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HB1203 - Xylazine.
Jennifer Meltzer, Victoria Garcia Wilburn, Beau Baird
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Xylazine. Makes possession of xylazine a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior xylazine related conviction. Makes dealing in xylazine a Level 5 felony, and increases the penalty to a Level 4 felony if the person has a prior xylazine related conviction. Exempts certain persons using, distributing, or manufacturing xylazine for veterinary purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1401 - Various natural resources matters.
Shane Lindauer, David Abbott, Beau Baird
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Various natural resources matters. Pauses all tax sales on mineral interests for one year. Increases the maximum dry weight for a "recreational off-highway vehicle". Provides that certain fees established by the natural resources commission (commission) do not constitute a rule. Adds language to youth hunting and trapping license provisions providing that the nonresident youth turkey licenses include all yearly stamps to hunt wild turkeys and that the resident and nonresident youth license remains valid for the remainder of the license period even after the license holder turns 18 years of age. Provides that certain licenses may still be used if the license holder moves out of state. Provides that a person may perform certain activities without obtaining a permit from the department of natural resources (department). Allows the commission to adopt rules regarding certain activities that are permitted without a license. Establishes requirements for constructing certain structures in a floodway. Requires the department to take certain steps before: (1) making a determination when the department is reviewing the department mapping data being applied to a parcel of real property; and (2) submitting department mapping data in preparation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency flood hazard map. Allows certain persons to request a review by the department of the department mapping data applying to the parcel of real property. Requires the department, in reviewing the department mapping data applying to a parcel of real property, to use a detailed hydrologic modeling method and perform a site investigation. Requires the department to notify certain persons within 90 days after determining that a parcel of real property: (1) is included in a flood plain or floodway; or (2) is no longer included in a flood plain or floodway. Establishes the STREAM act fund. Makes technical and conforming changes. Makes an appropriation.
STATUS
Passed
SB0241 - Taking bobcats.
Scott A. Baldwin, Michael R. Crider, Chris Garten
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Taking bobcats. Requires the department of natural resources to establish and implement a season to take bobcats not later than July 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB0104 - Veterinary medicine.
Jean Leising, Susan C. Glick, Micheal Aylesworth
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Veterinary medicine. Requires the state police department to disclose to the board of veterinary medicine (board) the criminal history or activity of veterinary license or certificate holders or applicants. Requires veterinarians and veterinary technicians to disclose certain information when renewing a license or registration certificate electronically and requires the board to compile that information into an annual report. Provides that a licensed veterinarian is not required to obtain a controlled substance registration or separate controlled substance registration if certain criteria are met. Permits a veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician to renew an expired license or registration certificate more than three years after the date of the expiration.
STATUS
Passed
SB0284 - Consumer genetic testing providers.
Andrea Hunley, Tyler Johnson, Brian Buchanan
Last updated 8 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Consumer genetic testing providers. Provides that a person may not discriminate against an individual on the basis of the individual's solicitation and use of consumer genetic testing services or on the basis of the results of genetic testing performed by a provider of consumer genetic testing services (provider). Requires a provider to disclose specified information to an individual who submits biological material to the provider for genetic testing. Prohibits a provider that performs, or causes to be performed, genetic testing on an individual's biological material from: (1) taking specified actions with regard to: (A) the biological material; or (B) data resulting from genetic testing performed on the biological material; unless the provider has solicited and received the individual's consent to the action; or (2) providing data, other than deidentified data, resulting from genetic testing performed on the individual's biological material to: (A) an insurer; (B) a business that provides information or data to insurers for the purposes of underwriting or rating of risks; or (C) the individual's employer. Imposes requirements on a provider with respect to: (1) controlling access to an individual's biological material and data; (2) complying with the individual's revocation of consent with regard to the individual's biological material and data; and (3) marketing or advertising sent to the individual as a result of the individual's solicitation and use of the provider's genetic testing services or use of a website or other remote or virtual service associated with the provider's genetic testing services. Provides that a provider may not charge a fee for the provision of biological material or data resulting from genetic testing performed on biological material: (1) to a law enforcement agency on the basis of a search warrant; or (2) as required by a court order; that is more than the provider's actual cost of providing the material or data. Provides for enforcement of the bill's provisions by the attorney general.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1417 - Agricultural matters.
Beau Baird, Micheal Aylesworth, Kendell Culp
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Agricultural matters. Requires the department of agriculture to conduct an economic impact study that includes an analysis of the economic value to communities of every acre of farmland.
STATUS
Passed
HB1419 - Use of hemp products in animal feed.
Beau Baird
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Use of hemp products in animal feed. Provides, for purposes of the commercial feed law, that the definition of "commercial feed" includes hemp or a substance derived from hemp added for use as feed or for mixing in feed for a pet, specialty pet, horse, or animal that will not be sold for human consumption. Defines "hemp" for purposes of the commercial feed law.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1394 - DNR best available flood hazard data.
David Abbott, Beau Baird, Bradford J. Barrett
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
DNR best available flood hazard data. Defines "DNR best available data" as: (1) flood hazard mapping data that were created by the department of natural resources (department) and are available on January 1, 2024, on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal; or (2) any other mapping data created by the department after October 2018 at least in part through the use of techniques other than direct observation and measurement by individuals physically present on the land that is the subject of the mapping data. Amends the law under which a person applying to a county or municipality for a permit authorizing a structure or construction activity in or near a floodplain must be allowed to make an election as to the mapping data to be used by the local floodplain administrator when reviewing the person's permit application to provide that the person may elect to have the local floodplain administrator use the applicable flood insurance rate map (FIRM) if the county or municipality participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. Amends the law giving the holder of an interest in a parcel of property the right to obtain, at no cost, a detailed hydraulic modeling method review by the department of the DNR best available data applying to the parcel to provide that, if a review results in a revision of the DNR best available data applying to the parcel, the department: (1) shall incorporate the revised data applying to the parcel into the DNR best available data accessible on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal; and (2) shall ensure that the revised DNR best available data is used in the preparation by the department of any new preliminary FIRM. Provides that, after March 31, 2024, when the department makes public any new DNR best available data, the department shall provide a written notice about the new DNR best available data by first class mail to the owners of parcels of property that were not previously included in a floodway or flood hazard area under the applicable FIRM or other mapping data but may be so included under the new DNR best available data, or that were previously included in a floodway or flood hazard area under the applicable FIRM or other mapping data but may not be so included under the new DNR best available data. Provides that, after March 31, 2024, the department may not participate in an action to prepare a new FIRM for a county or municipality participating in the National Flood Insurance Program based on DNR best available data unless the department has: (1) provided a written notice by first class mail to an owner of each parcel that was not previously included in a floodway or flood hazard area under the existing FIRM but may be so included under the new FIRM based on the DNR best available data, or was previously included in a floodway or flood hazard area under the existing FIRM but may not be so included under the new FIRM based on the DNR best available data; and (2) held a public meeting about the DNR best available data. Provides that a parcel owner who is provided a written notice from the department about the potential preparation of a new FIRM based on the DNR best available data may request a department review of the DNR best available data applying to the parcel, but must do so not more than 120 days after the department holds the public meeting about the DNR best available data. Provides that if a review by the department of the DNR best available data applying to a parcel is requested, the department may not prepare a new FIRM based on the DNR best available data applying to the parcel until the review is concluded.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1002 - Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.
Christopher P. Jeter, Becky Cash, Julie A. McGuire
Last updated 6 months ago
67 Co-Sponsors
Enforcement of equal educational opportunity. Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, or national origin.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB1430 - Access to TikTok on state information technology.
Robert Morris, Beau Baird
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Access to TikTok on state information technology. Provides that an individual who is issued an electronic device by the state of Indiana for purposes of the individual's work for or on behalf of the state of Indiana may not: (1) install the TikTok application on the electronic device; or (2) use the electronic device to access the website of a corporation that owns and distributes the TikTok application. Requires the office of technology (office) to configure any electronic device managed by the office such that: (1) the TikTok application cannot be installed on the electronic device; and (2) the electronic device cannot be used to access the website of a corporation that owns and distributes the TikTok application. Requires a state educational institution to configure the state educational institution's information technology equipment and services to prevent access to the website or other Internet enabled services of TikTok through the state educational institution's information technology equipment and services.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Indiana district HD-044
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Indiana House
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ABOUT
Beau Baird is running for Texas House District 27. He was born in Austin, Texas in 1984. Beau graduated from Texas State University in 2007. Beau is a businessman and public servant in Round Rock. He serves on the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. Beau also volunteers on several local nonprofits helping veterans, children in foster care, and animal rescues. Beau wants to bring fresh ideas and conservative values to the legislature. His priorities include improving education, lowering property taxes, securing the border, and expanding economic opportunity.read less
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