Indiana Senator Chris Garten [R]

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INSB0242PassFloodplain mapping. Repeals the requirement that local floodplain administrators use the "best floodplain mapping data" as provided by the department of natural resources (department) and located on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal when revi...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 175
INSB0003PassState and local tax review task force. Establishes the state and local tax review task force (task force). Specifies the membership of the task force and the topics the task force is required to review. Provides that the member of the task force who ...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 163
INSB0468PassUniform Commercial Code amendments. Incorporates into Indiana's Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) the Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (2022) approved and recommended for enactment in all states by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) to address eme...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 199
INSB0400PassHealth care matters. Requires the state employee health plan, policies of accident and sickness insurance, and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for wearable cardioverter defibrillators. Specifies requirements for credenti...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 190
INHB1601PassExemption from permitting requirements. Provides that a forestry operation that conducts its operations in compliance with the Indiana Logging and Forestry Best Management Practices Field Guide published by the Indiana department of natural resources...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 247
INHB1200PassAlcoholic beverages and tobacco. Adds the following to the definition of "entertainment complex": (1) A premises located within a five mile (instead of four mile) radius of the center of a consolidated city. (2) A premises used as a museum of fine ar...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 220
INHB1511PassHigher education scholarships, grants, and cost exemptions. Provides that money in the National Guard tuition supplement program fund and the National Guard scholarship extension fund may not be expended, removed, or transferred from the respective f...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 240
INHB1005PassHousing. Establishes the residential housing infrastructure assistance program (program) and residential housing infrastructure assistance revolving fund (fund). Provides that the Indiana finance authority (authority) shall administer the fund and pr...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 204
INHB1173PassUtility scale battery energy storage systems. Provides that a person may not: (1) construct a new utility scale battery energy storage system (BESS); or (2) expand the capacity of an existing BESS by more than 10% of the system's original capacity; w...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 217
INHB1177PassFirearms training for teachers. Authorizes funds from the: (1) Indiana secured school fund; and (2) school corporation and charter school safety advance program; to be used for the purpose of providing specialized firearms instruction to certain teac...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 218
INHB1160PassWorkforce development pilot programs. Provides that the commission for higher education may establish an education and career support services pilot program to provide career and support services to adult students of state educational institutions. P...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 216
INHB1623PassAdministrative law. Establishes the government reform task force (task force). Provides for members of the task force. Requires the task force to submit a report. Prohibits the consideration of the number or amount of fines or civil penalties imposed...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 249
INHB1647PassAthletic trainers. Amends the definition of "athletic trainer" to include an individual employed by an occupational facility to practice athletic training. Amends the definition of "athletic training" to include the diagnosis and rehabilitation of a...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 252
INHB1002PassEducation and workforce development. Establishes the: (1) career scholarship account program (CSA program); (2) career scholarship account program fund; (3) career scholarship account administration fund; (4) career scholarship account donation fund;...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 202
INHB1004PassHealth care matters. Establishes the health care cost oversight task force and sets forth duties of the task force. Provides a credit against state tax liability to certain physicians who have an ownership interest in a physician practice and meet ot...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 203
INSB0268PassProhibited pension system investments. Prohibits the Indiana public retirement system from investing in certain restricted entities or restricted investment products, including particular investments publicly confirmed to be controlled by the People'...
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2023-05-01
Public Law 104
INSB0477PassThreats to critical infrastructure. Amends the statute prohibiting the use of public funds to purchase equipment or services produced or provided by certain prohibited persons determined to be a national security threat to communications networks or ...
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2023-05-01
Public Law 118
INHB1034PassIncome tax exemption for military pay. Exempts military pay for members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard from the individual income tax. (Current law provides an individual income tax exemption for...
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2023-05-01
Public Law 121
INHB1575PassFire prevention and building safety commission. Increases the size of the fire prevention and building safety commission (commission) from 11 members to 12 members. Requires commission members to represent certain defined interests or professions, be...
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2023-05-01
Public Law 155
INHB1204PassEnforcement of weight limits for overweight loads. Defines "aggregate". Provides that a penalty for transporting a load in excess of the registered limit of the load for the transporting vehicle does not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles ...
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2023-05-01
Public Law 130
INHB1236PassProtections for motor vehicle dealers. Specifies the amount of compensation by a manufacturer or distributor to a dealer for a part. Provides the requirements for a remedy procedure or parts required to be provided to a dealer by a manufacturer or di...
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2023-05-01
Public Law 134
INHCR0050PassCongratulating the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program on its 50th anniversary. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program on its 50th anniversary.
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2023-04-26
Returned to the House
INHCR0046PassHonoring Jim Shannon. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Jim Shannon.
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2023-04-25
Returned to the House
INHCR0047PassTo congratulate LifeSpan Resources on their 50th anniversary. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to congratulate LifeSpan Resources on their 50th anniversary.
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2023-04-25
Returned to the House
INHCR0048PassHonoring Elizabeth Hallal for becoming Miss Indiana 2022. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Elizabeth Hallal for becoming Miss Indiana 2022.
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2023-04-25
Returned to the House
INHCR0049PassHonoring Rauch, Inc. on their 70th anniversary. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Rauch, Inc. on their 70th anniversary.
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2023-04-25
Returned to the House
INSB0158PassDomestic violence. Provides that a person arrested for certain crimes committed against a family or household member may not be released on bail for 24 hours. Provides that a charge of invasion of privacy is elevated to a Level 6 felony if the person...
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2023-04-20
Public Law 28
INSB0384PassPurple star designation. Requires the commission for higher education (CHE) and the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to develop and implement the higher education purple star designation for the following purposes: (1) To recognize postseconda...
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2023-04-20
Public Law 49
INSB0286PassCredit time. Permits a person placed on pretrial home detention to earn accrued time and good time credit in the same manner as other persons on home detention, but provides that specified misconduct will result in the deprivation of all credit time ...
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2023-04-20
Public Law 37
INHB1438PassPublication of local government notices. Provides that a towing service is subject to the same public notice advertising rates as a government agency if the service: (1) acts as an agent of a government agency; and (2) provides the notice required to...
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2023-04-20
Public Law 84
INSB0332PassPlanning and zoning affecting military bases. Allows a unit to establish a military impact zoning district for an area adversely impacted by the effects of military operations. Establishes a state area of interest that is comprised of land within one...
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2023-04-20
Public Law 43
INSB0004Enroll
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Public health commission. Defines "core public health services" for purposes of public health laws. Adds members to the executive board of the Indiana department of health (state department). Removes a provision allowing the state department to estab...
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2023-04-20
Senate dissented from House amendments
INHB1555PassMilitary family occupational licenses. Provides that a military service applicant who has held an occupational license, certification, registration, or permit (license) in another jurisdiction for at least one year may qualify for an Indiana license....
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2023-04-20
Public Law 87
INHB1056PassState veterans' cemeteries. Provides that the Indiana state veterans' cemetery may include more than one physical location. Provides eligibility for burial in the Indiana state veterans' cemetery to certain members of: (1) a reserve component of the ...
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2023-04-20
Public Law 61
INSR0049PassHonoring the 2023 Senate Majority Caucus interns. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring the 2023 Senate Majority Caucus interns and thanking them for their faithful service to the Indiana General Assembly.
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2023-04-19
First reading: adopted voice vote
INHB1001Engross
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State budget. Appropriates money for capital expenditures, the operation of the state, K-12 and higher education, the delivery of Medicaid and other services, and various other distributions and purposes. Requires a researcher to execute a data shari...
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2023-04-17
Amendment #58 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
INHCR0005PassUrging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on State Highway 27 over I-70 as the "Officer Seara Burton Memorial Bridge". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on State Hi...
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2023-04-17
Representatives Goodrich, Pack R, Haggard C, Teshka J, May, Baird, Pierce K, Prescott, Snow C, Smith, V., Johnson, Olthoff, Slager, Miller D, O'Brien T, Engleman, Smaltz, Negele, Manning, McGuire J, Meltzer J, Culp K, Lucas, Sweet L, Garcia Wilburn V, Lehman, Errington, Schaibley, Patterson L, Vermilion A, Harris, Hamilton, Miller K, Judy, Abbott D, Zent, VanNatter, Clere, Rowray E, Pryor, Pfaff, Pierce M, Wesco, Jordan, Thompson, Cherry, Davis M, GiaQuinta, Hatfield, Hall D, Bartels, Aylesworth, Frye, Boy, Jackson, Heine, Andrade M added as coauthors
INSCR0040PassHonoring Judge Margret G. Robb. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Judge Margret G. Robb upon her retirement from the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
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2023-04-13
Returned to the Senate
INSCR0038PassMemorializing Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Congresswoman Jackie Walorski.
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2023-04-12
Returned to the Senate
INSR0033PassRecognizing the NRA on its 152nd annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing the National Rifle Association on the occasion of its 152nd annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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2023-04-11
First reading: adopted voice vote
INSR0042PassHonoring Eddie Langford. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Eddie Langford upon his retirement and thanking him for 29 years of exceptional service to the Indiana Senate.
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2023-04-11
Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Breaux, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Charbonneau, Crane, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Ford Jon, Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Hunley, Johnson, Koch, Leising, Melton, Messmer, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Perfect, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Sandlin, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
INSR0039PassCongratulating the Honda Indiana Auto Plant. A SENATE RESOLUTION congratulating the Honda Indiana Auto Plant in Greensburg, Indiana, on 15 years of operations.
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2023-04-10
Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Breaux, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Charbonneau, Crane, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Ford Jon, Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Holdman, Hunley, Johnson, Koch, Melton, Messmer, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Perfect, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Sandlin, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
INSR0037PassHonoring David Goggins. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring David Goggins for his years of service in the United States military and his continued contributions to society.
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2023-04-06
Senators Alexander, Alting, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Breaux, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Byrne, Charbonneau, Crane, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Gaskill, Glick, Holdman, Hunley, Johnson, Koch, Leising, Melton, Messmer, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Perfect, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Sandlin, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
INSCR0027PassHonoring the Citizens' Speedway Committee. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Citizens' Speedway Committee.
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2023-03-30
Returned to the Senate
INHB1024Engross
50%
Public works projects. Provides that a contractor that employs 10 or more employees on a design-build public works project must provide its employees access to a training program applicable to the tasks to be performed in the normal course of the emp...
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2023-03-28
To Senate Pensions and Labor Committee
INSR0028PassRecognizing the 75th anniversary of the State of Israel and reaffirming Indiana's support for Israel. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing the 75th anniversary of the State of Israel and reaffirming Indiana's support for Israel.
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2023-03-27
Senator Zay added as coauthor
INSCR0028PassCongratulating the Fishers High School "We the People" team. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Fishers High School "We the People" team on being the runner up for the 2022 "We the People" National Finals.
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2023-03-23
Returned to the Senate
INSCR0031PassHonoring Barbara Boyd. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the lifetime achievements of Indianapolis journalist Barbara Boyd.
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2023-03-22
Returned to the Senate
INSCR0013PassRecognizing the 50th anniversary of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association.
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2023-03-21
Representative Lauer added as cosponsor
INSCR0005PassUrging INDOT to rename a section of SR13 in Madison County, the "Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Memorial Mile". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of State Road 13 in Madison County, beginning at...
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2023-03-21
Representative Barrett added as cosponsor
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