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SB0266 - Video voyeurism.
David Vinzant, Rodney Pol
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Video voyeurism. Provides that "peep", for purposes of the voyeurism statute, includes the use of a concealed camera with the intent of capturing an intimate image. Makes conforming amendments.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0111 - Enforcement of residential landlord obligations.
David Vinzant
Last updated 11 months ago
1 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
SB0268 - Eminent domain for nonpublic use.
David Vinzant
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Eminent domain for nonpublic use. Allows a municipality to acquire a parcel of real property by eminent domain for transfer to a private person for a nonpublic use if certain criteria are satisfied, including nonpayment of property taxes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0279 - Juvenile facility visitation policies.
David Vinzant
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Juvenile facility visitation policies. Provides that it is the policy of Indiana to encourage and promote communication between a child and the child's family when a child in need of services or delinquency proceeding results in separation of a child from the child's family, unless communication between the child and the child's family is contrary to the child's best interests. Requires the department of correction to adopt specified rules with respect to communication and visitation privileges for residents of juvenile detention facilities.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0129 - Police officer employment and training cost reimbursement.
Gary Byrne, Rick Niemeyer, Daniel E. Dernulc
Last updated 10 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Police officer employment and training cost reimbursement. Allows a county, city, or town (unit) to be reimbursed for some or all of a police officer's employment and training costs from a unit that subsequently employs the police officer less than three years after police officer completes the law enforcement basic training course. Provides that "police officer" does not include a town marshal or town marshal deputy. Provides that if any unit does not claim reimbursement from a subsequent employing unit, any reimbursement right is terminated. Requires a subsequent employer to notify the police officer in writing if the previous employer did or did not submit a claim for reimbursement. Requires a written notification be provided to a police officer before hiring that informs the officer of the employer's right to obtain reimbursement from a subsequent employer.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0253 - Lake Michigan rescue equipment.
Rodney Pol, Susan C. Glick, Mike Bohacek
Last updated 9 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Lake Michigan rescue equipment. Requires the owner of a pier or public access site on Lake Michigan to install public rescue equipment, including at least one ring life buoy, on the pier or public access site. Establishes requirements concerning ring life buoys installed on piers and public access sites. Provides that the end of the buoy line must not be secured to the shore. Requires a unit of local government that owns one or more piers or public access sites on Lake Michigan, at least twice per year, to publish on the unit's website a report on lakefront drownings that occur within 50 feet of the unit's piers or public access sites. Provides that if more than one fatal drowning occurs not more than 50 feet from a particular pier or public access site in a span of five years, the owner of the pier or public access site shall: (1) disseminate in the area of the pier or public access site a water safety plan pertaining to the pier or public access site; and (2) upgrade the public rescue equipment installed on the pier or public access site, such as by installing equipment that automatically contacts the local 911 service in an emergency.
STATUS
Passed
SB0146 - Youth employment.
Linda Rogers, Brian Buchanan, Blake Doriot
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Youth employment. Allows a person who is at least 18 years of age to ring up a sale of alcoholic beverages in the course of the person's employment. Allows a waiter, waitress, or server who is at least 18 years of age to serve alcoholic beverages in a dining room of a restaurant or hotel under certain conditions. Provides certain exemptions from the employment of minors law. Provides, for purposes of the reporting requirement applicable to an employer that employs a specified number of minors, that: (1) a minor's date of hire is the first date on which the minor performs work for the employer; and (2) an employer must report any new or changed information not later than the fifteenth and last business days of each month. Provides that a civil penalty for a violation of certain provisions regarding the employment of minors may not be assessed for a violation of 10 minutes or less.
STATUS
Passed
HCR0022 - Honoring the members of the South Bend Fire Department for their bravery and heroic actions while responding to a house fire.
Maureen Bauer, David L. Niezgodski, Scott Alexander
Last updated 10 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Honoring the members of the South Bend Fire Department for their bravery and heroic actions while responding to a house fire. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the members of the South Bend Fire Department for their bravery and heroic actions while responding to a house fire.
STATUS
Passed
SB0010 - Community cares initiative grant pilot program.
Scott A. Baldwin, Michael R. Crider, Ed Charbonneau
Last updated 10 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Community cares initiative grant pilot program. Establishes the community cares initiative grant pilot program for the purpose of assisting in the costs of starting or expanding mobile integrated health care programs and mobile crisis teams in Indiana. Establishes the community cares initiative fund.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR0031 - Honoring the 2024 Senate Democratic Caucus interns.
J.D. Ford, Jean D. Breaux, Andrea Hunley
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Honoring the 2024 Senate Democratic Caucus interns. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the 2024 Senate Democratic Caucus interns for their service during the Second Regular Session of the One Hundred Twenty-Third Indiana General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Indiana district SD-003
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