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SCR0022 - To support the work of the Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission.
Fady Qaddoura, Jeff Raatz, James R. Buck
Last updated 9 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
To support the work of the Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to support the work of the Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission for the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.
STATUS
Passed
SR0009 - Honoring Indiana 4-H.
Jean Leising, Scott Alexander, Ronnie J. Alting
Last updated 9 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Honoring Indiana 4-H. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Indiana 4-H and recognizing February 13, 2024, as Indiana 4-H Day at the Statehouse.
STATUS
Passed
HB1412 - Canine standard of care.
Beau Baird, Micheal Aylesworth, Robert Morris
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Canine standard of care. Sets forth regulations concerning the retail sale of dogs. Requires retail pet stores, animal care facilities, and animal rescue operations to register with the board of animal health. Establishes mandatory disclosures and warranties for a retail pet store selling dogs. Establishes a random inspection program for commercial dog breeders, commercial dog brokers, and retail pet stores beginning July 1, 2025. Voids local ordinances prohibiting the sale of dogs at retail pet stores.
STATUS
Passed
HB1320 - Building regulation.
Alex Zimmerman, Jennifer Meltzer, Doug Miller
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Building regulation. Defines, for purposes of the unsafe building law, a "building or structure". Increases from $10,000 to $25,000 the estimated cost of work required by an order of a unit's enforcement authority which the unit's enforcement authority may perform using its own workers and equipment. Provides, with certain exceptions, that a governmental body may not regulate or restrict, by regulation or otherwise, the continued residential use of a mobile home, a manufactured home, or an industrialized residential within a mobile home community based on certain characteristics of the structure. Provides that a mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure on private property constituting a legal, nonconforming use, may not be replaced with a mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure that is older or smaller than the legal, nonconforming structure being replaced. Makes certain changes to local planning and zoning standards and requirements relating to manufactured homes.
STATUS
Passed
SR0053 - Urging the Indiana federal congressional delegation to support the Susan Muffley Act.
James R. Buck, Stacey Donato, Vaneta G. Becker
Last updated 8 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Urging the Indiana federal congressional delegation to support the Susan Muffley Act. A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana federal congressional delegation to support the Susan Muffley Act.
STATUS
Passed
HCR0026 - Honoring the members of the South Bend Fire Department for their bravery and heroic actions while responding to a house fire.
Maureen Bauer, David Abbott, Mike Andrade
Last updated 9 months ago
98 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
HB1202 - Military and veteran issues.
Steve Bartels, Christopher N. Judy, Jim Lucas
Last updated 10 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
HB1090 - Transportation matters.
Jim Pressel, Ben Smaltz, Michael R. Crider
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Transportation matters. Provides that a conveyance to the state is excepted from the definition of a "conveyance document" requiring a sales disclosure form. Amends the annual reporting requirements for the Indiana department of transportation. Requires a unit to hold a public hearing before agreeing with a railroad to the closure of a public railroad crossing within the unit's jurisdiction. Allows evidence of a failure to comply with passenger restraint system statutes to be admitted in a civil action as to mitigation of damages for a plaintiff who is at least 15 years of age or older. Provides that an engineering and traffic investigation is not required to decrease the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on a highway with a functional classification of minor collector or local road in an urban district.
STATUS
Passed
SCR0023 - Memorializing George McGinnis.
Greg Taylor, Gregory W. Porter, Scott Alexander
Last updated 9 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Memorializing George McGinnis. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing George "Big Mac" McGinnis.
STATUS
Passed
SCR0021 - Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association.
Jean Leising, Scott Alexander, Ronnie J. Alting
Last updated 9 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association for exemplary work in the advancement of agricultural education in Indiana and across the country.
STATUS
Passed
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