| HB1023 | PUBLIC SAFETY MATTERS. (FRYE R) Adds a new national firefighting training standard to current standards eligible for emergency rulemaking. Exempts government facilities from being assessed emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form fees. |
| | Current Status: | 3/29/2017 - Signed by the Governor
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| HB1122 | CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES. (WESCO T) Provides confidentiality protection to communications that emergency responders make to critical incident stress management personnel or records that are generated by critical incident stress management personnel after providing critical incident stress management services to emergency responders following a critical incident. Provides that critical incident stress management personnel are immune from liability for any acts, errors, or omissions committed in providing critical incident stress management services to emergency responders, unless the act, error, or omission constitutes wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct. |
| | Current Status: | 4/24/2017 - Signed by the Governor
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| HB1124 | ENGINEERED LUMBER. (WESCO T) Requires an individual applying for a building permit after June 30, 2017, to disclose the use of engineered lumber in structural assemblies on the building permit application. Directs that a building commissioner shall not: (1) approve a structure or private home during final inspection; or (2) issue a certificate of occupancy for a Class 1 or Class 2 structure; unless disclosure requirements regarding engineered lumber are met. Requires the building commissioner to notify the: (1) local fire department; and (2) local 911 call center; of a Class 1 or Class 2 structure's use of engineered lumber not later than 10 days after issuing a building permit. Requires that all notifications regarding the use of engineered lumber must: (1) be sent by certified mail; and (2) request a return receipt. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming technical amendments. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1145 | STROKE PROTOCOLS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL. (ZENT D) Requires the emergency medical services commission to: (1) adopt rules concerning protocols for the identification, transport, and treatment of stroke patients by personnel providing emergency medical services; and (2) adopt and distribute a nationally recognized stroke assessment tool to personnel providing emergency medical services. Requires the Indiana state department of health (department) to compile and maintain a list of: (1) certain certified stoke centers and hospitals; and (2) Indiana network participating hospitals. Requires certified hospitals to provide certain information to the department. Prohibits advertising that a facility is a stroke center or hospital unless the facility is certified. |
| | Current Status: | 4/24/2017 - Signed by the Governor
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| HB1156 | FUNDING OF 911 CALL CENTERS. (MILLER D) Provides that after June 30, 2017, a county that contains more than one public safety answering point (PSAP) shall distribute funds to each PSAP in the county on a proportional basis according to the call volume received by each PSAP in the county during the immediately preceding calendar year. Provides that in determining the amount to be distributed to each PSAP, the county may use the call data and statistics required to be reported to the statewide 911 board (board) annually by the county's PSAPs. Requires the board to provide the relevant data and statistics to the county not later than 14 days after receiving the data and statistics from each of the county's PSAPs. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1166 | LOCAL REGULATION OF FIREWORKS. (SCHAIBLEY D) Changes: (1) the dates on which a county or municipal ordinance may limit the use of fireworks in the county or municipality; and (2) the types of fireworks to which such an ordinance may apply. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1232 | ELIMINATION OF TOWNSHIP BOARDS. (ZIEMKE C) Specifies that: (1) in the case of a township board for which the members were elected in 2014, the township board is abolished on January 1, 2019; and (2) in the case of a township board for which the members were elected in 2016, the township board is abolished on January 1, 2021. Specifies that after a township board is abolished: (1) the county fiscal body is the fiscal body and legislative body of each township in the county; and (2) the county fiscal body shall exercise the legislative and fiscal powers assigned in the Indiana Code to township boards, including the authority to adopt the township's annual budget and to levy township property taxes for township funds. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1239 | INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. (HAMM R) Provides that an individual who is a volunteer firefighter is entitled to a credit of $500 against the individual's adjusted gross income tax liability each taxable year. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1309 | INDIANA FIRE ACADEMY FUNDING. (FRYE R) Provides that money in the fire and building services fund may be used to defray the expenses and capital outlay associated with the creation, development, and maintenance of: (1) a central campus for the fire and public safety training academy; and (2) educational programs and training opportunities offered to public safety officers by the academy, including increasing these programs and opportunities. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1310 | PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER HEALTH STUDIES. (FRYE R) Establishes the public safety research fund. Provides that $500,000 shall be appropriated from the state general fund and disbursed to the public safety research fund on July 1 of each year. Requires money disbursed to the public safety research fund be used for longitudinal research studies related to the health, safety, and well-being of public safety officers. Requires longitudinal research studies to be performed by the national institute for public safety and health (NIPSH). Requires NIPSH to provide a report of ongoing or performed longitudinal research studies to the executive director of the department of homeland security before December 31 of each year. Provides that money not allotted for a longitudinal research study reverts to the state general fund at the end of each state fiscal year. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1370 | COMPLETION OF TRAINING BY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. (SMITH M) Requires a volunteer firefighter to successfully complete certain minimum basic training requirements before performing the emergency response duties of a volunteer firefighter. Grants police powers to a fire investigator who has successfully completed law enforcement training and meets other specified conditions. |
| | Current Status: | 4/20/2017 - Signed by the Governor
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| HB1450 | PROPERTY TAX MATTERS. (LEONARD D) Provides that a political subdivision must upload a copy of a contract that the political subdivision enters into after June 30, 2016, to the Indiana transparency Internet web site if the total cost of the contract exceeds $50,000. Specifies the definition of "low income rental property" for purposes of property tax assessment. Specifies the total true tax value of low income rental property that is used to provide Medicaid assisted living services. Allows the department of local government finance (DLGF) to use estimated data to compute six year rolling averages for the purpose of determining the annual adjustments of assessed values between reassessments. Provides that the DLGF shall release DLGF's annual determination of the statewide agricultural land base rate value (base rate) on or before March 1 of each year. Makes the statute specifying the assessed value of outdoor advertising signs permanent. Provides that certain outdoor signs shall be disregarded for the purpose of determining an assessment of the land on which the outdoor sign is located. Provides that a public utility that fails to timely file a statement concerning the property owned or used by the public utility on an assessment date shall remit the penalty to the department of state revenue. Defines the terms "installment loan" and "mortgage" for purposes of the mortgage deduction. Restates the conditions for when a taxpayer must reapply for various property tax deductions. Restates the requirement that a taxpayer file a certified statement with the county auditor when the taxpayer ceases to be eligible for the standard deduction for a property. Provides that Jennings Township in Fayette County may increase its maximum township unit levy and its maximum levy for fire protection and emergency services for 2018. Provides that both the executive of a political subdivision and a majority of the members of the fiscal body of a political subdivision may independently request technical assistance from the distressed unit appeal board in helping prevent the political subdivision from becoming a distressed political subdivision. Provides that a multiple county property tax assessment board of appeals shall submit to the DLGF, the Indiana board of tax review, and the legislative services agency separate reports for each county participating in the multiple county property tax assessment board of appeals. Authorizes, but does not require, the DLGF to adopt rules to limit the basis of payment for services provided by professionals who work on capital projects to a fee for service agreement. Provides that the DLGF may adopt a rule after June 30, 2016, and before September 1, 2017, that concerns or includes market segmentation and affects assessments for the January 1, 2018, assessment date. Provides that the DLGF may not adopt a rule concerning the practice of a representative before a property tax assessment board or DLGF that restricts the ability of a certified public accountant to represent a client in a matter relating to the taxation of personal property or distributable property. Allows a county treasurer and the county auditor to implement a policy to waive, negotiate, or settle penalties that have accrued on delinquent property taxes, if the fiscal body of the county approves the policy. Repeals the requirements that the budget agency publish by May 1 each year an estimate of the total amount of statewide distributions of local income tax revenue for: (1) the following two years, in an odd-numbered year; and (2) the following year, in an even-numbered year. Eliminates the requirement in current law that the DLGF review a loan contract entered into by an airport authority. Specifies that the election of the directors of a conservancy district's board shall be by a plurality of the votes (instead of a majority of the votes, in current law). Provides that a conservancy district is not required to go through the budget review process unless the conservancy district imposes a levy. Adds conditions that a school corporation must satisfy to increase its maximum transportation fund levy. Specifies an October 20 filing deadline for an appeal. Increases the service of process fee from $25 to $28, provides that the clerk shall collect the fee rather than the sheriff, and distributes $1 of the fee to the clerk's record perpetuation fund. Provides that the executive of a township may use money in the township's rainy day fund to pay the costs attributable to providing fire protection and emergency services. Removes the requirement that the township firefighting fund be the exclusive fund used for providing fire protection or emergency services. Provides that a redevelopment commission's annual report to the unit that created the redevelopment commission must include both a list of parcels of real property and the depreciable personal property of designated taxpayers in the redevelopment area. Provides that a fire protection district may be a participating unit in a fire protection territory. Provides that a resolution by a provider unit to withdraw from a fire protection territory is effective on January 1 of the year following the year in which the resolution is adopted. Provides that if the provider unit of a fire protection territory withdraws, a majority of the remaining units must agree on which unit is to become the successor provider unit. Specifies the definition of "public funds" for purposes of public purchasing and public works projects. Provides that the drainage board of a county may not impose interest on a drainage assessment for construction or reconstruction if the construction or reconstruction is financed through the issuance of bonds or a construction loan. Specifies accounting procedures for drainage assessment construction or reconstruction loans having a term of fewer than six years. Allows a school corporation located in Vanderburgh County to impose a property tax at a rate of up to $0.005 to provide money to a historical society for restoration and maintenance of Bosse Field. Allows certain nonprofit entities that failed to comply with the exemption filing deadlines to claim the property tax exemptions that the nonprofit entities were otherwise entitled to claim. Requires the DLGF to: (1) increase Knox County's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy by $319,960 for taxes payable in 2018; and (2) decrease Knox County's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy by $319,960 for taxes payable in 2019. Urges the legislative council to assign to a study committee the topic of issues related to establishing a neighborhood enhancement property tax relief program. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on agriculture and natural resources or another appropriate interim study committee the topic of creating a dedicated funding source for zoological parks in the state to: (1) promote tourism; (2) further job creation; (3) enhance educational opportunities; and (4) develop animal and botanical exhibitions. Makes technical corrections. |
| | Current Status: | 4/28/2017 - Signed by the Governor
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| SB12 | RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. (ZAKAS J) Allows a member of a city police or fire department to reside within a county located outside Indiana that is contiguous to the county in which the city is located. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| SB163 | DISTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY INCOME TAX REVENUE. (NIEMEYER R) Requires the distribution of public safety local income tax revenues to a township that provides fire protection or emergency medical services. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| SB343 | CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS IN NEW HOMES. (BOHACEK M) Requires the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in new single family and multifamily residential construction. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| SB381 | ANNEXATION. (BUCK J) For an annexation ordinance adopted after June 30, 2017, upon the request of a member of the county executive, requires a majority of the members of the county executive to approve or deny the annexation. Provides that the annexation proceedings are terminated if the county executive votes to deny the annexation. Provides that the annexation is considered approved by the county executive if the county executive does not vote to approve or deny the annexation within 90 days. Requires that a fiscal plan after June 30, 2017, must address any estimated effects the annexation may have on taxing units (in addition to political subdivisions) not included in the annexation. Requires after June 30, 2017, that notice be given of certain annexation proceedings to taxing units and political subdivisions evaluated for purposes of the fiscal plan. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| SB467 | FIRE DEPARTMENT REIMBURSEMENT. (BUCK J) Requires payment under a property insurance policy that provides coverage for reimbursement for fire protection services (policy) to pay the fire department's charges, subject to certain limitations, in response to a claim for which the insurer is liable under the policy. Requires notice to the claimant when a fire department is reimbursed under a policy. |
| | Current Status: | 4/6/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline for Senate bills (Rule 148.1)
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| SB548 | VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DISABILITY. (KOCH E) Specifies that a volunteer firefighter who is diagnosed with an exposure related cancer and meets other requirements is presumed to have a disability incurred in the line of duty. Applies insurance payments currently required for disabled members of a volunteer fire department to a volunteer firefighter who incurs a disability in the line of duty. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2017 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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