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HB1401 - Various natural resources matters.
Shane Lindauer, David Abbott, Beau Baird
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Various natural resources matters. Pauses all tax sales on mineral interests for one year. Increases the maximum dry weight for a "recreational off-highway vehicle". Provides that certain fees established by the natural resources commission (commission) do not constitute a rule. Adds language to youth hunting and trapping license provisions providing that the nonresident youth turkey licenses include all yearly stamps to hunt wild turkeys and that the resident and nonresident youth license remains valid for the remainder of the license period even after the license holder turns 18 years of age. Provides that certain licenses may still be used if the license holder moves out of state. Provides that a person may perform certain activities without obtaining a permit from the department of natural resources (department). Allows the commission to adopt rules regarding certain activities that are permitted without a license. Establishes requirements for constructing certain structures in a floodway. Requires the department to take certain steps before: (1) making a determination when the department is reviewing the department mapping data being applied to a parcel of real property; and (2) submitting department mapping data in preparation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency flood hazard map. Allows certain persons to request a review by the department of the department mapping data applying to the parcel of real property. Requires the department, in reviewing the department mapping data applying to a parcel of real property, to use a detailed hydrologic modeling method and perform a site investigation. Requires the department to notify certain persons within 90 days after determining that a parcel of real property: (1) is included in a flood plain or floodway; or (2) is no longer included in a flood plain or floodway. Establishes the STREAM act fund. Makes technical and conforming changes. Makes an appropriation.
STATUS
Passed
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
SB0023 - Damage to a penal facility.
Vaneta G. Becker, Michael R. Crider, Mike Bohacek
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Damage to a penal facility. Provides that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages a component of an automatic building fire suppression system that is located in a penal facility commits criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony.
STATUS
Passed
SB0179 - Commission on court appointed attorneys.
Eric Allan Koch, Elizabeth M. Brown, Susan C. Glick
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Commission on court appointed attorneys. Requires the justice reinvestment advisory council (council) to conduct a study on criminal indigency determinations by all Indiana trial courts. Requires the council to submit a report containing recommendations on specified topics to the legislative council before July 1, 2025. Changes the name of the Indiana public defender commission to the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys (commission). Provides that from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, certain counties may be reimbursed for 40% of indigent defense services provided for misdemeanors in a superior or circuit court. (Current law excludes misdemeanors from reimbursement.) Requires the commission to submit a report to the legislative council and the budget committee not later than December 1, 2029, concerning the 40% reimbursement for indigent defense services provided for misdemeanors. Requires each clerk of the court to make an annual report to the commission concerning certain fees. Changes the distribution of fees for indigent defendant representation. Increases certain fees if a court finds a person is able to pay the cost of representation by counsel. Prohibits the commission from: (1) receiving additional appropriations from the general assembly for misdemeanor reimbursement; or (2) reimbursing certain counties for misdemeanor reimbursement; before July 1, 2029. Provides that each court in certain counties receiving reimbursement from the public defense fund shall require a person claiming indigency to submit a uniform form, prescribed by the office of judicial administration, to assist the court in determining whether the person is indigent. Specifies that such courts shall review or designate a staff member to review the form submitted to ensure accuracy of the information contained in the form. Allows such a court to request any additional information needed from the person to verify the accuracy of the information submitted in the form.
STATUS
Passed
SB0104 - Veterinary medicine.
Jean Leising, Susan C. Glick, Micheal Aylesworth
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Veterinary medicine. Requires the state police department to disclose to the board of veterinary medicine (board) the criminal history or activity of veterinary license or certificate holders or applicants. Requires veterinarians and veterinary technicians to disclose certain information when renewing a license or registration certificate electronically and requires the board to compile that information into an annual report. Provides that a licensed veterinarian is not required to obtain a controlled substance registration or separate controlled substance registration if certain criteria are met. Permits a veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician to renew an expired license or registration certificate more than three years after the date of the expiration.
STATUS
Passed
SB0052 - Prohibition on use of dedicated lanes.
Aaron Freeman, R. Michael Young, Mark B. Messmer
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Prohibition on use of dedicated lanes. Prohibits, until July 1, 2025, a consolidated city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, or other requirement concerning a public transportation project, including the blue line, that seeks to: (1) convert; (2) restrict; or (3) otherwise establish; a vehicular traffic lane for use as a dedicated lane. Specifies exclusions from the scope of the bill's temporary prohibition. Requires the driver of a passenger bus operating in a consolidated city that travels on a dedicated lane in the opposite direction of the flow of traffic to sound a horn or bell when approaching an intersection to alert pedestrians.
STATUS
Engrossed
SCR0007 - Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over I-70 and North College Avenue the "John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery Memorial Bridge".
Greg Taylor, Andrea Hunley, Scott Alexander
Last updated 7 months ago
55 Co-Sponsors
Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over I-70 and North College Avenue the "John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery Memorial Bridge". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of the I-65N bridge over I-70 and North College Avenue the "John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery Memorial Bridge".
STATUS
Passed
SB0049 - Catastrophically disabled veteran hunting.
Susan C. Glick, James Tomes, J.D. Ford
Last updated 6 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Catastrophically disabled veteran hunting. Provides that catastrophically disabled veterans may hunt on the same free hunting days as those designated for youth hunters by the director of the department of natural resources. Defines "catastrophically disabled".
STATUS
Passed
SB0001 - Reading skills.
Linda Rogers, Jeff Raatz, Brian Buchanan
Last updated 6 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Reading skills. Provides that the department of education (department) may grant certain individuals a waiver that provides an exception to the literacy endorsement requirements if the department submits a report to the legislative council by a specified date. Requires certain schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to offer summer school courses for students who are not reading proficient or are at risk of not being reading proficient as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board of education (evaluation). Expands eligibility for funding for summer school courses. Requires certain summer school courses to be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading. Provides that if a student does not achieve a 90% attendance rate in a summer reading course, the student is required to participate in an individual reading plan in the following school year. Requires the department of education to procure a universal screening assessment (assessment) that meets certain criteria. Requires certain schools to administer the assessment to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined by the department. Requires the state board of education to establish a method for virtual administration of the ILEARN statewide assessment. Provides that a vendor must supply a student's assessment results to the student and the student's parents. Applies the reading deficiency remediation plan (plan) to public schools, charter schools, state accredited nonpublic schools, and eligible schools. Makes the following changes to the plan: (1) Beginning with evaluations administered in the 2024-2025 school year, requires retention of a student in grade 3 in addition to remediation if the student has not achieved a passing score on the evaluation. (2) Requires schools to notify a student's parent of certain assessment results, interventions, or remedial actions provided to the student. (3) Requires schools to monitor the progress of students who have failed to achieve a passing score on the evaluation or the statewide assessment program test. (4) Requires schools to provide reading instruction aligned with the science of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8. (5) Requires schools to administer the evaluation to students who are in grade 2. (6) Requires a student to take the evaluation until certain conditions are met. (7) Requires school reporting on interventions for certain students at risk of not being reading proficient and for certain students who do not a achieve a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Creates exceptions to the grade 3 retention requirement for a student who meets certain criteria. Requires the governing body of a school to establish a procedure allowing a parent or guardian of a student to appeal the student's retention under the plan. Requires the department to notify the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in kindergarten of the retention requirements under the plan.
STATUS
Passed
SB0182 - Regulation of drones near correctional facilities.
Eric Allan Koch, Aaron Freeman, Mike Bohacek
Last updated 6 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Regulation of drones near correctional facilities. Provides that the crime of trafficking with an inmate includes the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) to deliver contraband, and that the crime of public safety remote aerial interference includes operation of a drone to intentionally obstruct or interfere with the duties of a correctional officer, including a county jail officer.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Indiana district SD-013
COMMITTEES
Indiana Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Susan C. Glick was born in Marion, Indiana. She earned a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Journalism from Ball State University. Glick worked as a journalist and advertising executive. She served on town councils in Carmel and Zionsville, Indiana. In 2020, Glick was elected to the Indiana State Senate representing District 19.read less
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Indiana Senate from Indiana
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