SB0034 - Occupational licensing.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Linda Rogers, John Crane, Andrea Hunley
Last updated 9 months ago8 Co-Sponsors
Occupational licensing. Requires the professional licensing agency (agency) to study universal occupational licensing laws enacted in other states. Requires the agency to submit a report with findings and recommendations to the general assembly not later than October 31, 2025. Extends certain dates and expands certain duties regarding the comprehensive review of occupational licensing by public agencies. Delays the date that certain individuals may begin to file a petition to repeal or modify certain occupational regulations. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on employment and labor.)
STATUS
Passed
SCR0006 - Honoring Kevin Brinegar.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Travis Holdman, Michael R. Crider, Rodric D. Bray
Last updated 10 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Honoring Kevin Brinegar. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Kevin Brinegar upon his retirement from the Indiana Chamber.
STATUS
Passed
SR0021 - Honoring Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Greg Taylor, Andrea Hunley, Lonnie Marcus Randolph
Last updated 9 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Honoring Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated for their years of service and leadership in their communities.
STATUS
Passed
SR0005 - Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the NCSL.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Eric S. Bassler, Rodric D. Bray
Last updated 10 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the NCSL. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
STATUS
Passed
SR0036 - Urging the Legislative Council to assign the topic of the impact of obesity on employers and the state economy.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Vaneta G. Becker, Jean Leising
Last updated 9 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Urging the Legislative Council to assign the topic of the impact of obesity on employers and the state economy. A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to assign to an appropriate study committee the topic of the impact of obesity on employers and the state economy.
STATUS
Passed
SR0002 - Honoring Senator Eddie Melton upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
J.D. Ford, Greg Taylor, Shelli Yoder
Last updated 10 months ago50 Co-Sponsors
Honoring Senator Eddie Melton upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Senator Eddie Melton upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
STATUS
Passed
SB0031 - Elimination of annual adjustments of assessed values.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Rick Niemeyer
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Elimination of annual adjustments of assessed values. Eliminates the annual adjustments (or "trending") to assessed values of certain real property for assessment dates beginning after December 31, 2024. Retains the provisions in current law that require four year cyclical reassessments. Allows a reassessment plan for the four year cyclical reassessments to include trending factors in the plan. Does not eliminate the annual adjustment for agricultural land. Makes conforming changes. Makes technical corrections.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0236 - Expungement and firearms.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Michael R. Crider
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Expungement and firearms. Specifies, for purposes of the expungement statute, that a person whose conviction for a misdemeanor involving the use of a firearm, or for a felony, is expunged is entitled to restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm only if the court finds, following a hearing, that restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm is unlikely to present a danger to the public.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0106 - Resident tuition rate.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
David L. Niezgodski, Blake Doriot, Fady Qaddoura
Last updated 11 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
Resident tuition rate. Provides that an individual who meets certain conditions is eligible for the resident tuition rate as determined by the state educational institution. Requires such an individual to verify that the individual meets the criteria to receive the resident tuition rate.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0050 - Urging IDOH to improve adult vaccination rates and develop an adult immunization plan.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Vaneta G. Becker, Ronnie J. Alting
Last updated 9 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Urging IDOH to improve adult vaccination rates and develop an adult immunization plan. A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana State Department of Health to improve adult vaccination rates and develop an adult immunization plan.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0046 - Parental rights.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Elizabeth M. Brown, Chris Garten, Mike Gaskill
Last updated 11 months ago15 Co-Sponsors
Parental rights. Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering the governmental interest. Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) advising, directing, or coercing a child to withhold certain information from the child's parent; or (2) denying a child's parent access to certain information. Allows a parent to bring an action against a governmental entity for certain violations and provides for certain relief. Specifies that the parent of a child does not have a right to access certain medical care on behalf of the child if the child does not have an affirmative right of access to such medical care.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0035 - Technical corrections.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Aaron Freeman, Greg Taylor, Karen Engleman
Last updated 9 months ago6 Co-Sponsors
Technical corrections. Addresses technical issues in the Indiana Code, including those related to spelling, tabulation, formatting, grammar, and cross-references. Repeals an empty chapter. Relocates, without change, provisions enacted at an incorrect citation or at conflicting citations. Resolves technical conflicts from the 2023 legislative session. Changes references from the auditor of state to the state comptroller, and provides directions for publication of affected provisions. Makes conforming amendments. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the code revision commission.)
STATUS
Passed
SB0005 - Lead water line replacement and lead remediation.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Eric Allan Koch, Ed Charbonneau, Andrea Hunley
Last updated 9 months ago32 Co-Sponsors
Lead water line replacement and lead remediation. Specifies that, for purposes of the statute concerning the replacement of customer owned lead service lines by water utilities, a municipally owned utility includes a utility company owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city. Provides that the following apply with respect to the owner of a building, structure, or dwelling, other than a multi-family residential property that contains more than four dwelling units, that is served by a customer owned lead service line within or connected to a water utility's system: (1) That upon request by the water utility, the owner shall replace, or cause to be replaced, the customer owned portion of the lead service line by: (A) enrolling in the water utility's lead service line replacement program; or (B) replacing the customer owned portion of the lead service line through the owner's own agents or contractors and at the owner's own expense. (2) That if the owner: (A) does not enroll in the water utility's lead service line replacement program; (B) does not replace the customer owned portion of the lead service line; or (C) fails to communicate with the water utility regarding the replacement; the water utility or the water utility's agent may enter the property to replace the customer owned portion of the lead service line. (3) That the: (A) water utility; and (B) occupant of the property, if the property is occupied by a person other than the owner; are not liable to the owner with respect to any replacement made under these provisions. (4) That if a water utility attempts to avail itself of the remedies set forth in these provisions and is prevented from doing so by the owner of the property, the water utility may, in accordance with state law, disconnect water service to the owner's property. Provides that the following apply with respect to the owner of a multi-family residential property that contains more than four dwelling units: (1) That the owner may elect to participate in the water utility's lead service line replacement program. (2) That the owner must communicate to the water utility the owner's election to participate not later than 45 days after receiving the water utility's request. (3) That if the owner does not communicate the owner's election to participate within this 45 day period, the owner, or any future owner of the property, is responsible for replacing the customer owned portion of the lead service line through the owner's own agents or contractors and at the owner's own expense. Provides that in the case of a: (1) building; (2) structure; or (3) dwelling; that a water utility has determined to be abandoned or unserviceable, the water utility may disconnect water service to the property and require the owner, or any future owner, of the property to install a new service line. Provides that these provisions may be incorporated, without the need for further approval by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC), into a water utility's lead service line replacement plan that has been previously approved by the IURC.
STATUS
Passed
SB0276 - Health care debt and costs.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Fady Qaddoura
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Health care debt and costs. Adds a new chapter to the Indiana Code governing hospitals' billing practices and financial disclosures to patients. Provides that the unpaid earnings of a consumer who resides in Indiana may not, at any time, be attached by garnishment in satisfaction of: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer; or (2) in an action against the consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer. Prohibits a health care provider from reporting or furnishing to a consumer reporting agency any information related to health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer who resides in Indiana. Defines a "third party furnisher" as a person that regularly and in the ordinary course of business furnishes to consumer reporting agencies information about the transactions and experiences of health care providers with consumers, including information regarding delinquent account actions. Requires a health care provider to include in any contract entered into with a third party furnisher a provision that prohibits the reporting or furnishing to a consumer reporting agency any information related to health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer, including information concerning any delinquent account action taken with respect to health care debt. Provides that if information related to health care debt is reported to a consumer reporting agency in violation of these provisions: (1) the consumer who owes or is alleged to owe the health care debt is relieved from any liability to pay the amount of health care debt reported; and (2) the health care provider and any third party furnisher engaged by the health care provider before or after the reporting of the information may not collect or pursue the collection of the amount reported. Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from recording or retaining in the file of a consumer any information that is: (1) related to health care debt incurred or alleged to be incurred by the consumer; and (2) reported to the consumer reporting agency after June 30, 2024. Provides that if a consumer reporting agency receives a request from a consumer to delete any record of health care debt maintained in the file of the consumer, the consumer reporting agency shall, not later than five business days after receiving the request, take all lawful and reasonable actions to delete from the consumer's file the record of the health care debt, regardless of when the health care debt was reported to the consumer reporting agency. Prohibits a health care provider from: (1) charging or collecting interest on the unpaid balances of health care debt at a rate that exceeds an annual rate of 9%; or (2) initiating any delinquent account action with respect to health care debt during the pendency of an appeal by the consumer for the denial of insurance or other third party coverage for the health care services, products, or devices with respect to which the health care debt was incurred. Prohibits a creditor from obtaining or using a consumer's medical information in connection with any determination of the consumer's eligibility, or continued eligibility, for credit, as required under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. Provides that a person that violates these provisions commits a deceptive act that is actionable only by the attorney general under the Indiana statute concerning deceptive consumer sales. Amends the statute concerning adverse claims against deposit accounts to prohibit a depository financial institution that receives notice of an adverse claim based on health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer from: (1) recognizing the adverse claim in any manner; or (2) placing a hold on, or otherwise restricting withdrawal of funds from, a deposit account in which the consumer who is the subject of the adverse claim has an interest. Provides that: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer; or (2) in an action against a consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer; does not constitute a lien against the consumer's principal residence or against certain personal property of the consumer. Provides that in any action filed, in a court of competent jurisdiction in Indiana, for the recovery of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer, the court does not have and shall not entertain jurisdiction in any: (1) action of attachment against the real or personal property of the consumer; or (2) action of garnishment; upon, or any time after, the filing of the complaint in the action. Provides that in any action filed, in a court of competent jurisdiction in Indiana, for the recovery of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer, the principal residence of the consumer is not liable to judgment or attachment or to be sold on execution against the consumer.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0190 - State disaster relief fund.
Indiana - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Cynthia E. Carrasco, Kyle Walker, Linda Rogers
Last updated 8 months ago13 Co-Sponsors
State disaster relief fund. Makes changes to the permissible uses for the state disaster relief fund (fund). Makes changes to the requirements for an eligible entity to receive financial assistance from the fund. Makes changes to the calculations used to determine the amount of financial assistance an eligible entity may receive from the fund. Increases, from $10,000 to $25,000, the amount of loss that may be compensated for damages to an individual's property. Repeals provisions that: (1) provide a definition of "public facility"; (2) provide limitations for an entity suffering multiple disaster emergencies; and (3) provide requirements for an application of an eligible entity that is an individual to obtain financial assistance from the fund.
STATUS
Passed
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