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Ben Smaltz R

State Representative
State House District 52 (IN)
2 Neutral 2 Total

Committee Memberships

Committee on Joint Rules (house)
Elections and Apportionment (house)
Elections, Interim Study Committee on (joint)
Rules and Legislative Procedures (house) Chair
Ways and Means (house)
Committee on Joint Rules (house)
Elections and Apportionment (house)
Rules and Legislative Procedures (house) Chair
Ways and Means (house)

On Record (30)

Bill COURTS; Trial CourtsCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Criminal History and ExpungementsFirearms and WeaponsLAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally
Requires a court to expunge certain records related to the red flag law if the court finds that an individual is not dangerous, and permits a court to expunge certain records related to the red flag law if the court finds that an individual previously found dangerous is no longer dangerous.
Apr 05, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill County GovernmentLOCAL GOVERNMENT; EmployeesLOCAL GOVERNMENT; GenerallyPUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGSSTATE GOVERNMENT; EmployeesSTATE GOVERNMENT; Generally
Allows meetings of a state or local agency governing body concerning the following topics to be held in executive session: (1) Employee health care options with respect to special exceptions to coverage. (2) Employee specific compensation or employment matters of individual employees (excluding general discussion of employee compensation during a budget process). (3) Employee handbook changes. (3) Review of negotiations …
Apr 05, 2026 · source · details / share
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Appraiser statute of limitations. Provides with regard to an appraisal or appraisal service performed after June 30, 2026, a civil action against a licensed or certified real estate appraiser or registered appraisal management company must be commenced not later than five years after the appraisal service date.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Nonprofit hospital property taxes. Provides that real property purchased before July 1, 2026, directly or indirectly owned by a nonprofit hospital (other than a critical access hospital or a county hospital) is not exempt from property taxation if, after 10 years from the date of purchase of the property by the nonprofit hospital, the property directly or indirectly owned by …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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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 county option gasoline tax and a: (1) county wheel tax; and (2) county vehicle excise tax. Specifies requirements for a municipality …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · 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) Failing to perform official duties. (3) With certain exceptions, failing to be present in the officer's office. (4) Failing to …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Redistricting. Allows the general assembly to amend congressional districts at a time other than the first regular session of the general assembly convening immediately following the United States decennial census. Specifies requirements that apply to any action challenging the apportionment of congressional districts or general assembly districts. Establishes new Indiana congressional districts. Provides for expiration of the current congressional districts …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
YouTube Link Neutral
Mar 30, 2026 · details / share
Bill BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; Board of Zoning AppealBUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; Charitable Organizations and NonprofitsHEALTH CARE FACILITIES; HospitalsPROPERTY; Real EstateTAXES; Property Taxes
Provides that real property purchased before July 1, 2026, directly or indirectly owned by a nonprofit hospital (other than a critical access hospital or a county hospital) is not exempt from property taxation if, after 10 years from the date of purchase of the property by the nonprofit hospital, the property directly or indirectly owned by the nonprofit hospital is …
Mar 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Probation transfers for sex or violent offenders. Prohibits the transfer of a sex or violent offender's probation jurisdiction to another county in Indiana while the offender is required to register as an offender unless certain conditions are met. Prohibits a sexually violent predator or an offender against children from working in any setting where the predator or offender: (1) has …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Study of election issues. Requires the secretary of state to do the following: (1) Study scheduling of local elections and requiring all counties to use vote centers. (2) Conduct at least three public meetings on the topics studied. (3) Report the results of the studies to the legislative council before November 1, 2025.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Health care entity mergers. Requires a health care entity that is involved in a merger or acquisition to disclose additional information. Allows the office of the attorney general to assess a health care entity with a civil penalty for noncompliance with the merger and acquisition notice.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Budget Neutral
── Aboite Township Budget (2023) ── Total budget: $2.7M Population: 42,908 Per-capita spending: $62/resident Poverty: 2,279 residents (5%) Median household income: $108K Fire & EMS: $1.6M ($37/resident) • FIRE SERVICE, INC: $236K • LAKE CITY BANK: $128K • STRYKER MEDICAL: $96K • STELZER, GALE: $78K • MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVICES: $53K General: $624K ($15/resident) • LAKE CITY BANK: $255K • MILLS, …
Feb 28, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Redistricting. Allows the general assembly to amend congressional districts at a time other than the first regular session of the general assembly convening immediately following the United States decennial census. Specifies requirements that apply t...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Insurance for mental health and substance use. Amends the definition of "treatment of a mental illness or substance abuse" for certain provisions of the Indiana Code.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
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
Bill Neutral
Medicaid coverage for health related social needs. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply, not later than October 1, 2026, for approval of a Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver to provide coverage for healt...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
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...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Landlord-tenant matters. Requires a landlord to provide and maintain a rental premises that is free from the following: (1) Pests, including rodents and invasive insects. (2) Mold. (3) Rot. Sets forth a procedure for a tenant to use to initiate a req...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Indiana utilities participate in regional grid organizations (RTOs) that make decisions affecting electricity markets and prices. Those votes happen behind closed doors. This bill would require utilities to file annual reports with the IURC listing every vote they cast and every position they took. You'd finally know whether your utility company is advocating for lower prices or higher profits at …
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires private investment fund managers to tell Indiana investors exactly what they're doing with their money — quarterly statements, annual audits, and real-time access to records. If you're putting capital into a private credit fund, this bill says you deserve to know where it's going.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Criminal law matters. Provides that a person who commits a criminal offense commits a separate offense for each victim of the offense. Requires the department of correction to weekly transport sentenced offenders from the Marion County adult detentio...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Nonprofit hospital property taxes. Provides that real property purchased before July 1, 2026, directly or indirectly owned by a nonprofit hospital (other than a critical access hospital or a county hospital) is not exempt from property taxation if, a...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Foods and beverages on school property. Provides that a public school that participates in a federally funded or assisted meal program: (1) may not serve, sell, or allow a third party vendor to serve or sell a food or beverage that contains certain i...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
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) Failing to...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Real property assessment. Establishes the real property assessment task force (task force) to review issues related to real property assessment in Indiana. Sets forth membership, and requires the task force to issue a report to the general assembly n...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Broker companies. Requires a broker company who refers a client or customer to another broker company to disclose if the broker company may be compensated for referring the client or customer.
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Appraiser statute of limitations. Provides with regard to an appraisal or appraisal service performed after June 30, 2026, a civil action against a licensed or certified real estate appraiser or registered appraisal management company must be commenc...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Housing & rentCourts & judicial system
Provides with regard to an appraisal or appraisal service performed after June 30, 2026, a civil action against a licensed or certified real estate appraiser or registered appraisal management company must be commenced not later than five years after the appraisal service date.
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

Crossposts (32)

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Antique firearms. Provides that certain requirements regarding the sale, rental, trade, or transfer of a handgun do not apply to an item defined as an antique firearm.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Foreign adversaries. Provides that, if a contractor or a subcontractor working under the contractor for the provision of a technological product or service is a prohibited person, a qualified entity may enter into the contract if the contractor affirms the …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Purchase and lease of government vehicles. With certain exceptions, requires a political subdivision to procure only base model vehicles. Removes a provision that allows the Indiana department of administration to permit a state entity to procure a vehicle that is …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Selection of candidate for lieutenant governor. Requires a candidate for governor who has been nominated at a primary election or state convention to certify the name of the candidate for lieutenant governor who will run jointly with the candidate for …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that a violation of certain provisions of the uniform anatomical gift act constitutes a deceptive consumer act. Bans a procurement organization from obtaining certain licenses or registrations. Provides that a procurement organization may not select or recommend a specific …
Mar 28, 2026 · details / share
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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 …
Mar 28, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Ownership of health care providers. Requires reporting of certain ownership information by: (1) a hospital to the Indiana department of health (state department); (2) certain health care entities to the secretary of state; and (3) an insurer, a third party …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Purchase of vehicles by state entities. Provides with certain exceptions, that if a state entity purchases or leases a vehicle, the vehicle: (1) must be a government model, base model, or standard model vehicle; and (2) may not be from …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Prekindergarten program enrollment. Amends the definition of "eligible child" for purposes of the prekindergarten program (program). Removes provisions regarding the program that require: (1) the office of the secretary of family and social services ...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Antique firearms. Provides that certain requirements regarding the sale, rental, trade, or transfer of a handgun do not apply to an item defined as an antique firearm.
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Domestic violence reports. Removes language concerning an affidavit from provisions concerning probable cause for battery and domestic battery. Requires a law enforcement officer to provide a victim who requests a protection order with the required f...
Feb 26, 2026 · 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 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 …
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Hospice care. Prohibits a health facility from including in a contract entered into, renewed, or amended after June 30, 2026, a provision prohibiting a person from transferring a resident to a different facility for hospice care.
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
South Bend Community school corporation. Provides that members of the governing body for the South Bend Community school corporation (school corporation) serving on June 30, 2026, shall become on July 1, 2026, an advisory board to the governing body ...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Hard credit inquiries by landlords. Prohibits a landlord from doing the following in connection with an applicant's application for the rental of a rental unit: (1) Making a hard inquiry to a consumer reporting agency or to a specialty consumer …
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 ...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Anatomical gifts. Provides that a violation of certain provisions of the uniform anatomical gift act constitutes a deceptive consumer act. Bans a procurement organization from obtaining certain licenses or registrations. Provides that a procurement o...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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 ...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Selection of candidate for lieutenant governor. Requires a candidate for governor who has been nominated at a primary election or state convention to certify the name of the candidate for lieutenant governor who will run jointly with the candidate fo...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Assessment of property. Provides that all tangible property that is subject to assessment shall be assessed on a just valuation basis and in a uniform and equal manner regardless of: (1) who owns the tangible property; or (2) who the …
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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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Expungement. Repeals and replaces the existing adult expungement statute with a new expungement process that makes certain changes to: (1) time periods for filing expungement; (2) crimes that are eligible for expungement; and (3) other procedural mat...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Purchase and lease of government vehicles. With certain exceptions, requires a political subdivision to procure only base model vehicles. Removes a provision that allows the Indiana department of administration to permit a state entity to procure a v...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Health care debt and costs. Authorizes the attorney general to enforce provisions concerning health care debt wage garnishment and principal residence lien restrictions and establish a complaint process. Requires hospitals to do the following: (1) Of...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Foreign adversaries. Provides that, if a contractor or a subcontractor working under the contractor for the provision of a technological product or service is a prohibited person, a qualified entity may enter into the contract if the contractor affir...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
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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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
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Shooting ranges. Provides that the maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environment...
Feb 26, 2026 · details / share
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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 · details / share