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SPONSORED LEGISLATION
HB1359 - Probate.
Martin Carbaugh, Matthew S. Lehman, Ben Smaltz
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Probate. Extends insurance coverage on property transferred by a transfer on death transfer following the death of the insured after June 30, 2025, for property and casualty insurance and liability insurance other than title insurance and certain insurance relating to bonds and mortgages.
STATUS
Passed
HB1426 - Long acting reversible contraceptives.
Rita Fleming, Cindy Ledbetter, Maureen Bauer
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Long acting reversible contraceptives. Requires a hospital that operates a maternity unit to ensure that a woman who is: (1) giving birth in the hospital; and (2) eligible for or receiving Medicaid assistance; has the option, if not medically contraindicated, of having a long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive implanted after delivery and before the woman is discharged. Allows a hospital to be exempt from the requirement if the hospital has a faith based objection. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to reimburse the hospital for the following provided to a Medicaid recipient: (1) A long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive, including the cost of stocking the long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive. (2) Placement of the long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive. Provides that the reimbursement must be separate from, and in addition to, the reimbursement for maternity services for the Medicaid recipient. Sunsets the provisions being added in the bill on June 30, 2025. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to develop a billing process that maximizes federal funding for purposes of the long acting reversible contraceptives reimbursement for a Medicaid recipient.
STATUS
Passed
HB1119 - Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams.
Carolyn B. Jackson, Rita Fleming
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams. Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1358 - Excused absences.
Rita Fleming, Julie A. McGuire, Edward O. DeLaney
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Excused absences. Defines "crisis day". Provides that the governing body of a school corporation shall authorize the absence and excuse of each student for not more than three crisis days per school year under certain conditions. Provides that a student excused from school attendance for a crisis day may not be recorded as being absent and may not be penalized.
STATUS
Introduced
HCR0008 - Recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador.
Maureen Bauer, Rita Fleming, Carolyn B. Jackson
Last updated 8 months ago
91 Co-Sponsors
Recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador.
STATUS
Passed
HB1367 - Project Lifesaver program requirement for counties.
Tonya Pfaff, Rita Fleming, Mike Andrade
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Project Lifesaver program requirement for counties. Requires each county to establish and maintain a Project Lifesaver program. Tasks the division of disability and rehabilitative services with ensuring compliance, and requires the division to report to the general assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1368 - Riverfront economic development tax area.
Tonya Pfaff, Chris Campbell, Rita Fleming
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Riverfront economic development tax area. Allows the legislative body of a city or a county without a consolidated city to adopt a resolution establishing a riverfront economic development tax area (tax area). Sets forth requirements for the location of the tax area. Requires the legislative body to make findings when adopting a resolution. Requires the legislative body to submit a resolution establishing a tax area to the budget committee and budget agency for review and approval. Allows a tax area to receive incremental state income tax revenue and incremental sales tax revenue attributable to the tax area. Requires a city or county that establishes a tax area to establish a riverfront economic development area fund. Provides that a tax area terminates not later than 25 years after the date on which the resolution establishing the tax area is adopted.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1095 - Various elections matters.
Rita Fleming, Edward D. Clere
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Various elections matters. Requires the circuit court clerk of each county to place a copy of each report, notice, or other instrument filed with the county election board on the circuit court clerk's or county election board's website in portable document format. Removes a voter's option to vote for all candidates of a political party or an independent ticket at one time (straight ticket voting) in a general or municipal election. Repeals superseded statutes relating to straight ticket voting.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1351 - Dental matters.
Dennis J. Zent, Craig Snow, Rita Fleming
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Dental matters. Provides that if an insured assigns the insured's rights to benefits for dental services to the provider of the dental services, the insurer shall pay the benefits assigned by the insured to the provider of the dental services. Prohibits a third party administrator or another person from arranging for a dental provider to provide dental services for a dental plan that sets the amount of the fee for any dental services unless the dental services are covered services under the dental plan. Provides that a contracting entity (a dental carrier, a third party administrator, or another person that enters into a provider network contract with providers of dental services) may not grant a third party access to the provider network contract or to dental services or contractual discounts provided pursuant to the provider network contract unless certain conditions are satisfied. Provides that when a dental provider network contract is entered into, renewed, or materially modified, any provider that is a party to the network contract must be allowed to choose not to participate in the third party access. Prohibits a contracting entity from: (1) altering the rights or status under a provider network contract of a dental provider that chooses not to participate in third party access; or (2) rejecting a provider as a party to a provider network contract because the provider chose not to participate in third party access. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to issue a cease and desist order against a person that violates any of these prohibitions and, if the person violates the cease and desist order, to impose a civil penalty upon the person and suspend or revoke the person's certificate of authority.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1134 - Local income tax.
Edward D. Clere, Karen Engleman, Jack Jordan
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Local income tax. Provides that, for the purpose of distributing the local income tax (LIT), if two or more school corporations or civil taxing units merge or consolidate to form a single school corporation or civil taxing unit, the school corporation or civil taxing unit is entitled to the combined pro rata distribution of the LIT revenue allocated to each applicable school corporation or civil taxing unit in existence on January 1 of the immediately preceding calendar year prior to the merger or consolidation. Provides that the department of local government finance shall make certain adjustments pertaining to the distribution of LIT for Floyd County in 2025, which provide that the Highlander Fire Protection District (district) shall receive an amount equal to the combined distribution that would have been distributed to the Greenville Fire Protection District (FPD) and the Lafayette Fire Protection District (FPD) in 2024, but for their elimination resulting from the merger to establish the district. Requires corresponding adjustments in 2025 to reduce the distribution for each applicable civil taxing unit and school corporation in Floyd County, excluding the district, by an amount that equals the proportionate share of the amount of LIT received in 2024 of the combined distribution that would have been distributed to the Greenville FPD and the Lafayette FPD in 2024, but for their elimination. Provides, for purposes of calculating distributions of the financial institutions tax to local taxing units, how to calculate distributions for a taxing unit that did not receive distributions in 2012 because the unit was subsequently established from the merger or consolidation of two or more taxing units that received distributions from the financial institutions tax fund in 2012. Provides, for purposes of calculating qualified distributions of the commercial motor vehicle excise tax to local taxing units, how to calculate base revenue distributions for a taxing unit that did not receive a base revenue distribution in 2001 because the taxing unit was subsequently established from the merger or consolidation of two or more taxing units that received base revenue distributions in 2001. Provides that, for purposes of determining the apportionment or distribution of the motor vehicle excise tax, that the county auditor may make adjustments to reflect the merger or consolidation of two or more taxing units. Makes technical corrections.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Indiana district HD-071
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Indiana House
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