| HB1003 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW. (STEUERWALD G) Makes the office of administrative law proceedings the ultimate authority in any administrative proceeding under its jurisdiction. Provides certain exceptions. Provides that the bill applies to certain proceedings filed after June 30, 2024. Specifies when a state agency may be required to pay reasonable attorney's fees for judicial review proceedings. Outlines procedures for the ultimate authority regarding nonfinal orders and procedures to file objections to final orders. Permits a final order to be corrected by means of a motion to correct error. Provides that the court shall decide all questions of law, including any interpretation of a federal or state constitutional provision, state statute, or agency rule, without deference to any previous interpretation made by the state agency. Provides that a court is not bound by a finding of fact made by the ultimate authority if the finding of fact is not supported by the record. Requires the state agency to transmit the agency record to the court for judicial review. Eliminates the office of environmental adjudication and transfers proceedings to the office of administrative law proceedings. Creates requirements for administrative law judges that are assigned to certain environmental matters. Provides that until the office of administrative law proceedings adopts or amends rules related to environmental matters, it must continue to follow and implement rules under 315 IAC. Requires the office of administrative law proceedings to continue to index and make publicly available, in a substantially similar online searchable format, the final orders of contested appeals currently maintained by the office. Makes conforming changes. |
| | Current Status: | 4/3/2024 - Public Law 128
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1003 |
| | News Stories: | 3/7/2024 - Roundup: public access counselor, child labor and birth control bills finalized |
| | | 3/6/2024 - Senators spar over looser teenage labor laws; plus: pensions, land buys and more |
| | | 1/10/2024 - New Region senator sworn-in on first day of Indiana legislative session |
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| HB1092 | FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR AIRCRAFT. (MAYFIELD P) Amends the definition of "operation of aircraft" or "operate aircraft" for purposes of the aircraft financial responsibility act. Increases the minimum amount of loss resulting from bodily injury, death, or property damage in an aircraft accident required to be reported to the Indiana department of transportation (department) from $100 to $7,500. Requires certain information to be included in a report of an aircraft accident. Requires the owner or operator of an aircraft to provide the information required to be reported to the department to a damaged or injured party or a damaged or injured party's representative upon request. Removes the department from a provision allowing certain entities to maintain an action to enjoin a person from engaging in the operation of an aircraft for failure to comply with the aircraft financial responsibility requirements. Specifies how payments shall be made from a security deposit. Specifies the fee for service of process on the secretary of state. Adds an additional insured to certain provisions in the aircraft financial responsibility act. Makes corresponding changes. Makes technical corrections. |
| | Current Status: | 4/3/2024 - Public Law 50
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1092 |
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| HB1108 | DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS ON SLOPES. (HALL D) Prohibits a unit from preventing development exclusively on the basis of slope, if the predevelopment slope of the site is less than 25%, unless the site is within a watershed area of a reservoir that is a source of a municipality's drinking water. |
| | Current Status: | 4/3/2024 - Public Law 52
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1108 |
| | News Stories: | 3/18/2024 - Holcomb signs law allowing construction on steeper slopes |
| | | 3/18/2024 - Hopkinsville 2017 eclipse, law allows building on slopes, police tasers | Indiana Newsdesk |
| | | 3/13/2024 - What energy, environment bills survived Indiana’s 2024 legislative session? |
| | | 2/28/2024 - Bill to allow development on steeper slopes heads to the governor |
| | | 2/20/2024 - 'Let Indy run Indy': State vs. local control fight reaches fever pitch at Indiana Statehouse |
| | | 1/24/2024 - Bill that aims to make more land available for housing in Monroe County advances |
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| HB1122 | UNDERGROUND FACILITY PROTECTION. (DEVON D) Amends the law governing demolitions and excavations in the area of underground facilities as follows: (1) Provides that for purposes of required notifications regarding excavation or demolition: (A) the time of receipt of a notice is the time as observed in Indianapolis ("prevailing time"); and (B) a "working day" is the period of time beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m. prevailing time. (2) Defines the "tolerance zone" of a physical plant for purposes of the clearance that must be maintained between the physical plant and an excavation or demolition. (3) Provides that the route or boundary of a proposed excavation or demolition may be marked by electronic means approved by the Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service (association). (4) Requires documentation of required actions through submission of electronic positive responses to the association. (5) Provides that: (A) notice of intent to conduct an excavation or demolition must be received by the association not more than 10 calendar days (rather than 20 calendar days, under current law) before the commencement of the work; and (B) a notice is considered received by the association at the prevailing time the association receives the notice from the person responsible for the excavation or demolition. (6) Provides that a notice of intent to conduct an excavation or demolition may specify a starting date and time of the excavation or demolition, which may not be later than 10 days after the time of the association's receipt of the notice, and that required notifications, communication, and marking with regard to the excavation or demolition must be completed not later than: (A) the starting date and time specified in the notice, if the notice specifies a starting date and time; or (B) 7 a.m. prevailing time on the next working day that follows the elapse of two full working days after the association's receipt of the notice; whichever is later. (7) Provides that a notice of intent to conduct an excavation or demolition expires at 11:59 p.m. prevailing time 20 days after the date the notice is submitted to the association. (8) Requires that the association develop and implement guidelines to provide notice to an operator regarding the association's receipt of a notice of intent of: (A) an excavation or demolition; or (B) preliminary engineering studies or construction planning activities; at the prevailing time the association receives the notice of intent. (9) Requires a person responsible for an emergency excavation or demolition to provide notice to the association in the manner prescribed by the association. (Under current law, notice of an emergency excavation or demolition must be provided orally.) Makes technical corrections. |
| | Current Status: | 4/3/2024 - Public Law 53
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1122 |
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| HB1158 | COUNTY CONTRACTS. (LEHMAN M) Provides that for counties other than Marion County, contracts entered into by the county (including contracts executed by county elected officers) must meet certain requirements. Allows the county executive to adopt an ordinance that delegates authority to other county elected officers and employees to approve contracts. Requires county elected officers to have certain contracts: (1) executed by the county executive; or (2) submitted for review by the county attorney and county executive. Provides that if the county attorney advises the county executive that a contract of a county elected officer does not comply with state law or the public purchasing or bidding laws, the county executive may disapprove the contract. Allows the county executive to void a contract if a county officer fails to comply with the review process. |
| | Current Status: | 4/3/2024 - Public Law 139
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1158 |
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| HB1183 | FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF LAND. (CULP K) Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, a prohibited person may not purchase, lease, or acquire a parcel of real property that is: (1) located in Indiana; and (2) located within a 10 mile radius of a military installation; with certain exceptions. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, a prohibited person may not acquire or lease agricultural land or a mineral right or water or riparian right on agricultural land located in Indiana. Provides certain enforcement powers to the attorney general for a transfer of land in violation of the law. |
| | Current Status: | 3/15/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1183 |
| | News Stories: | 4/1/2024 - Gubernatorial candidates pledge to continue China crackdown |
| | | 3/26/2024 - Holcomb enacts 171 new Indiana laws approved by General Assembly |
| | | 3/18/2024 - Indiana bans sister-city agreements with ‘foreign adversaries’ But, is it retroactive? And the change doesn’t apply to Indiana’s own cooperative agreement with a Chinese province. |
| | | 3/18/2024 - Governor signs Indy tax district, foreign land ownership bills |
| | | 3/13/2024 - Holcomb Signs 78 More Bills Into Law On Tuesday |
| | | 3/11/2024 - Bill limiting land buys by ‘foreign adversaries’ goes to governor |
| | | 3/6/2024 - Senators spar over looser teenage labor laws; plus: pensions, land buys and more |
| | | 3/5/2024 - Senate moves foreign ownership of farmland bill over economic development concerns |
| | | 2/27/2024 - Indiana Senate approves child care proposal as House punts on health care merger oversight |
| | | 2/27/2024 - Bill Clamping Down On Foreign Adversaries Owning Hoosier Land Moves Ahead |
| | | 2/2/2024 - Senate passes IEDC land notification bill as water regulation attempts die |
| | | 2/2/2024 - Indiana House authorizes national origin discrimination in farmland purchases |
| | | 1/31/2024 - Bill to limit foreign ‘adversaries’ from buying Indiana farmland advances in House |
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| HB1204 | PUBLICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICES. (MELTZER J) Allows a political subdivision to publish notice in the print or electronic edition of a newspaper or locality newspaper that issues a print edition not more than three times a week. Allows, if a newspaper or locality newspaper issues a print edition not more than two times a week, a political subdivision to publish notice: (1) in the print edition or on the newspaper or locality newspaper's website; or (2) if the newspaper or locality newspaper does not have a website, in the print edition or the political subdivision's official website. Allows a notice regarding the sale of certain tracts of real property by a political subdivision to be published solely on the official website of the political subdivision. Provides that if the assessed value of a tract is less than $10,000, based on the most recent assessment of the tract or of the tract of which it was a part before it was acquired, the disposing agent or redevelopment commission is not required to have the tract appraised. |
| | Current Status: | 3/13/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1204 |
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| HB1242 | EXCESS LIABILITY TRUST FUND. (MORRISON A) Allows the department of environmental management (IDEM) to pay an excess liability trust fund claim to replace an underground petroleum storage tank being decommissioned and replaced with an underground or aboveground petroleum storage tank. Provides that remaining funds that have not been allocated at the end of the fiscal year shall roll over to the next year and be used to decommission and replace underground petroleum storage tanks. |
| | Current Status: | 3/13/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1242 |
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| HB1276 | NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING OR MEETING. (SOLIDAY E) Provides that the commissioner of the department of environmental management (department) may, not later than 10 days after the last day of a public comment period, decide to hold a public hearing or meeting before the issuance or denial of a permit. Requires the department to provide notice if a public hearing or meeting will be held. |
| | Current Status: | 3/11/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1276 |
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| HB1306 | LIVE TRANSMISSION AND ARCHIVING OF IURC MEETINGS. (SMALTZ B) Exempts the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) from providing a live transmission of hearings regarding which a stenographic record is required to be made and kept by statute. Adds language to the chapter in the Indiana Code governing the IURC to require the IURC to provide on a publicly accessible platform a live transmission of any IURC proceeding that will include: (1) an examination of witnesses; (2) a nonprocedural discussion between one or more parties to the proceeding; (3) questions from one or more of the commissioners regarding the substance of the case; or (4) a contested procedural matter. Requires the IURC to issue a general administrative order to implement a policy that governs the live transmission of IURC proceedings and that includes processes: (1) by which members of the public may request and access the live transmission of an IURC proceeding; and (2) for archiving the live transmission of an IURC proceeding. |
| | Current Status: | 3/11/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1306 |
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| HB1328 | DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE. (SNOW C) Provides that a county fiscal body may provide a stipend, not to exceed $2,500, to a circuit court clerk that serves as a voter registration officer each year in which a general election is held. Requires a political subdivision to upload to the Indiana transparency website any contract: (1) related to the provision of fire services or emergency medical services; or (2) entered into with another unit or entity that provides fire services or emergency medical services. Requires a political subdivision to annually attest that the political subdivision uploaded any contract related to the provision of fire services or emergency medical services as a part of the political subdivision budgeting process and specifies the consequence for failure to satisfy the attestation requirement. Provides that for purposes of public purchasing, the term "public funds" does not include proceeds of bonds payable exclusively by, or used by, a private entity. Provides a 15% procurement price preference to a business offering to provide supplies or services under a contract awarded by a state agency to a business that provides "specialized employee services" to its employees. Extends the duration of an entrepreneur and enterprise district (district) to the later of: (1) December 31, 2029 (rather than December 31, 2024); or (2) five years after the date the district is designated. Amends provisions of a statute pertaining to the assessment of rental property. Requires the department of local government finance (department) to notify the county assessor of the department's tentative assessment, or information related to tentative valuation changes, of a utility company's distributable property not later than June 1. Reinstates a provision that was repealed in SEA 325-2023 (P.L.182-2023) that includes as a "homestead" property that is an individual's principal place of residence, is located in Indiana, and is owned by an entity, if the individual is a shareholder, partner, or member of the entity that owns the property. Requires a county auditor to submit an amended certified statement of the assessed value for the ensuing year to the department by the later of: (1) September 1; or (2) 15 days after the certified statement is submitted to the department. Requires the proper officers of a political subdivision that desire to appropriate more money for a particular year than the amount prescribed in the budget for that year as finally determined to hold a public hearing after submitting information regarding the proposed additional appropriation to the department's computer gateway. Provides for a maximum property tax levy increase for Knox Township in Jay County. Prohibits certain civil taxing units that determine they cannot carry out their governmental functions for an ensuing calendar year under various levy limitations from submitting an appeal unless the civil taxing unit receives approval from the appropriate fiscal body to submit the appeal. Similarly prohibits a participating unit of a fire protection territory from submitting an appeal unless each participating unit of the fire protection territory has adopted a resolution approving submission of the appeal. Requires the department, regarding the referendum process for bonds or leases for certain projects, to certify its approval or recommendations to the county auditor and the county election board not more than 10 days after both the required certification of the county auditor and the language of the public question are submitted to the department for review. Provides for the staggering of terms for property tax assessment board of appeals members. Provides that if the department determines that certified computer software or a certified provider is not in compliance with certain specifications or standards or the rules of the department, the department may request that the provider develop a corrective action plan. Provides that a contract with a computer provider under a corrective action plan is not void unless the department: (1) determines that the provider has failed to substantially correct the noncompliance; and (2) revokes the provider's certification. Establishes corrective action plan provisions for noncompliant computer providers. Provides the amount of the additional penalty added to taxes payable if a person fails to file a personal property return within 30 days after the due date. Amends a provision regarding the local income tax rate for local costs of the state judicial system in the county. Requires the department to approve a lower levy freeze tax rate if it finds that the lower rate, in addition to: (1) the supplemental distribution as determined in an adopted resolution; and (2) the amount in certain repealed stabilization funds, as applicable; would fund the levy freeze dollar amount. Provides that certain acute care hospitals may apply to the division of mental health and addiction for certification as a community mental health center. Requires the division of mental health and addiction to review applications for certification as a community mental health center: (1) to ensure an applicant meets certain standards; and (2) without consideration for previously established exclusive geographic primary service restrictions. Requires the department to send its decision regarding referendum language to the governing body of a school corporation not more than 10 days after: (1) the certification of the county auditor; and (2) the resolution is submitted to the department. Provides that, for purposes of the transportation levy component of an operations fund property tax levy, a school corporation, whose budget for the upcoming year is subject to review by a fiscal body, may not submit an appeal to the department unless the school corporation receives approval from the fiscal body. Provides that a county fiscal body may establish a salary schedule that includes a stipend, not to exceed $2,500 in a year, to be paid to the county auditor for duties when warranted as determined by the county fiscal body. Requires a county recorder to provide the owner of a farm with: (1) a copy of the recorded document that contains the name of the owner's farm; and (2) documentation of a description of the land to which the name of the farm applies. Provides that for a county having a United States government military base that is scheduled for closing, the expiration date of the allocation area may be extended for the purposes of paying certain expenses. Repeals a provision that prohibits a local unit from amending the boundaries of an economic improvement district (EID). Instead, allows a local unit to amend the boundaries of an EID only if an owner of real property wishes to include the owner's real property in the EID and voluntarily enters into a written agreement with the legislative body of the local unit in which the owner requests and consents to increasing the boundaries of the EID to include the owner's real property. Specifies that, for real property subject to such a written agreement that is subsequently sold to a new owner, the new owner of that real property may opt out of the prior owner's agreement. Provides that no ordinance or safety board action to fix compensation may provide for any increase in the compensation of any member of a police department or fire department, or any other appointee, from the prior budget year if the city has not fixed a budget, tax rate, and tax levy for the ensuing budget year. |
| | Current Status: | 3/13/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1328 |
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| HB1338 | SECURITY OF PROPERTY AND MEETING DECORUM. (PRESCOTT J) Allows the governing bodies of certain local government agencies (local agencies) to adopt rules or policies governing the conduct of meetings. Provides that a rule or policy may provide that the presiding member of the governing body of the local agency may: (1) issue warnings to disruptive attendees and direct them to leave the meeting on the third warning; and (2) direct a law enforcement officer to remove disruptive attendees. Provides that the rules and policies must be posted at the meeting entrance or announced before taking public testimony. Specifies that a provision of the tort claims law providing immunity to a government entity or employee in adopting and enforcing a law or rule applies. Provides that a person commits criminal trespass by knowingly or intentionally: (1) entering a locked area without permission; or (2) refusing to leave an area not publicly accessible after being asked to leave by a law enforcement officer or agent of the property owner or operator. Specifies that: (1) the public access counselor serves at the pleasure of the governor; and (2) when issuing an advisory opinion, the public access counselor may consider only the plain text of the public access laws and valid Indiana court opinions. Provides that a committee appointed directly by the governing body or a governing body's designee does not constitute a governing body that is subject to the open door law if the committee: (1) is appointed for the sole purpose of receiving information, deliberating, or making recommendations to the governing body; and (2) has not more than one member of the governing body as a member. |
| | Current Status: | 3/18/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1338 |
| | News Stories: | 3/19/2024 - Holcomb signs bill limiting power of Indiana's public records expert |
| | | 3/19/2024 - Holcomb vetoes antisemitism bill, signs bill weakening public access counselor |
| | | 3/18/2024 - Holcomb casts doubts on antisemitism ban, signs happy hour bill |
| | | 3/14/2024 - No answers in death of trespass bill; conference committee system maligned |
| | | 3/12/2024 - Indiana Apartment Association to Speaker Huston: Who won and lost during 2024 session |
| | | 3/8/2024 - Indiana’s public access expert faces restrictions under bill sent to governor |
| | | 3/7/2024 - State Lawmakers Tweak Standards For Public Access Opinions |
| | | 3/7/2024 - Roundup: public access counselor, child labor and birth control bills finalized |
| | | 3/6/2024 - Hoosier lawmakers decline to remove public records chief restrictions |
| | | 3/5/2024 - Hoosier lawmakers decline to remove public records chief restrictions |
| | | 3/4/2024 - Lawmaker said HEPL open door opinion shows overreach of public records official |
| | | 1/17/2024 - Bill seeks to help local governments define decorum for public meetings |
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| HB1383 | WETLANDS. (MORRISON A) Clarifies various wetland definitions. Eliminates certain wetland rulemaking requirements. Provides that certain wetland activity requires state authorization. Clarifies the compensatory mitigation that must be offered to offset certain wetland activity. Makes conforming changes and technical corrections. |
| | Current Status: | 2/12/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1383 |
| | News Stories: | 3/14/2024 - Utility disconnections, summer parks jobs, new antisemitism law, green alerts |
| | | 3/13/2024 - What energy, environment bills survived Indiana’s 2024 legislative session? |
| | | 3/12/2024 - Indiana Apartment Association to Speaker Huston: Who won and lost during 2024 session |
| | | 3/11/2024 - Indiana's 2024 legislative session is over. Here is what survived and what died |
| | | 2/19/2024 - Mandates and restrictions in active shooter drills, local dog sale bans |
| | | 2/16/2024 - First bill signed, higher ed politics: Takeaways from 6th week of Indiana's 2024 session |
| | | 2/16/2024 - University bill, new wetlands law, alcohol sales, Valentine's Day weddings |
| | | 2/15/2024 - Governor signs law reducing protections for Indiana wetlands |
| | | 2/13/2024 - Holcomb signs first bill of 2024, rolls back wetlands protections |
| | | 2/13/2024 - Holcomb signs controversial wetland bill into law, opponents say it was fast-tracked |
| | | 2/12/2024 - Weekly Statehouse Update: Wetlands legislation, changes to tenure, expanded disaster relief |
| | | 2/8/2024 - Indiana further reducing state protections for wetlands |
| | | 2/7/2024 - Bill further rolling back Indiana wetland protections is first to land on governor’s desk |
| | | 2/7/2024 - Bill to reduce number of Indiana's most protected wetlands heads to governor |
| | | 2/5/2024 - House bill could weaken remaining protections for Indiana wetlands |
| | | 2/2/2024 - Reading, ballot initiatives, sex ed: 7 takeaways from the 4th week of Indiana's 2024 session |
| | | 2/1/2024 - Wetland experts say they weren't consulted on state bill reducing protections |
| | | 1/29/2024 - Weekly Statehouse Update: chaplains in public schools, wetland protections, speed limit increase |
| | | 1/25/2024 - House passes bill to reduce number of Indiana's most protected wetlands |
| | | 1/22/2024 - One state wetland bill would reduce protections, another gives tax breaks for preservation |
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| HB1401 | VARIOUS NATURAL RESOURCES MATTERS. (LINDAUER S) 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. |
| | Current Status: | 3/13/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1401 |
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| SB4 | FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. (GARTEN C) Specifies that certain workforce related programs must be reviewed by the legislative services agency at least once rather than every five years. Requires the budget agency to biennially prepare a list of dedicated funds that have not been used in the previous two state fiscal years. Makes technical corrections to various statutes concerning rulemaking. Requires agencies to submit a copy of the notice of the first public comment period and regulatory analysis to the small business ombudsman. Provides that the legislative notice required for rule readoptions must be submitted not later than January 1 of the year preceding the year in which the rule expires. Provides that the publisher of the Indiana Register shall assign a document control number when an agency submits the legislative notice during rule readoption instead of when the agency submits the notice of proposed readoption. Provides that an agency may adopt interim rules to implement a reduction, a full or partial waiver, or an elimination of a fee, fine, or civil penalty included in an administrative rule. Requires the budget agency to transfer money in the phase out trust fund on or before June 30, 2024, to the Medicaid contingency and reserve account. Expires the phase out trust fund on July 1, 2024, and makes corresponding changes. Specifies certain deadlines within the statutes governing an agency's failure to enact required licensure rules. Requires an agency to conduct a regulatory analysis for certain proposed rules, including if the implementation and compliance costs are at least $1,000,000. Provides that if a proposed rule has implementation and compliance costs of at least $1,000,000, the following: (1) The rule cannot be published in the Indiana Register until the budget committee has reviewed the rule. (2) The budget agency and the office of management and budget may not approve any part of the proposed rule prior to review of the proposed rule by the budget committee. Provides that for a provisional rule or an interim rule that has implementation and compliance costs of at least $1,000,000, the governor may not approve a rule prior to the budget committee's review of the rule. Requires the office of management and budget to notify the legislative council of certain proposed rules that have a fiscal impact of over $1,000,000 over the course of two years. Removes references concerning the adoption of an emergency rule. Amends a reference from emergency rules to provisional or interim rules under certain circumstances. Makes conforming changes. |
| | Current Status: | 3/13/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB4 |
| | News Stories: | 3/11/2024 - With Indiana's legislative session now over, the commentary begins |
| | | 3/11/2024 - Attendant care, FSSA oversight weakened in final hours |
| | | 3/11/2024 - Celebration and recrimination as Indiana's 2024 legislative session comes to a close |
| | | 1/12/2024 - Senate Republicans to focus on issues that 'may not be as flashy' |
| | | 1/12/2024 - Senate Republicans prioritize literacy, health in five-part agenda |
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| SB182 | REGULATION OF DRONES NEAR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. (KOCH E) 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. |
| | Current Status: | 3/11/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB182 |
| | News Stories: | 3/12/2024 - Governor signs 67 bills ranging from reading remediation to bobcat hunting |
| | | 2/22/2024 - Lawmakers approve ban on drones near state prisons, county jails |
| | | 1/24/2024 - Lawmakers seeking to ground drones near state prisons, county jails |
| | | 1/17/2024 - Senate committee discusses handguns in the Statehouse, drones over correctional facilities |
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| SB189 | LOCATING AND RECOVERING WILD GAME. (BALDWIN S) Permits a person to use an unmanned aerial vehicle with infrared abilities to locate and recover a legally taken wild animal. |
| | Current Status: | 3/11/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB189 |
| | News Stories: | 3/5/2024 - Lawmakers OK use of infrared drones to locate and recover hunted animals in Indiana |
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| SB221 | STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS. (BASSLER E) Limits the authority of the director of the special investigations department to investigations involving public monies that are the subject of financial examinations undertaken by the state board. Provides that an internal audit or risk assessment conducted by or on behalf of the state shall remain confidential, and that the state and other individuals may not divulge information related to an internal audit or risk assessment unless required to do so in accordance with a judicial order. Provides an exception allowing the state and other individuals to divulge information related to an internal audit or risk assessment to: (1) the state examiner; (2) the director of the office of management and budget; (3) an external auditor, in accordance with professional auditing standards; or (4) any other individual for any reason that constitutes good cause as determined by the state examiner and approved by the director of the office of management and budget. Provides that if a majority of a governing body is present during an exit conference, or any conference initiated by the state examiner to discuss an examination status, the governing body shall be considered in an executive session.
Removes a mandatory requirement that city clerks attend the annual training institute conducted by the state board of accounts. Limits the requirement that certain newly elected or appointed local officers complete five hours of approved training courses before the individual first takes office to only individuals first elected or appointed to the office of clerk-treasurer or city controller (and excluding city clerk). Requires an individual elected to the office of county auditor to annually certify completion of the individual's training requirements and file the certification with the state board. |
| | Current Status: | 3/12/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB221 |
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| SB228 | VARIOUS TAX MATTERS. (HOLDMAN T) Amends the economic threshold for sales tax nexus to remove the number of sales transactions in the state as one of the two current triggers that require retail merchants to collect and remit sales tax. Allows a retail merchant that receives 75% or more of its receipts from the sale of prepared food to elect to claim a sales tax exemption on transactions involving electricity equal to 50% of the tax imposed on the transactions. Makes certain changes to statutes of limitations provisions. Requires sheriffs to transfer funds collected through executions of tax warrants twice a month electronically through the department of state revenue (department) payment portal. Specifies that the service of process fee for postjudgment service can only be assessed one time per case. Authorizes the department to disclose a taxpayer's name and other personal identification information with a tax preparer or tax preparation software provider in cases where the department suspects that a fraudulent return has been filed on behalf of a taxpayer and that the system of a taxpayer's previous year tax preparer or tax preparation software provider has been breached. Specifies the pass through entity tax liability for pass through entities in certain circumstances. Repeals an outdated provision that requires an owner of a truck stop to obtain a license from the department. Reorganizes certain retail merchant certificate provisions. Makes clarifying and technical changes. |
| | Current Status: | 3/13/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB228 |
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| SB246 | ASSESSMENT OF WETLANDS CLASSIFIED AS WILDLANDS. (GLICK S) Provides that a parcel of land that: (1) is at least 1/2 of an acre in size; and (2) contains wetlands, as delineated by a person certified in wetland delineation; may be classified as wildlands for purposes of property tax assessment. |
| | Current Status: | 3/11/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB246 |
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| | | 2/29/2024 - Tax breaks for preserving wetlands heads to governor's desk |
| | | 1/22/2024 - One state wetland bill would reduce protections, another gives tax breaks for preservation |
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| SB252 | NOTICE PUBLICATION. (BUCK J) Changes the qualifications required for a newspaper to publish legal notices as follows: (1) A newspaper must have been published for 12 consecutive months (instead of three years). (2) A newspaper must have had an average paid circulation during the preceding year of at least 500 (instead of 200) that may include the number of website page views reported by a website's host provider. (Current law only includes the average requested or paid circulation as reported in the United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership.) Requires a locality newspaper to have been published for 12 consecutive months (instead of three years) to be eligible to publish legal notices. Requires a paid circulation threshold for a newspaper published in a county of 2% of the county population. Makes technical corrections. |
| | Current Status: | 3/13/2024 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB252 |
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