the consent of the individual depicted in the fabricated media; (3) the fabricated media is disseminated less than ninety 90 days before an election; (4) the purpose of the dissemination is injuring a candidate in an election or influencing the outcome of an election; and (5) the fabricated media does not include a disclaimer that meets specified requirements. Provides that a person who knowingly and intentionally violates the prohibition commits: (1) a Class B misdemeanor; or (2) a Class A misdemeanor or a Level 5 felony under specified circumstances. Allows specified individuals to bring a civil action for injunctive relief against a person that violates the prohibition.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR0007 - Vehicle joint resolution.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Greg Taylor
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Vehicle joint resolution. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0123 - Vehicle Bill.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Greg Taylor
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Vehicle Bill. None
STATUS
Introduced
SR0032 - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Town of Paragon's annual Homecoming Festival.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Rodric D. Bray
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Town of Paragon's annual Homecoming Festival. A SENATE RESOLUTION celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Town of Paragon's annual Homecoming Festival.
STATUS
Passed
SB0015 - Military benefits and services poster.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
James Tomes, Susan C. Glick, R. Michael Young
Last updated 8 months ago17 Co-Sponsors
Military benefits and services poster. Requires that the Indiana department of labor consult with the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster. Provides that the veterans' benefits and services poster must contain certain information. Requires that Indiana employers with more than 50 full-time employees (or their equivalent) display the veterans' benefits and services poster in a conspicuous place.
STATUS
Passed
SB0111 - Enforcement of residential landlord obligations.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
David Vinzant
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Enforcement of residential landlord obligations. Provides that in addition to, or instead of, bringing a court action to enforce a statutory obligation of a residential landlord, a tenant may enforce the obligation by doing the following: (1) Providing notice to the landlord, at least 30 days before the tenant's next regular rental payment is due, of: (A) the landlord's alleged failure to comply with the required obligation; and (B) the tenant's intent to deposit rental payments with the clerk of the court in the county in which the rental premises are located if the landlord fails to make any repairs or take any other actions necessary to remedy the landlord's failure to comply before the tenant's next regular rental payment is due under the rental agreement. (2) Depositing all rental payments with the clerk of the court in the county where the rental premises are located if the landlord fails or refuses to make any repairs or take any other actions necessary to remedy the landlord's failure to comply before the due date of the tenant's next regular rental payment. (3) Applying to the court for an order that provides specified remedies for the landlord's failure to comply. Provides that, during the pendency of a court action brought by a tenant to enforce a statutory obligation of a landlord, the court may order the tenant to make the regular rental payments otherwise due to the landlord under the rental agreement to: (1) the clerk of the court; or (2) an attorney trust account; to be held in trust for disbursal to the prevailing party, as ordered by the court.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0007 - Honoring Senator Jon Ford.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Rodric D. Bray, Greg Goode, Scott Alexander
Last updated 9 months ago50 Co-Sponsors
Honoring Senator Jon Ford. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Jon Ford upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
STATUS
Passed
SR0019 - Honoring the 2024 Senate Majority Caucus interns.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Travis Holdman, Chris Garten
Last updated 9 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Honoring the 2024 Senate Majority Caucus interns. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring the 2024 Senate Majority Caucus interns and thanking them for their faithful service to the Indiana General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
SB0144 - Firearms matters.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
R. Michael Young, James Tomes
Last updated 11 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Firearms matters. Allows a juvenile who is at least 16 years of age to be charged in adult court for the commission of certain offenses relating to the unlawful transfer of a firearm. Permits a child to travel with a firearm to or from certain activities where the child is permitted to possess the firearm only if the child is accompanied by the child's parent or legal guardian, or by an adult who has been authorized to accompany the child by the child's parent or legal guardian, as long as the parent, legal guardian, or authorized adult is eligible to purchase or otherwise receive from a dealer a handgun. Prohibits a state entity or a political subdivision (government entity) from regulating or restricting by administrative rule, ordinance, or policy the ownership, possession, or carrying of a handgun on government property by an individual who both: (1) holds a valid license to carry a handgun; and (2) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a handgun under state or federal law (lawful individual). Prohibits a person who enters into a contract with a government entity after June 30, 2024, from regulating or restricting the ownership, possession, or carrying of a handgun on government property by a lawful individual. Specifies that these prohibitions do not apply to, or affect the validity of, a: (1) contract or agreement that is initially entered into before July 1, 2024, even if that contract is later amended or renewed; and (2) statute, administrative rule, ordinance, or policy: (A) enacted by a government entity; and (B) in effect on January 1, 2024. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on corrections and criminal code during the 2024 interim the task of creating a consolidated and comprehensive list of the places at which the carrying of a firearm is prohibited under state or federal law.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0275 - Pension matters.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brian Buchanan, Linda Rogers, David L. Niezgodski
Last updated 10 months ago11 Co-Sponsors
Pension matters. Provides that a state employee may affirmatively elect to enroll in the deferred compensation plan prior to the auto enroll date on day 31 of the state employee's employment. Removes a provision that sets a maximum employer surcharge for the legislators' defined benefit plan, state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan, public employees' retirement fund, and Indiana state teachers' retirement fund (fund). Requires the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system (board) to develop the technological and administrative capabilities sufficient to categorize fund members into separate groups in which: (1) certain members receive a service based thirteenth check; and (2) certain members receive a cost of living adjustment. Requires the board to set the surcharge rates at a level to actuarially prefund: (1) annual indexed thirteenth checks for all current retired members and beneficiaries retired before July 1, 2025; and (2) 1% annual cost of living adjustments to future in-payment members and beneficiaries retired on or after July 1, 2025. Provides that the board shall not reduce the surcharge rates from the prior year. Allows the board to increase the surcharge rates by not more than 0.1% of payroll from the prior year. Requires certain political subdivisions to present to the interim study committee on pension management oversight regarding a delinquent employee retirement plan offered by the political subdivision. Requires, effective July 1, 2025, the trustee of the state police pension trust to maintain a supplemental allowance reserve account for the purpose of paying postretirement benefit adjustments. Increases the maximum date that a member or participant of certain retirement funds can participate in the deferred retirement option plan from 36 to 60 months. Requires the member or participant to notify their employer if the member or participant elects to enter or extend the deferred retirement option plan.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR0022 - To support the work of the Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Fady Qaddoura, Jeff Raatz, James R. Buck
Last updated 9 months ago52 Co-Sponsors
To support the work of the Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to support the work of the Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission for the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.
STATUS
Passed
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