Provides that a granted waiver or variance expires three years after the date that the waiver or variance becomes effective. Removes the requirement that a child receiving child care from a school must be the child of a student or employee of the school. Provides that, not later than June 30, 2026, the division of family resources (division) shall establish …
Alters the membership of a watershed development commission board that includes the Maumee River basin (Maumee watershed development commission). Provides that a Maumee watershed development commission may take certain actions with respect to certain flood plains. Expands permitted uses for certain funds collected by a Maumee watershed development commission and establishes certain budget limits. Provides that the department of natural …
BillAGENCIES; Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV)CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New OffensesCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Motor Vehicle Offenses (Excluding Traffic Violations)PROPERTY; Abandoned or Unclaimed PropertySTATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Secretary of StateTRADE REGULATIONS; GenerallyTRANSPORTATION; Dealers and ManufacturersTRANSPORTATION; GenerallyTRANSPORTATION; Licenses, Plates, Registration, and Titles
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 Sunday, those persons commit a Class B misdemeanor. Amends current law that establishes a mandatory training program that applicants for …
Pre-kindergarten care SGO tax credit. Establishes an early childhood scholarship tax credit for contributions made to a scholarship granting organization that conducts a program to provide scholarships for children who attend a qualified early child care provider. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to 50% of the amount of the contribution. Limits the total amount of tax …
Uniform municipal innkeeper's tax. Creates a uniform municipal innkeeper's tax that may be imposed at a flat rate that does not exceed $5 per night and includes provisions similar to the uniform county innkeeper's tax. Makes corresponding changes to statutes concerning innkeeper's tax administration.
Regional economic development. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) to designate 15 economic development regions throughout Indiana. Establishes a regional economic development commission (commission) for each economic development region. Provides for the membership of each commission. Requires each commission to establish or designate a primary administrative entity (entity) to carry out a strategic comprehensive economic development plan for the …
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 boat between sunset and sunrise may not tow anything other than a distressed boat. Requires a person on a boat …
Requires the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) to designate 15 economic development regions throughout Indiana. Establishes a regional economic development commission (commission) for each economic development region. Provides for the membership of each commission. Requires each commission to establish or designate a primary administrative entity (entity) to carry out a strategic comprehensive economic development plan for the region. Sets forth …
BillAGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of EducationSCHOOLS; Financial Assistance (Including Vouchers, Choice Scholarships, and Education Savings Accounts)SCHOOLS; GenerallySCHOOLS; Pre-Kindergarten and KindergartenTAXES; Generally
Establishes an early childhood scholarship tax credit for contributions made to a scholarship granting organization that conducts a program to provide scholarships for children who attend a qualified early child care provider. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to 50% of the amount of the contribution. Limits the total amount of tax credits awarded in a state …
Sales tax on recreational vehicles. Repeals provisions added in the 2020 session in HB 1059 that provide that for certain transactions involving a cargo trailer or recreational vehicle, the state gross retail tax rate is the rate of the nonreciprocal state or foreign country in which the cargo trailer or recreational vehicle will be titled or registered. Provides instead that …
Requires Indiana to define and publish what "kindergarten ready" actually means. Schools would use these indicators to assess whether kids entering kindergarten have the basic skills they need — and the state would track whether early childhood programs are working.
Firearm storage. Provides that a person having the care of a dependent who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails to secure a loaded firearm in the person's residence or vehicle commits neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony, if the dependen...
Regional economic development. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) to designate 15 economic development regions throughout Indiana. Establishes a regional economic development commission (commission) for each economic develop...
Prohibited discrimination in housing. Expands the Indiana fair housing statute to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person's: (1) source of income; (2) military active duty status; or (3) veteran status. Defines "source of income", "active du...
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 boat ...
Changes how utilities report their plans to retire power plants. After this bill, utilities would need to include more detail about the financial impact on ratepayers when they propose closing a generating station. Matters because when a utility shuts down a coal plant and builds something new, customers often eat the cost of both.
Military family relief fund. Provides that, for purposes of receiving a grant from the military family relief fund, eligibility criteria shall be based on the financial need of the applicant regardless of the applicant's income or assets.
Removes the sales tax entirely from household utility bills — electric, gas, water, and steam. Unlike the phase-down bills from other legislators, this one eliminates the tax immediately. Your utility bill would drop by about 7% overnight. Multiple legislators from both parties have filed versions of this idea, which tells you how much pressure there is to lower utility costs.
Stay of certain eviction actions against veterans. Provides that a court shall stay certain eviction actions for defendants who qualify and have applied for housing assistance from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Indiana depar...
Uniform municipal innkeeper's tax. Creates a uniform municipal innkeeper's tax that may be imposed at a flat rate that does not exceed $5 per night and includes provisions similar to the uniform county innkeeper's tax. Makes corresponding changes to ...
Updates Indiana's 529 college savings plan to match current federal tax rules. Technical fix — makes sure families saving for college get the tax benefits Congress intended.
Indiana emergency efficiency and resilience task force. Establishes the Indiana emergency efficiency and resilience task force (task force). Provides that the task force shall study certain topics related to disaster resilience. Requires the task for...
County option gasoline tax. Allows a county to adopt an ordinance to impose a county option gasoline tax. Specifies procedures for imposition and collection of the county option gasoline tax. Provides that a county may not concurrently impose a count...
Consumer pricing information. Provides that it is a deceptive consumer sales act to display or advertise a purchase price for the subject of a consumer transaction that does not include all fees and charges other than: (1) taxes or fees imposed on th...
Pre-kindergarten care SGO tax credit. Establishes an early childhood scholarship tax credit for contributions made to a scholarship granting organization that conducts a program to provide scholarships for children who attend a qualified early child ...
Various crimes and child protection. Adds family case managers to the list of individuals who are designated as Indiana first responders. Clarifies that a court order concerning certain sex offender registration requirements may only be granted if a ...
Education matters. Includes the general assembly in the list of state entities to which the management performance hub (MPH) must make available certain government information. Provides that the MPH's annual data product: (1) must include certain sou...
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 …
Provides that on January 1, 2027, the town of Cumberland is an excluded city and no longer part of the consolidated city. Requires the town legislative body and the legislative body of the consolidated city and county to take any …
Department of local government finance. Requires a municipal entity that hires or retains a municipal advisor to publish a contract in a prominent location on the municipal entity's website. Modifies the amount of supplemental wagering tax that the treasurer of …
Bureau of motor vehicles. Allows additional license plates issued by the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau) to be designed as a personalized license plate. Provides that a motor vehicle may be equipped with an appropriate, functioning rear view camera that …
Energy generation resources. Provides a credit against state tax liability for expenses incurred in the manufacture of a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in Indiana. Establishes procedures under which certain energy utilities may request approval for one or more of …
Release and sale of cemetery plots. Provides that if a burial space in a cemetery: (1) has remained unused for a period of at least 100 years from the date of sale or last recorded designation or transfer; and (2) …
State employee retirement benefits. Requires the state to make contributions after December 31, 2026, that match, dollar for dollar, each state employee's deferred compensation contributions, not to exceed $28 per paycheck. Specifies limitations on s...
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...
Agricultural programs. Creates the pork market development program (pork program) and the soybean market development program (soybean program). Specifies that the pork program and soybean program apply only if assessments are not levied and collected...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.