| HB1016 | POLICE AND FIRE MERIT SYSTEMS. (PRESSEL J) Allows a fire protection district or fire protection territory to establish a merit system. Provides that unless a resolution or ordinance to establish a merit system is rejected not later than July 1, 2024, a merit system is established on January 1, 2025, for eligible: (1) city and town police and fire departments and township fire departments; and (2) fire protection districts and fire protection territories. Provides that the merit system may be dissolved after January 1, 2025. Repeals a provision containing definitions and moves the definitions to another location. |
| | Current Status: | 3/29/2023 - Senate Pensions and Labor, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 10:00 AM, Rm. 233
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| HB1025 | FIREFIGHTER DISCIPLINE. (TORR J) Provides that a fire department of a fire protection district or fire protection territory is subject to certain disciplinary and due process requirements. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2023 - Returned to the House without amendments
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| HB1031 | CREDIT FOR DONATION TO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. (FRYE R) Provides for a credit, not to exceed $100,000, against a taxpayer's state tax liability in an amount equal to the taxpayer's donation to a county volunteer fire department fund. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 10 years. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1034 | INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR MILITARY PAY. (FRYE R) Exempts military pay for members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard from the individual income tax. (Current law provides an individual income tax exemption for members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard for the period the member is mobilized and deployed.) Exempts military pay earned by members of an active component of the armed forces of the United States from the individual income tax. Phases in the exemption over four years beginning in taxable year 2024. (Current law exempts from the individual income tax the military pay earned by members of the National Guard and reserve components of the armed forces of the United States while serving on active duty.) |
| | Current Status: | 3/23/2023 - added as cosponsor Senator Qaddoura
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| HB1035 | TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS. (PRESSEL J) Provides that, in counties that have one or more township assessors, the county election board shall place on the ballot at the November 2024 general election a public question asking whether the office of township assessor should be abolished or continued. Provides that a county election board shall tabulate the votes cast on the public question and certify the results to the department of local government finance. Provides that if a majority of the voters voting on the public question vote "yes", the office of each township assessor in the county is abolished, effective January 1, 2026. Provides that if a majority of voters voting on the public question vote "yes": (1) employment positions as of December 31, 2025, of each township assessor in the county are transferred to the county assessor; (2) real and personal property duties of each township assessor in the county are transferred to the county assessor; (3) obligations outstanding on December 31, 2025, of each township assessor in the county are transferred to the county assessor; and (4) the funds of each township assessor in the county on hand for the purpose of carrying out the property assessment duties in the amount determined by the county auditor are transferred to the county assessor. Provides that before October 1, 2025, the county assessor shall interview, or give the opportunity to interview to, each individual who: (1) is an employee of a township assessor in the county; and (2) applies before September 1, 2025, for an employment position. Provides that the township shall transfer to the county assessor all revenue received after the date of the transfer that is received by the township for the purpose of carrying out property assessment duties in the amount determined by the county auditor. |
| | Current Status: | 2/23/2023 - Referred to Senate Local Government
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| HB1044 | STATE PARK ADMISSION TO MILITARY MEMBERS AND VETERANS. (BARTELS S) Requires the department of natural resources (department) to provide free admission to: (1) members of the armed forces of the United States or Indiana National Guard; and (2) certain veterans of the armed forces of the United States or Indiana National Guard; as well as the individual's motor vehicle, including passengers within the individual's motor vehicle to Indiana state parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums, memorials, and other department properties. Eliminates provisions that provide that an individual who: (1) is eligible for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate; or (2) is issued a prisoner of war license plate; may purchase a Golden Hoosier Passport. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1055 | PUBLIC SAFETY MATTERS. (FRYE R) Increases the number of deputies, from two to six, that a town marshal may have to participate in the town marshal training program (Tier II training program) established by the law enforcement training board. Makes changes to the jurisdiction of a hospital police department. Makes changes to certain definitions of "law enforcement officer" to include officers employed by a hospital police department. Provides that a member of a city police or fire department is not subject to residency requirements. Eliminates a provision that provides that a city with a population of less than 7,500 may adopt an ordinance that requires a member of a city police or fire department to reside within the county in which the city is located. Provides that members of the police and fire departments of a town or special service district are not subject to residency requirements but must: (1) have adequate means of transportation into the jurisdiction served by the member's department; and (2) maintain telephone service to communicate with the department. Provides that members of the fire department of a township, fire protection district, or fire protection territory are not subject to residency requirements but must: (1) have adequate means of transportation into the jurisdiction served by the member's department; and (2) maintain telephone service to communicate with the department. Repeals provisions: (1) relating to the establishment of residency requirements for a police or fire department of a town with a population of less than 7,500; (2) relating to the establishment of residency requirements for a township fire department of a township with a population of less than 7,500; and (3) that exempt a member of a town police or fire department or a township fire department from residency requirements under certain circumstances. Repeals a provision relating to the jurisdiction of hospital police departments. |
| | Current Status: | 3/28/2023 - Senate Homeland Security & Transportation, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 9:00 AM, Rm. 233
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| HB1059 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS. (ENGLEMAN K) Amends the definition of "emergency medical services provider" for the offense of battery to include a staff member in the emergency department of a hospital. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1060 | DISSOLUTION OF TOWNS. (ENGLEMAN K) Repeals a statute relating to the dissolution of a small town (a town with a population of less than 500) and included towns in Marion County. Restates this statute and additionally provides that if the county election board of the county in which the greatest percentage of the population of a small town is located finds that the town has not elected town officers during the preceding 10 years, that county election board shall certify that fact to the county executive of each county in which the town is located. Removes from the statute as a reason for dissolving a small town that the town has not had a "functioning town government" during the preceding 10 years. Provides the following if a small town is dissolved: (1) The property owned by the dissolved town after payment of debts and liabilities shall be disposed of by the county executive of the county in which the property is located. (2) Any money remaining after payment of the dissolved town's debts and liabilities shall be deposited in the general fund of each county in which the town was located, in proportion to the assessed value of the dissolved town located in each county. (3) Beginning with the date of the town's dissolution, the following apply: any town ordinance relating to the town's budget, tax rates, and tax levies for the calendar year is void; a budget, tax rate, and tax levy may not be certified for the dissolved town; any distribution of funds due to the town from the state shall be paid to the county; and the county shall deposit any distribution payments made by the state in the county's general fund. (4) Dissolution of the town does not affect the validity of a contract to which the town is a party. (5) After dissolution, the books and records of the dissolved town become the property of the county executive of the county in which the greatest assessed value of the dissolved town was located. (6) Provides that if a dissolved small town was located in more than one county, the county executives may enter into appropriate agreements concerning the disposition of the property of the dissolved town, access to the town records, and other matters considered relevant by the county executives of the respective counties. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1061 | LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ROSTER. (ENGLEMAN K) Requires the election division to create an electronic roster of local elected officials that contains certain information about all individuals who hold a local or school board office. Requires circuit court clerks and town clerk-treasurers to enter information into the roster not later than January 1 after an election and whenever an individual is selected to fill a vacancy in a local office. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1062 | REORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPALITY AND TOWNSHIP. (ENGLEMAN K) Allows a municipality in a county (excluding Marion County) to reorganize with a township that has at least 70% of its population within the municipality, if: (1) the municipality adopts a reorganization plan; and (2) more than 50% of the sum of all voters in the municipality and the unincorporated area of the township approve the reorganization plan. Allows the reorganized political subdivision to provide township assistance within the former boundaries of the reorganizing township by contracting with nonprofit organizations. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1136 | MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. (JACKSON C) Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program. Provides that the division of mental health and addiction of the office of the secretary of family and social services shall administer the program and fund. Provides that a first responder who meets certain requirements may apply to the division for: (1) costs associated with the first responder's active participation in a mental health treatment plan as determined by a psychologist or physician treating the first responder; and (2) compensation if the first responder is unable to work. Establishes requirements for obtaining compensation. Makes a continuous appropriation. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1173 | UTILITY SCALE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. (PRESSEL J) Provides that a person may not: (1) construct a new utility scale battery energy storage system (BESS); or (2) expand the capacity of an existing BESS by more than 10% of the system's existing capacity; without the prior approval of the department of homeland security (department). Sets forth information that must be included in an application to the department for approval of the construction or expansion of a BESS. Provides that a new BESS, or an expansion of an existing BESS, must comply with the National Fire Protection Association's standard concerning stationary energy storage systems (NFPA 855). Provides that if a BESS is located less than 1/2 mile from the nearest 100 year flood plain, all of the system's equipment must be located at least two feet above the 100 year frequency flood elevation. Requires the operator of a BESS to provide a copy of the operator's emergency response plan for the BESS to the fire department responsible for providing fire protection services in the area in which the BESS is located. Authorizes the fire prevention and building safety commission (commission) to adopt rules to specify standards for the installation and operation of a BESS. Provides that the commission's rules must be consistent with NFPA 855. Provides that the commission's rules must include standards for: (A) chemical spill prevention and control; and (B) appropriate setbacks from surface water resources; for the installation and expansion of a BESS. Requires the department to issue to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunication, not later than July 31, 2023, a report regarding the progress of the commission in adopting rules addressing the installation and operation of a BESS. |
| | Current Status: | 3/27/2023 - House Bills on Second Reading
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| HB1217 | VARIOUS ALCOHOL MATTERS. (MANNING E) Modifies the definition of "entertainment complex" for purposes of alcohol law. Allows a primary source of supply or wholesaler to allow a permittee to use its equipment to hold and dispense alcoholic beverages to consumers during a special event. Provides that a beauty culture salon employee may dispense beer and wine under certain circumstances. Increases, within a certain historic district, the number of alcoholic beverage restaurant permits from 10 to 15, and changes certain other requirements. Allows a small brewery to receive, bottle, and package beer from another small brewery if certain requirements are met. Increases the number of gallons of liquor that an artisan distiller may produce in a calendar year from 10,000 to 20,000. Amends the limitations on the amount of liquor from another manufacturer that an artisan distiller may obtain and use. Provides that certain brewers may sell or transfer beer to certain food manufacturers for the purpose of adding or integrating the beer into a product or recipe. Provides that a product that contains the transferred beer may not contain more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume when the product leaves the food manufacturer's facility. Provides that the holder of a farm winery permit is entitled to serve complimentary samples of the winery's wine at a farmer's market that is operated on a nonprofit basis. |
| | Current Status: | 3/29/2023 - Senate Public Policy, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 2:30 PM, Rm. 431
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| HB1219 | PFAS BIOMONITORING PILOT PROGRAM. (BAUER M) Establishes the PFAS biomonitoring pilot program (pilot program) under the department of homeland security (department) to collect and analyze blood samples of individuals who were previously, or are currently, firefighters: (1) for serum PFAS levels; and (2) to determine whether there may be corresponding health implications associated with elevated serum PFAS levels. Requires the department to consult the department of environmental management and the Indiana department of health regarding the pilot program. Provides that the department shall, to the extent possible, test 1,000 firefighters. Allows the department to work with a third party to administer the pilot program and to store data collected under the pilot program. Requires the department to submit, not later than July 1, 2027, a report summarizing: (1) the results of the pilot program; and (2) recommendations of the department, the department of environmental management, and the Indiana department of health for decreasing serum PFAS levels and exposure to PFAS chemicals; to the governor and the legislative council. Establishes the PFAS biomonitoring pilot fund. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2023 - added as cosponsor Senator Tomes
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| HB1222 | REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FUND. (FRYE R) Establishes the regional public safety training fund (fund). Provides that the fund is administered by the department of homeland security. Transfers proceeds from the Indiana homeland security fund and the fire training infrastructure fund to the fund. Repeals provisions relating to the establishment of the: (1) Indiana homeland security foundation; (2) Indiana homeland security fund; and (3) fire training infrastructure fund. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1241 | EMPLOYMENT LEAVE FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. (CAMPBELL C) Provides that a state agency, political subdivision, or private employer may provide not more than five days of paid leave to an employee who is a volunteer firefighter and takes a leave of absence: (1) to respond to a fire or emergency call; or (2) for an injury that occurs while the employee is engaged in emergency firefighting or other emergency response activity. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1275 | VEHICLE CARBON MONOXIDE TESTING AT FIRE STATIONS. (PACK R) Requires (rather than allows) a fire department to provide vehicular carbon monoxide testing to the owner of a motor vehicle who requests the testing. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1300 | STATE GRANTS DATA BASE. (MCGUIRE J) Requires the Indiana department of administration (department) and the office of technology to create a state grants website to serve as a central location for information on grants administered by executive branch state agencies. Requires an executive branch state agency to provide grant information to the department before commencing a grant solicitation or award process. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1309 | PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR DISABLED VETERANS. (CHERRY R) Provides a property tax exemption for veterans who meet certain criteria. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1326 | CHARITABLE GAMING RAFFLES. (HAGGARD C) Provides that a bona fide charitable organization may accept payment by credit card for the purchase of a chance to enter a raffle, and the credit card payment may be made on the Internet. Provides that an administrative rule that prohibits a charitable organization from conducting an allowable activity on or through the Internet is void. Directs the publisher of the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register to remove that provision from the Indiana Administrative Code. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| HB1341 | PFAS-FREE FIREFIGHTER GEAR. (OLTHOFF J) Provides that, after June 30, 2024, an Indiana fire department may not purchase firefighting gear unless it contains a permanently affixed label indicating whether or not the firefighting gear contains PFAS. |
| | Current Status: | 3/27/2023 - House Bills on Third Reading
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| HB1355 | TOWNSHIP MERGER PILOT PROGRAM. (MILLER D) Establishes a pilot program that provides for: (1) the merger of townships into a single township government in Blackford County and Switzerland County; and (2) the merger of townships into not more than two township governments in Crawford County. |
| | Current Status: | 3/6/2023 - Referred to Senate Local Government
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| HB1506 | FIRST RESPONDERS RECOGNITION MONUMENT. (SPEEDY M) Establishes the American first responders recognition monument committee (committee). Provides that the purpose of the American first responders recognition monument is to reflect on the sacrifice made by first responders catastrophically injured in the line of service. Provides that the purpose of the committee is to administer the disbursement of funds to responsible artisans and organizations to facilitate the design, prototyping, fabrication, and installation of the American first responders recognition monument. Establishes the membership of the committee. Appropriates $350,000 from the state general fund to the department of homeland security (department) to be used by the department to make disbursements to responsible artisans and organizations to facilitate the design, prototyping, fabrication, and installation of the American first responders recognition monument. |
| | Current Status: | 2/27/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by House 3rd reading deadline (Rule 147.1)
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| SB78 | DISTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY INCOME TAX REVENUE. (NIEMEYER R) Requires that part of a certified distribution allocated to a county (other than Marion County), subject to a qualified township's application, be allocated among the qualified townships in the county. Provides the calculation for the amount of the allocation. Provides that a qualified township and various fire entities may apply to the county adopting body for a distribution of tax revenue. Provides that the county adopting body shall review an application and shall, before September 1 of a year, adopt a resolution requiring tax revenue to be distributed to a qualified applicant or applicants. Provides that the county adopting body shall provide a copy of the resolution to the county auditor and the department of local government finance. Provides that an adopted resolution submitted in a timely manner to the county auditor and the department of local government finance applies to distributions of tax revenue to the qualified applicant in the following calendar year and each calendar year thereafter until the qualified applicant rescinds the application. Provides that a qualified applicant that wishes to rescind its application under this subsection must notify the county adopting body in writing. Provides that if the county adopting body receives a qualified applicant's written notice to rescind its application, the county adopting body shall adopt a resolution rescinding the qualified applicant's distribution before September 1 of a year and shall provide a copy of the resolution to the county auditor and the department of local government finance. |
| | Current Status: | 3/22/2023 - House Ways and Means, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 1:30 PM, Rm. 404
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| SB169 | GRANTS FOR AMBULANCE PURCHASE. (LEISING J) Establishes the rural community ambulance grant pilot program and fund. Provides that the program and fund are administered by the emergency medical services commission (commission). Provides that the commission shall award grants on a competitive basis. Makes an appropriation. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| SB222 | NONPROFIT SALES TAX EXEMPTION. (WALKER G) Provides that concession sales by a volunteer group at periodic community or athletic not-for-profit events are included under the sales tax exemption for certain nonprofit organizations, regardless of whether the volunteer group is organized as a nonprofit entity or has been issued an exemption certificate. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| SB269 | LEAVE FOLLOWING CRITICAL INCIDENT. (ALTING R) Provides that a first responder may take up to 48 hours of leave immediately following a qualified critical incident. Defines a "qualified critical incident". Provides that the employer of a first responder who requests to take the qualified critical incident leave may elect to pay the first responder for the qualified critical incident leave. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| SB277 | FIRE PROTECTION. (FREEMAN A) Provides that an individual who is certified as a fire inspector may conduct a fire inspection. Provides that an individual who is certified as a fire inspector and not an employee of the fire department may conduct a fire inspection after completing additional requirements. Requires a structure constructed or initially converted or remodeled after June 30, 2023, for use as an animal facility to have a fire alarm system or staff on duty any time a dog or cat is present on the premises. Authorizes periodic local or state fire inspections to determine compliance. |
| | Current Status: | 3/27/2023 - Senate Bills on Second Reading
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| SB299 | PUBLIC SAFETY MATTERS. (ROGERS L) Provides that a person who refuses to follow the lawful commands of a law enforcement officer to move a specified reasonable distance away from the scene of an active investigation commits a Class B misdemeanor. Establishes a defense if the order: (1) is unreasonable under the circumstances; or (2) would endanger the person. Permits a person to be placed in a community corrections program even if the person's sentence is suspendible. |
| | Current Status: | 2/28/2023 - DEAD BILL; Fails to advance by Senate 3rd reading deadline (Rule 79(a))
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| SB316 | COMPUTER AIDED EMERGENCY DISPATCH SYSTEMS. (WALKER K) Provides that the statewide 911 board (board) may conduct a feasibility study on potential ways in which the computer aided dispatch (CAD) systems used by public safety answering points (PSAPs) in Indiana could be made interoperable to facilitate the standard dispatch of EMS resources based on using the EMS resource that represents the closest and most appropriate EMS resource to respond to an emergency. Provides that the board may submit a report on the study to the following not later than July 1, 2024: (1) The executive director of the legislative services agency to distribute to members of the general assembly. (2) The department of homeland security. (3) The integrated public safety commission. (4) The Indiana department of health. Sets forth information that may be included in the report. Provides that these provisions expire January 1, 2025. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2023 - Returned to the Senate without amendments
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