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Vernon Smith D

State Representative
State House District 14 (IN)

On Record (10)

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Sentence modification. Requires the department of correction to issue a certificate of eligibility for rehabilitative release (certificate) to certain convicted persons. Provides that a certificate must be issued to the following: (1) A person sentenced for a crime other than murder who is at least 60 years of age, and has served at least 20 years in the department of …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Deferred retirement option plan. Allows a member of the 1925 police pension fund, 1937 firefighters' pension fund, 1953 police pension fund (Indianapolis), or 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund to withdraw from the deferred retirement option plan (DROP) and make an election to enter the DROP for a second time not earlier than three years after the …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Surrender of firearms for domestic violence crimes. Provides that a person who: (1) has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence; and (2) knowingly or intentionally possesses a firearm; commits a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies defenses. Requires a court to issue an order, upon entry of a judgment of conviction for domestic battery or a crime of domestic violence, …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Shared labor to conduct referendum. Provides that a charter school that will participate in an operating referendum tax levy or school safety referendum tax levy must contribute a proportionate share of the labor (in addition to the cost under current law) to conduct the referendum based on the total combined average daily membership of the school corporation and any participating …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Hoosier scam prevention board. Establishes the Hoosier scam prevention board.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Chronic absenteeism. Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) study and make recommendations concerning the categorization of student absences; (2) create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline related to student absenteeism and the number of chronically absent students; (3) develop guidelines and requirements for certain intervention strategies and school attendance improvement plans; (4) submit a report …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Nonprofit tax form simplification. Allows the department of state revenue to allow exempt organizations to issue a blanket sales tax exemption certificate to cover exempt purchases from multiple vendors. Provides that a blanket exemption allows a taxpayer to use one blanket exemption at any of a single vendor's locations and does not require the taxpayer to issue a separate exemption …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Net metering for electricity generation. Amends the statute concerning distributed electricity generation as follows: (1) Repeals provisions requiring an electricity supplier's net metering tariff to remain available to customers until the earlier of: (A) January 1 of the first calendar year after the calendar year in which the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity under the net metering …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Sentence modification. Requires the department of correction to issue a certificate of eligibility for rehabilitative release (certificate) to certain convicted persons. Provides that a certificate must be issued to the following: (1) A person senten...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share
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Township reorganization. Provides that on January 1, 2028, certain townships are dissolved and their powers, duties, offices, and property are transferred to a municipality or county. Requires a township to adopt a resolution not later than June 1, 2...
Feb 26, 2026 · source · details / share