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HB1355 - Child sexually abusive materials.
Robert Morris, Mike Speedy, Christopher N. Judy
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Child sexually abusive materials. Authorizes the attorney general to assess a civil penalty of $1 million on a corporation with a market capitalization of at least $100 billion for each instance in which the corporation knowingly makes available child sexually abusive material, and establishes a procedure for the investigation of a complaint relating to child sexually abusive material. Establishes the child sexually abusive material facilitation prevention fund. Specifies that money in the fund shall be used to: (1) fund the Internet crimes against children fund; and (2) offset forgone tax remittances. Makes an appropriation.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0215 - Medicare supplement insurance.
Kyle Walker, Mark B. Messmer, Cynthia E. Carrasco
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Medicare supplement insurance. Provides that after December 31, 2024, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age must make the equivalent policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease. (Under current law, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age is required only to make a Plan A policy or certificate available to individuals under 65 years of age, and is required to make the Plan A policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability but is not required to make the Plan A policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having end stage renal disease.) Provides that if an individual who is less than 65 years of age, who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease, and who meets certain conditions as to application timeliness applies for a Medicare supplement policy or certificate, the issuer of the policy or certificate is prohibited from: (1) denying or conditioning the issuance or effectiveness of the individual's policy or certificate; (2) charging the individual a premium rate for a policy or certificate standardized as Plan A, B, or D that exceeds the premium rate the issuer charges an individual who is 65 years of age; (3) charging the individual a premium rate for any other standardized lettered policy or certificate that exceeds 200% of the premium rate the issuer charges an individual who is 65 years of age; or (4) issuing to the individual a policy or certificate that contains a waiting period or a preexisting condition limitation or exclusion. Provides for the expiration of Code provisions that would be superseded by the new requirements applying to issuers of Medicare supplement policies or certificates.
STATUS
Passed
HB1290 - Video gaming terminals.
Christopher N. Judy, Steve Bartels, Justin Moed
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Video gaming terminals. Authorizes wagering on video gaming terminals in certain establishments. Establishes a licensing structure for participants in video gaming. Imposes a video gaming wagering tax of 30% of adjusted gross receipts.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0049 - Catastrophically disabled veteran hunting.
Susan C. Glick, James Tomes, J.D. Ford
Last updated 7 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Catastrophically disabled veteran hunting. Provides that catastrophically disabled veterans may hunt on the same free hunting days as those designated for youth hunters by the director of the department of natural resources. Defines "catastrophically disabled".
STATUS
Passed
HB1202 - Military and veteran issues.
Steve Bartels, Christopher N. Judy, Jim Lucas
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Military and veteran issues. Increases the maximum amount for a grant from the military family relief fund from $2,500 to $3,500. Provides that beginning July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter, the maximum amount of a grant will be annually increased by an amount approved by the Indiana veterans' affairs commission not to exceed the current annual cost of living adjustment determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Expands the eligibility requirements for admission to the Indiana Veterans' Home. Adds a definition of an "eligible person" for purposes of administering grants for veteran services (GVS). Provides that a qualified entity may receive a GVS to provide certain services to support an eligible person. Updates references throughout the Indiana Code relating to the armed forces of the United States or uniformed services to include the United States Space Force. Makes technical changes to various references relating to the components of the armed forces of the United States. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation, the organizer of a charter school, or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is ordered to active duty with the armed forces of the United States, including their reserve components or the Indiana National Guard for at least 15 days in a school year. (Current law provides that a governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is ordered to active duty with the Indiana National Guard for not more than 10 days in a school year.)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1004 - Pension matters.
Robert W. Cherry, Gregory W. Porter, Michael Karickhoff
Last updated 6 months ago
104 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 two supplemental allowance reserve accounts 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. Provides for a thirteenth check in 2024 for certain members, participants, or beneficiaries of the: (1) Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; (2) Indiana public employees' retirement fund; (3) state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan; (4) state police pre-1987 benefit system; and (5) state police 1987 benefit system.
STATUS
Passed
SB0169 - Child caring institutions and group homes.
Greg Walker, Tyler Johnson, Christopher N. Judy
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Child caring institutions and group homes. Requires specified types of residential child care facilities to: (1) implement specified personnel policies, including with regard to: (A) minimum qualifications for specified employee classifications; and (B) maintenance of personnel records; (2) comply with specified restrictions on caseloads; (3) obtain specified health records, immunizations, and examinations for each child under the facility's care; and (4) follow specified processes in providing medical care for children in the facility's care, including with regard to administering psychotropic medications. Provides that certain individuals at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age are included in the definitions for "child", "child abuse or neglect", and "victim of child abuse or neglect". Makes conforming and technical changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB0150 - Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Elizabeth M. Brown, Brian Buchanan, Ed Charbonneau
Last updated 6 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Creates the artificial intelligence task force (task force) to study and assess use of artificial intelligence technology by state agencies. Provides that political subdivisions, state agencies, school corporations, and state educational institutions (public entities) may adopt a: (1) technology resources policy; and (2) cybersecurity policy; subject to specified guidelines. Specifies requirements for: (1) public entities; and (2) entities other than public entities; that connect to the state technology infrastructure of Indiana. Provides, with regard to a licensing contract entered into by a state agency for use of a software application designed to run on generally available desktop or server hardware, that the contract may not restrict the hardware on which the state agency installs or runs the software. Provides that if a state agency enters into a contract with a person under which the state agency runs software on hardware owned or operated by the person, the office of technology shall ensure that the state agency fully complies with the licensing terms of all software run on the person's hardware. Provides that an executive or legislative state agency may submit to the office of technology and the task force an inventory of all artificial intelligence technologies in use, or being developed or considered by the state agency for use, by the state agency. Provides that, subject to specified exceptions: (1) title to any record of state government is held by the state; and (2) title to any record of a local government is held by that local government.
STATUS
Passed
HR0038 - Honoring the Fort Wayne TinCaps on their 15th anniversary.
Philip GiaQuinta, Kyle R. Miller, Ben Smaltz
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Honoring the Fort Wayne TinCaps on their 15th anniversary. Honoring the Fort Wayne TinCaps on their 15th anniversary.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0041 - Recognizing the month of February as Turner Syndrome Awareness Month.
Ryan Michael Dvorak, David Abbott, Mike Andrade
Last updated 7 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Recognizing the month of February as Turner Syndrome Awareness Month. Recognizing the month of February as Turner Syndrome Awareness Month.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Indiana district HD-083
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Indiana House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Christopher N. Judy is from Indiana. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1995. He served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1995 to 1998. He attained the rank of Captain and served as a Military Police Officer. He volunteered to serve in Bosnia with NATO's peace keeping efforts. After completing active duty service, he joined the Indiana Army National Guard. He graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in 2003. He continues his service in the Indiana National Guard holding the rank of Major.read less
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