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SB0005 - Lead water line replacement and lead remediation.
Eric Allan Koch, Ed Charbonneau, Andrea Hunley
Last updated 6 months ago
32 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
HB1276 - Notice of a public hearing or meeting.
Edmond Soliday, David Hall, Eric Allan Koch
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Notice of a public hearing or meeting. Provides that the commissioner of the department of environmental management (department) may, not later than 10 days after the last day of a public comment period, decide to hold a public hearing or meeting before the issuance or denial of a permit. Requires the department to provide notice if a public hearing or meeting will be held.
STATUS
Passed
HB1163 - Certificates of public convenience and necessity.
David Hall, Edmond Soliday, Alex Zimmerman
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Certificates of public convenience and necessity. Provides that: (1) a rural electric membership corporation (REMC); (2) a nonprofit corporation that is an electric cooperative and that has at least one member that is an REMC; and (3) certain corporations resulting from a merger or consolidation of an REMC and a telephone cooperative corporation; are exempt from the requirement that a public utility obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity before beginning the construction, purchase, or lease of certain facilities to be used for furnishing public utility service.
STATUS
Passed
HB1060 - Environmental scrutiny before property transfer.
Micheal Aylesworth, David Hall
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Environmental scrutiny before property transfer. Requires a qualified inspector to inspect a residential onsite sewage system (residential system) before a sale of a dwelling connected to the residential system. Requires that the sales disclosure form must disclose if the inspection indicated that the residential system is failing. Provides that a failure of the owner of the dwelling to satisfy the notice requirement makes transfer of ownership of the dwelling voidable at the election of the buyer even after the closing. Requires a qualified inspector to inspect a commercial onsite sewage system (commercial system) before a transfer of the nondwelling structure connected to the commercial system. Requires that the results of the inspection must be disclosed to the local health department, the county recorder, and the transferee. Requires that the transferee must present to the county recorder an affidavit stating that the cause of the commercial system failure has been eliminated or will be eliminated before the transferee uses the nondwelling structure for the transferee's intended purpose. Provides that the county recorder may not record a deed transferring the nondwelling structure unless certain requirements are satisfied. Provides that the failure of the nondwelling structure owner to provide the required documents is a complete defense to an action for breach of contract to purchase the nondwelling structure and is a breach of a legal duty for which the transferee may bring civil action for compensatory damages. Requires water from a water well to be tested by a qualified tester before transferring a lot containing both a water well and a dwelling connected to a residential onsite sewage system. Requires that the test results must be disclosed to the local health department, the county recorder, and the transferee. Provides that the county recorder may not record a deed transferring the lot unless certain requirements are satisfied. Provides that the failure of the lot owner to provide the required documents is a complete defense to an action for breach of contract to purchase the lot and is a breach of a legal duty for which the transferee may bring civil action for compensatory damages. Makes certain exceptions. Requires the Indiana department of health to adopt rules to: (1) establish requirements and standards for inspections of residential onsite sewage systems and commercial onsite sewage systems and testing of water wells; and (2) establish qualifications for inspectors of residential onsite sewage systems and commercial onsite sewage systems and testers of well water.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1108 - Development restrictions on slopes.
David Hall, Chris D. May, Robert Heaton
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Development restrictions on slopes. Prohibits a unit from preventing development exclusively on the basis of slope, if the predevelopment slope of the site is less than 25%, unless the site is within a watershed area of a reservoir that is a source of a municipality's drinking water.
STATUS
Passed
HB1155 - Right to repair.
Robb Greene, David Hall, Ethan Manning
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Right to repair. Requires a manufacturer of a piece of agricultural equipment that is sold in Indiana, subject to certain exceptions, to: (1) provide to an independent service provider or owner of the agricultural equipment any service documentation the manufacturer provides to its authorized service providers; and (2) make available for purchase, upon reasonable terms, any part or tool the manufacturer provides to its authorized service providers. Provides that a violation of the requirements is: (1) actionable by the attorney general; and (2) subject to the remedies and penalties that apply to a deceptive consumer sales practice.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1318 - Tax credit for safe gun storage expenses.
David Hall, Mitchell Alan Gore, Kyle Pierce
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Tax credit for safe gun storage expenses. Provides that a taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state income tax liability in a taxable year equal to the lesser of: (1) 20% multiplied by the safe gun storage expenses incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year; or (2) $500 in the case of an individual filing a single return (or $250 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return). Defines "safe gun storage expenses" as the purchase price of a qualified firearms storage device. Defines "qualified firearms storage device" as: (1) a safe, lockbox, cabinet, or other container designed to store firearms securely by restricting access to the firearms by a locking device; or (2) a locking device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device. Provides that to obtain the credit, the taxpayer must claim the credit in the manner prescribed by the department of state revenue (department). Requires the taxpayer to submit to the department proof of the taxpayer's safe gun storage expenses and all information that the department determines is necessary for the calculation of the credit. Prohibits the taxpayer from claiming any carryover, carryback, or refund of any unused credit.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1317 - State payments in lieu of property taxes.
David Hall, Lindsay Patterson, Craig Haggard
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
State payments in lieu of property taxes. Requires the state to make payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOTs) for qualified parcels in qualified counties in which the lesser of 19%, or 5,000 acres, of all land in the qualified county is: (1) owned or leased by the state or the federal government; and (2) subject to an exemption from property taxes. Defines "qualified parcel" as a parcel that is: (1) owned or leased by the state; (2) subject to an exemption from property taxes; and (3) located in a qualified county. Provides that a qualified county containing qualified parcels is entitled to receive PILOTs from the state. Prohibits an underlying taxing unit of a qualified county from receiving PILOTs. Provides that, for purposes of calculating a PILOT, each acre of the qualified parcel is considered to have an assessed value of 1/2 of the statewide agricultural land base rate value. Provides that money received from the PILOTs must be used by a qualified county only for: (1) any public safety expense; and (2) infrastructure expenditures, including water quality improvements. Continuously appropriates from the state general fund the amount necessary to pay the required PILOTs.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1180 - Public employers.
Jake Teshka, David Hall, Cory Criswell
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Public employers. Prohibits a public employer from requiring or stating a preference for a postsecondary degree for employment, rejecting an applicant solely on the basis of the applicant lacking a postsecondary degree, or giving preferential treatment to an applicant who holds a postsecondary degree. Provides an exemption if the job duties require a postsecondary degree and the public employer demonstrates the necessity of a specific postsecondary degree in the job posting. Requires a public employer to provide written notice to each applicant who has been eliminated from hiring consideration. Allows an applicant to appeal a hiring decision to the department of labor (department) if the applicant believes the decision was based on the applicant's lack of a postsecondary degree. Allows any person to report to the department a job posting that includes a requirement or preference for a postsecondary degree and fails to include an explanation of the necessity of the postsecondary degree. Requires the department to take certain actions if an appeal or a report is substantiated by the department.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1277 - State administration of federal BEAD program.
Edmond Soliday, Alex Zimmerman, Matt Pierce
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
State administration of federal BEAD program. Specifies that the existing Indiana statute concerning the awarding of grants by the office of community and rural affairs for certain eligible broadband projects does not apply to subgrants awarded by the Indiana broadband office (office) under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program (program). Establishes a new Indiana Code chapter governing the administration of the program by the office. Requires the office to administer the program in Indiana in compliance with all mandatory provisions set forth in: (1) the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act); and (2) the BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity (BEAD NOFO); with respect to the program. Provides that before awarding a subgrant to an eligible broadband service provider during any round of funding under the program, the office shall submit to the budget committee for review the proposed amount and terms of the subgrant. Provides that in awarding subgrants for the deployment of a broadband network using program funds, the office may not exclude cooperatives, nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships, private companies, public or private utilities, public utility districts, or local governments from eligibility for those funds, as set forth in the Act. Provides that the final proposal submitted by the office to the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to the program must include the specifications for the required low cost broadband service option that are set forth in the office's initial proposal, as submitted to and approved by NTIA.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Indiana district HD-062
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Indiana House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Unfortunately I do not have access to the full biography from that link. Here is a summary of David Hall's background based on the limited information available: David Hall is a Libertarian candidate running for Texas State House district 90. He has been an insurance agent for over 30 years and is active in various community organizations such as Rotary Club. He supports issues related to limited government, lower taxes, second amendment rights, and individual liberties.read less
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