DA

David H Abbott R

State Representative
State House District 18 (IN)
1 Neutral 1 Total

Committee Memberships

Employment and Labor, Interim Study Committee on (joint)
Employment, Labor and Pensions (house)
Government and Regulatory Reform (house) Vice Chair
Natural Resources (house)
Employment, Labor and Pensions (house)
Government and Regulatory Reform (house) Vice Chair
Natural Resources (house)

On Record (12)

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Mar 30, 2026 · details / share
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Annexation. Allows a town to annex: (1) a noncontiguous residential development; and (2) the right-of-way of a public highway connecting the development to the city. Provides that annexation is initiated by: (1) the filing of a petition requesting an...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Wake boarding and wake surfing. Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a public freshwater lake. Establishes a penalty. Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a small lake.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Road infrastructure & transportationEnvironment & water
Requires a person towed by a motorboat to wear a personal flotation device. Provides that a person operating a boat on an inland lake shall operate the vessel in a counter-clockwise fashion. Establishes that a person operating a boat between sunset and sunrise may not tow anything other than a distressed boat. Requires a person on a boat to use …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Local government & county operationsBusiness regulation & licensing
Allows a town to annex: (1) a noncontiguous residential development; and (2) the right-of-way of a public highway connecting the development to the city. Provides that annexation is initiated by: (1) the filing of a petition requesting annexation by the owner of the residential development; and (2) the town legislative body adopting a resolution approving initiation of the annexation process. …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Road infrastructure & transportationLaw enforcement & policingBusiness regulation & licensing
Renames the private investigator and security guard licensing board as the private investigator, security guard, and collateral recovery agency licensing board, and adds two additional members to the board. Establishes licensure for a collateral recovery agency. Requires a person to be licensed as a collateral recovery agency to repossess collateral, attempt to repossess collateral, hold one's self out as being …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Local government & county operations
Allows the legislative body of a city or town (municipality) to petition a court for removal of the municipality's fiscal officer for any of the following: (1) Charging illegal fees for services. (2) Failing to perform official duties. (3) With certain exceptions, failing to be present in the officer's office. (4) Failing to participate in four consecutive meetings of the …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HEALTH; Behavioral Health; GenerallyPROTECTED CLASSESCriminal justice & sentencingLocal government & county operationsCourts & judicial system
Defines "female", "male", "gender", and "sex" for all Indiana statutes. Provides that the department of correction shall assign an offender, including a delinquent offender, to a facility or program that is based on the offender's sex. States that a local health officer shall mark the sex of an individual as male or female on a birth certificate. Provides that the …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Criminal justice & sentencingLocal government & county operationsState government operations
Makes changes to the blood or tissue retention protocols at a hospital for purposes of conducting a death investigation. Makes changes to the training course requirements for coroners and deputy coroners. Makes changes to provisions governing the conduct of a death investigation.Provides that a coroner or deputy coroner who conducts a death investigation or signs a death certificate without completing …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral ANIMALS; GenerallyECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPROPERTY; EasementsRoad infrastructure & transportationSolar panels & energy policyHousing & rentAgriculture & farmingEnvironment & waterLocal government & county operationsCourts & judicial systemState government operations
Defines various terms. Amends and removes various definitions. Makes various changes to natural resources commission procedures. Makes various changes to the department of natural resources (department) powers and duties. Removes the hometown Indiana grant program. Amends various boating and wakeboard regulations. Raises the financial threshold for certain actions in a boating accident from $750 to $2,000. Raises the financial threshold …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral School funding & educationEnvironment & waterState government operations
Establishes the northwest Indiana stadium authority (stadium authority) for the purpose of acquiring and financing certain facilities. Sets forth the powers and duties of the stadium authority. Establishes the northwest Indiana stadium board (stadium board) for the purpose of financing, constructing, equipping, operating, and maintaining a capital improvement. Specifies the composition of the stadium board and sets forth the powers …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Road infrastructure & transportationEnvironment & waterCourts & judicial system
Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a public freshwater lake. Establishes a penalty. Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a small lake.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (7)

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Boating issues. Requires a person towed by a motorboat to wear a personal flotation device. Provides that a person operating a boat on an inland lake shall operate the vessel in a counter-clockwise fashion. Establishes that a person operating a …
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Collateral recovery services. Renames the private investigator and security guard licensing board as the private investigator, security guard, and collateral recovery agency licensing board, and adds two additional members to the board. Establishes l...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Removal of city or town fiscal officer. Allows the legislative body of a city or town (municipality) to petition a court for removal of the municipality's fiscal officer for any of the following: (1) Charging illegal fees for services. (2) …
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Gender issues. Defines "female", "male", "gender", and "sex" for all Indiana statutes. Provides that the department of correction shall assign an offender, including a delinquent offender, to a facility or program that is based on the offender's sex....
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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County coroners. Makes changes to the blood or tissue retention protocols at a hospital for purposes of conducting a death investigation. Makes changes to the training course requirements for coroners and deputy coroners. Makes changes to provisions ...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Creates a new government authority to build a stadium in northwest Indiana with public financing — while schools and roads in rural districts like HD-46 keep waiting for investment.
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Department of natural resources. Defines various terms. Amends and removes various definitions. Makes various changes to natural resources commission procedures. Makes various changes to the department of natural resources (department) powers and du...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share