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HB1377 - Prescription drug pricing.
Donna Schaibley, Bradford J. Barrett, Julie A. McGuire
Last updated 11 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Prescription drug pricing. Provides that the price that a health plan, third party administrator, or pharmacy benefit manager sets for a covered individual's purchase of a prescription drug from a pharmacist or pharmacy must be equal to or less than the amount directly or indirectly paid by the health plan, third party administrator, or pharmacy benefit manager to the pharmacist or pharmacy for the prescription drug.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1423 - Parent-child relationship.
Christopher N. Judy, Michelle Davis, Julie A. McGuire
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Parent-child relationship. Provides that if a court in a paternity or child custody proceeding does not award joint legal custody or joint physical custody of a child, the court shall enter findings of fact and conclusions of law citing a preponderance of evidence that awarding joint legal custody or joint physical custody is unreasonable and not in the best interest of the child. Provides for a court in a proceeding to modify custody to consider any substantial changes in the facts underlying a previous court decision not to award joint legal custody or joint physical custody. Provides that in allocating parenting time, there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best interests of the child for parenting time to be allocated equally or nearly equally between the child's custodial parent and the child's noncustodial parent. Provides that a finding by the court that a history of child abuse or neglect exists with respect to the child is sufficient to rebut the presumption.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1356 - Immunity if seeking aid for drug overdose victim.
Victoria Garcia Wilburn, Mitchell Alan Gore, Julie A. McGuire
Last updated 11 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Immunity if seeking aid for drug overdose victim. Specifies that the arrest and criminal immunity provisions of the lifeline law also apply to a person less than 21 years of age who commits an offense involving the possession of a controlled substance, paraphernalia, or a syringe.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1221 - Material that is obscene or harmful to minors.
David Abbott, Martin Carbaugh, Julie A. McGuire
Last updated 11 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Material that is obscene or harmful to minors. Defines terms and amends the education and criminal laws related to material that is obscene or harmful to minors.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1004 - Pension matters.
Robert W. Cherry, Gregory W. Porter, Michael Karickhoff
Last updated 9 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
SB0141 - Education matters.
Jean Leising, Stacey Donato, Jake Teshka
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Education matters. Provides that, for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, a school shall ensure that at least 60% of a school counselor's aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to providing direct services to students. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a school shall ensure that at least 80% of a school counselor's aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to providing direct services to students. Exempts schools that have a school counselor/student ratio that is not more than one school counselor to 350 students from the school counselor time requirement provisions. Allows school corporations to provide certain notices regarding expulsion meetings by electronic mail.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0190 - State disaster relief fund.
Cynthia E. Carrasco, Kyle Walker, Linda Rogers
Last updated 9 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
State disaster relief fund. Makes changes to the permissible uses for the state disaster relief fund (fund). Makes changes to the requirements for an eligible entity to receive financial assistance from the fund. Makes changes to the calculations used to determine the amount of financial assistance an eligible entity may receive from the fund. Increases, from $10,000 to $25,000, the amount of loss that may be compensated for damages to an individual's property. Repeals provisions that: (1) provide a definition of "public facility"; (2) provide limitations for an entity suffering multiple disaster emergencies; and (3) provide requirements for an application of an eligible entity that is an individual to obtain financial assistance from the fund.
STATUS
Passed
SB0128 - Human sexuality instruction.
Gary Byrne, Jeff Raatz, Chris Garten
Last updated 10 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Human sexuality instruction. Defines "governing authority" of a school. Defines "school" as a school maintained by a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school. Provides that, if a school instructs students on human sexuality, the school's governing authority must first approve and publish certain information concerning the instruction in a conspicuous place on the website of the school, and requires a school to provide a direct link to that information in a school's written request for consent for instruction on human sexuality. Prohibits a school from using learning materials for instruction on human sexuality unless approved by the school's governing authority.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0270 - Various education matters.
Linda Rogers, Jeff Raatz, Brian Buchanan
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Various education matters. Establishes limitations regarding the lease of school property. Amends the enrollment threshold regarding when a school building is considered underutilized. Makes changes regarding requiring (instead of allowing) a school building to be closed or made available for lease or purchase. Provides that school corporations that meet certain requirements regarding sharing operating referendum tax levy and school safety referendum tax levy revenue are not subject to the transfer of vacant school building provisions. Provides that no resolution, referenda, or distributed revenue prior to May 10, 2023, are effective to provide exemption from the transfer of vacant school building provisions. Exempts school corporations that have had a designation as a distressed political subdivision within the previous three years from the transfer of vacant school building provisions. Establishes additional requirements regarding notice, determinations, and appeals under the transfer of vacant school building provisions. Amends requirements with regard to: (1) bringing a civil action to enforce a final order to make a covered school building available for purchase or lease; (2) the time frame for which a school building must be used; and (3) transferring a school building back to a school corporation. Provides that, if a school corporation transfers a covered school building in violation of the transfer of vacant school building provisions, the transfer is void and allows for a court action with the award of attorney's fees. Changes certain formulas to reference property tax levies collected (current law references property tax levies imposed). Requires the commission for higher education to: (1) study and make recommendations; and (2) submit a report; regarding allowing Ivy Tech Community College to award bachelor's degrees and Vincennes University to offer additional programs that lead to a bachelor's degree. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
HR0041 - Recognizing the month of February as Turner Syndrome Awareness Month.
Ryan Michael Dvorak, David Abbott, Mike Andrade
Last updated 9 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
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