Indiana House Bill 1241 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bed bug abatement. Repeals statutes concerning state and local programs for pest and vector abatement. Allows: (1) the executive board of the state department of health to adopt rules; and (2) the board of a municipal corporation and the health and hospital corporation to adopt ordinances and rules; concerning the control of pests and vectors. Provides that the owner, lessee, superintendent, or manager of an establishment subject to the lodging establishment laws may not furnish beds or bedding infested with pests or vectors. Requires that a lodging establishment room that has an infested bed or infested bedding must be thoroughly fumigated, disinfected, and renovated until the pests and vectors are entirely exterminated. Makes conforming amendments.

Bed bug abatement.

Rep. Gregory Porter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2020-01-07	House	Authored by Representative Porter

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1241/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/b/7/d/3b7da590/HB1241.01.INTR.pdf