Earl Harris

Earl Harris D

State Representative
State House District 2 (IN)
1 Neutral 1 Total

Committee Memberships

Government and Regulatory Reform (house)
Pension Management Oversight, Interim Study Committee on (joint)
Roads and Transportation (house)
Roads and Transportation, Interim Study Committee on (joint)
Ways and Means (house)
Government and Regulatory Reform (house)
Roads and Transportation (house)
Ways and Means (house)

On Record (23)

Bill AGENCIES; Department of Transportation (INDOT)AGENCIES; Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; Newly CreatedCITIES; GaryCITIES; HammondCITIES; South BendCOUNTIES; LakeCOUNTIES; PorterCOUNTIES; St. JosephSPORTS AND ATHLETICS (Not Including Schools or Higher Education Athletics)STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; GovernorZoning and Planning
Establishes the northwest Indiana professional sports development commission. Authorizes the commission to study various plans and recommendations that are proposed with respect to attracting a professional sports franchise to northwest Indiana. Authorizes the commission to prepare a comprehensive master plan for building the facilities and other infrastructure necessary for attracting and developing one or more professional sports franchises in northwest …
Apr 05, 2026 · source · details / share
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Ban on employer use of automated decision systems. Prohibits an employer from: (1) relying exclusively on an automated decision system in making an employment related decision with respect to a covered individual; (2) using an automated decision system output in making an employment related decision with respect to a covered individual unless certain conditions are met; and (3) discriminating or …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prekindergarten vision screening. Requires the governing body of each school corporation to conduct vision testing for prekindergarten children. Allows for the use of electronic eye charts.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Hunger-free campus grant program. Establishes the hunger-free campus grant program (grant program) to provide grants to state educational institutions for purposes of addressing food insecurity among students enrolled in state educational institutions. Provides that the commission for higher education (commission) shall provide a grant under the grant program to a state educational institution if at least one campus is designated …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Tuition caps. Provides that the commission for higher education shall determine a tuition rate and mandatory fee cost of living adjustment for specified postsecondary educational institutions. Requires that, except for cost of living adjustments, the tuition rate and mandatory fees at specified postsecondary educational institutions may not increase from the time the student initially enrolls until the student graduates for …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Investor ownership of single family residences. Establishes the housing down payment assistance fund. Establishes a transfer tax equal to 50% of the fair market value of a single family residence for each single family residence acquired by an applicable taxpayer after the applicable date. Establishes a maximum number of single family residences that may be owned by an applicable taxpayer …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Mar 30, 2026 · details / share
Bill FINANCIAL SERVICES; Loans and MortgagesTAXES; Excise Taxes (Not Including Vehicles)TAXES; Generally
Establishes the housing down payment assistance fund. Establishes a transfer tax equal to 50% of the fair market value of a single family residence for each single family residence acquired by an applicable taxpayer after the applicable date. Establishes a maximum number of single family residences that may be owned by an applicable taxpayer after the applicable date for purposes …
Mar 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Study of establishing a law school in northwest Indiana. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate study committee the task of studying the feasibility of establishing a law school in northwest Indiana.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Indiana University board of trustees. Amends the membership of the board of trustees of Indiana University.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Epilepsy foundation trust license plate. Establishes the epilepsy foundation trust license plate as a special group recognition license plate. Establishes the epilepsy foundation trust fund.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Tuition caps. Provides that the commission for higher education shall determine a tuition rate and mandatory fee cost of living adjustment for specified postsecondary educational institutions. Requires that, except for cost of living adjustments, the...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Declares that affordability is the single most important factor the state must consider when making decisions about Indiana's electricity mix, infrastructure, and rates. Also tightens rules on utility infrastructure improvement plans (TDSIC) that let companies pass costs directly to ratepayers. In plain terms: stop letting utilities gold-plate their systems and bill you for it.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Alcoholic beverages and THC hemp extract. Establishes a direct beer seller's permit to allow a brewer to ship beer directly to a consumer. Allows liquor retailers and catering halls to purchase alcoholic beverages from a package liquor store. Allows ...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Hunger-free campus grant program. Establishes the hunger-free campus grant program (grant program) to provide grants to state educational institutions for purposes of addressing food insecurity among students enrolled in state educational institution...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prekindergarten vision screening. Requires the governing body of each school corporation to conduct vision testing for prekindergarten children. Allows for the use of electronic eye charts.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Investor ownership of single family residences. Establishes the housing down payment assistance fund. Establishes a transfer tax equal to 50% of the fair market value of a single family residence for each single family residence acquired by an applic...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Automated traffic enforcement safety devices. Authorizes a county or municipality to adopt and enforce an ordinance that regulates the use of an automated traffic enforcement safety device (device) to detect certain violations. Provides a civil penal...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Administrative rules review. Establishes the administrative rules review committee. Requires an agency to submit a rule, including an executive order, and the latest version of the regulatory analysis with any supporting documents to the office of fi...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prevention of elder abuse. Precludes certain individuals who have been convicted of particular crimes from providing certain types of in-home care for compensation. Prohibits the division of aging from registering certain individuals for purposes of ...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Provides that an individual who is a volunteer firefighter is entitled to a credit of $200 against the individual's adjusted gross income tax liability each taxable year.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Ban on employer use of automated decision systems. Prohibits an employer from: (1) relying exclusively on an automated decision system in making an employment related decision with respect to a covered individual; (2) using an automated decision syst...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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IURC commissioners would face retention votes — voters say yes or no on whether each commissioner keeps their seat. If a commissioner is rubber-stamping rate increases and ignoring ratepayers, voters could remove them. Another version of the push to make utility regulators accountable to the public, not the governor's office.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (24)

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Provides that certain licensing requirements relating to vehicle merchandising do not apply to distributors or manufacturers that are not located in Indiana. Provides that if certain persons engage in the business of buying, selling, or trading motor vehicles on a …
Apr 05, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that a household is eligible for assistance under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program if the household includes a foster parent at the time of the office of the secretary of family and social services' initial determination …
Apr 05, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the yellow dot motor vehicle medical information program.
Apr 05, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that a transportation network company (TNC) must suspend a TNC driver's ability to connect to the TNC's digital network for a period of not less than 90 days after the TNC receives notice from the bureau of motor vehicles …
Apr 05, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program (fund and program). Provides that the division of mental health and addiction of the office of the secretary of family and social services (division) shall administer the fund and …
Apr 05, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a program administered by the Indiana destination development corporation (IDDC) to provide an incentive for tourism development projects in the form of a sales tax rebate available to businesses that are able to satisfy the requirements needed to enter …
Apr 05, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that the Indiana finance authority is required to provide staff support for the Indiana stadium and convention building authority board. (Current law provides that the Indiana stadium and convention building authority is required to provide staff support.)
Apr 05, 2026 · details / share
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Tourism improvement districts. Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town (local unit). Specifies the contents of the tourism improvement district plan that must …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Sale of bureau of motor vehicles information. Prohibits the bureau of motor vehicles (BMV) from selling the personal information of an individual who: (1) is less than 21 years of age; (2) is 65 years of age or older; or …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Health facility matters. Requires the state health commissioner to establish a work group to study methods of reducing and preventing health facility resident neglect and submit a report to the general assembly. Requires a health facility to do the f...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Twenty-first century scholarship eligibility. Provides that the commission for higher education may allow a student who does not meet full-time enrollment or credit hour requirements under the twenty-first century scholars program to be eligible or t...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Regulation of payroll service providers. Requires a payroll service provider to provide the option to a business client that would allow the business client to hold the business client's funds in a bank account that is: (1) owned by the …
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Bullying oversight committees and ombudsman. Establishes a state bullying ombudsman (ombudsman) position within the department of education (department). Establishes the duties of the ombudsman. Requires the department to: (1) provide staff and admin...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Tourism improvement districts. Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town (local unit). Specifies the contents of the tourism improvement distric...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Sale of bureau of motor vehicles information. Prohibits the bureau of motor vehicles (BMV) from selling the personal information of an individual who: (1) is less than 21 years of age; (2) is 65 years of age or older; or …
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Natural resource entrance fees. Allows counties that meet certain criteria to adopt an ordinance to impose a surcharge of not more than $1 in addition to the fees charged by the department of natural resources (department) for entry into certain …
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Department of agriculture. Makes various amendments to the role of supervisors on soil and conservation boards. Removes a requirement that an individual who conducted an inspection of a landfill in a soil and conservation district (district) submit a...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Electronic record of confidential address. Exempts a county recorder from the requirement of accepting an electronic document for recording if the electronic document contains identifying information of a person in the address confidentiality program...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Real property appraisals. Allows the city of Gary to hire an appraiser to conduct appraisals of residential and commercial properties to assist the city with disposing of the city's real property. Prohibits an employee or appointed or elected officia...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams. Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances. Spec...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Study of community or urban microfarming. Requires the department of agriculture (department) to conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of establishing community or urban microfarm zones statewide. Requires the department to submit a report to t...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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Auto dealer matters. Requires a dealer to collect and retain certain identifying information from a potential purchaser. Beginning July 1, 2026, requires a transport operator to either: (1) have an established place of business with a physical Indian...
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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Lets students with disabilities remain eligible for the 21st Century Scholars college scholarship even if they cannot meet full-time enrollment or credit hour requirements, as long as they meet other program conditions.
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share