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INSB0482Enroll
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Absenteeism and student discipline. Defines "chronically absent". Requires the department of education (department) to do the following: (1) Create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline and absenteeism. (2) Study and prepare a report ...
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2025-04-17
Motion to concur filed
INSB0480Enroll
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Prior authorization. Sets forth requirements for a utilization review entity that requires prior authorization of a health care service. Prohibits a utilization review entity from requiring prior authorization for the first 12 physical therapy or chi...
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2025-04-17
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
INSB0405Enroll
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Labor organization membership. Provides that if a governmental entity contracts with a private entity to manage or lease an asset owned by the governmental entity, the governmental entity may not require or consider, as a provision of the contract or...
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2025-04-17
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
INSB0423Enroll
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Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. Establishes the small modular nuclear reactor partnership pilot program (program). Provides that certain electric utilities (eligible utilities) may partner with one or more other specified types of partne...
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2025-04-17
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 471: yeas 34, nays 12
INSB0365Enroll
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Education matters. Requires the department of education (department), in collaboration with certain other state entities, to collect and maintain certain data and to publish on the department's website timely and relevant information about secondary ...
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2025-04-17
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
INSB0366Enroll
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Education matters. Requires, not later than October 1, 2025, the secretary of education to compile and prepare a report concerning school bus driver safety education training. Makes certain changes concerning the process of filling a school board vac...
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2025-04-17
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 469: yeas 29, nays 17
INSB0146Enroll
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Teacher compensation. Requires the department of education (department) to submit a report to the general assembly before November 1, 2025, that provides an analysis of the feasibility and cost of increasing school corporation employee health plan op...
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2025-04-17
[Hearing: Apr 21 @ 9:30 am]
Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Raatz
INSB0478Enroll
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Craft hemp flower and THC products. Establishes certain regulatory testing and packaging requirements for the distribution and sale of craft hemp flower products. Creates and modifies certain crimes concerning craft hemp, craft hemp flower products, ...
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2025-04-17
[Hearing: Apr 21 @ 8:30 am]
Senate advisors appointed: Niezgodski and Baldwin
INSB0425Enroll
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Energy production zones. Provides that a project owner is not required to apply for or receive a zoning permit (permit), or any other land use or zoning approval, from a local authority for the construction of a facility, other than a wind power devi...
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2025-04-17
House advisors appointed: Shonkwiler, Culp, Pressel and Burton
INSB0331Enroll
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Amended registration. Provides that if a person changes the exterior color or appearance of their passenger vehicle from the color listed in the vehicle's registration through certain methods, the person must apply to amend their vehicle registration...
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2025-04-17
Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Bohacek
INHB1605Enroll
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Juvenile law matters. Requires the family and social services administration (FSSA) to provide address information to the department of child services (department) under specified circumstances subject to federal approval of a state plan amendment or...
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2025-04-17
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 489: yeas 76, nays 14
INHB1221Enroll
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Pension matters. Amends provisions regarding the surcharge rates established by the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system to actuarially prefund certain postretirement benefits. Adds provisions to require the treasurer of state to...
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2025-04-17
Senate advisors appointed: Hunley and Rogers
INHB1489Enroll
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Indiana-Ireland trade commission. Establishes the Indiana-Ireland trade commission (commission) to advance bilateral trade and investment between Indiana and Ireland and other related matters. Specifies the membership of the commission and certain re...
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2025-04-17
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 487: yeas 88, nays 2
INHB1273Enroll
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Child welfare task force. Establishes the child welfare task force (task force) to study specified topics regarding child welfare services in Indiana. Requires the task force to submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, and not later than Octo...
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2025-04-17
Signed by the Speaker
INHCR0038PassHonoring those who were part of the B-58 Hustler program. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring those who were part of the B-58 Hustler program.
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2025-04-17
Returned to the House
INSR0059PassHonoring Bronice Bradley. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Bronice Odell Bradley upon his 100th birthday.
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2025-04-17
Senators Alexander, Alting, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
INSR0045PassRecognizing the 2025 Senate Democratic Caucus Interns. A SENATE RESOLUTION to recognize the 2025 Senate Democratic Caucus interns for their service during the First Regular Session of the One Hundred Twenty-Fourth Indiana General Assembly.
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2025-04-17
Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, Mishler, Niemeyer, Raatz, Rogers, Schmitt, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
INSB0010PassVoter registration. Specifies that proof of identification may not include a document issued by an educational institution. Requires a county voter registration office to perform voter list maintenance within 48 hours of receiving information that re...
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2025-04-16
Signed by the Governor
INSB0409Enroll
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Employee absence for certain meetings. Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action against an employee as a result of the employee's absence from work to attend an attendance conference or a case conference committee meeting with r...
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2025-04-16
Signed by the President of the Senate
INSB0498PassChild services. Allows the Indiana board of pharmacy to release confidential information received by the INSPECT program to a supervisor of the department of child services (department) who is engaged in an investigation or adjudication of child abus...
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2025-04-16
Signed by the Governor
INHB1441PassBank accounts for foster and emancipated youths. Provides that a foster youth or emancipated youth is legally competent to enter into a contract with a depository financial institution to open a savings or checking account in the youth's name with th...
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2025-04-16
Signed by the Governor
INSB0028PassGround water emergencies. Allows the owner or operator of a significant ground water withdrawal facility to file a complaint with the director of the department of natural resources (director) that a water well on the property of the owner of the sig...
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2025-04-16
Signed by the Governor
INHB1098Enroll
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Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative. Provides that the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana (CISC) must create and provide staff support to a statewide youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative to carry ou...
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2025-04-16
Returned to the House with amendments
INSB0526Enroll
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Absentee ballot retraction. Requires a county election board to test certain voting machines to ensure that an absentee ballot can be retracted before tabulation of the ballot if the ballot is required to be rejected. Requires the public test of a vo...
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2025-04-16
Senator Schmitt added as advisor
INHB1041PassStudent eligibility in interscholastic sports. Requires, for purposes of interscholastic athletic events, state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to expressly designate an athletic team or sport as on...
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2025-04-16
Signed by the Governor
INHB1143PassLicensure of accountants. Revises the education and experience requirements for licensure as a certified public accountant. Repeals language allowing various substitutions for licensure requirements.
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2025-04-16
Signed by the Governor
INSR0033PassHonoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns and thanking them for their faithful service to the Indiana General Assembly.
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2025-04-16
Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Freeman, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Hunley, Jackson, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
INSB0143Enroll
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Parental rights. Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictiv...
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2025-04-15
Signed by the President of the Senate
INSB0004Enroll
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Water matters. Prohibits a water utility from constructing a long haul water pipeline unless the water utility first obtains a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) from the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC). Sets forth sp...
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2025-04-15
Signed by the President of the Senate
INSCR0038PassHonoring Jadin O'Brien. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Jadin O'Brien for winning her third consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) pentathlon championship.
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2025-04-15
Returned to the Senate
INSCR0042Engross
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Honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison for his 34 years of service to the State of Indiana.
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2025-04-15
Referred to the House
INSB0005Enroll
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State fiscal and contracting matters. Allows a state agency to use artificial intelligence software to prepare information and projections for the state budget. Requires a state agency to: (1) report to the budget committee certain information before...
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2025-04-14
House advisors appointed: Snow, Lopez and Porter
INSB0371Enroll
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Workforce matters. Amends the definitions of "discharge for just cause", "employment", and "gross misconduct" for purposes of unemployment insurance. Provides that an unemployment claimant: (1) is required to verify their identity before a claim can ...
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2025-04-14
House advisors appointed: Lopez, Hostettler and Hamilton
INHB1253Enroll
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Child care. 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 employe...
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2025-04-14
Motion to concur filed
INSCR0039PassCongratulating the New Palestine High School football team. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the New Palestine High School football team on winning the 2024 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 4A state championship title.
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2025-04-11
Returned to the Senate
INSB0431PassConstruction of data center by foreign adversary. Provides that after June 30, 2025, a foreign company may not construct or cause to be constructed a data center in Indiana unless the Indiana utility regulatory commission and the Indiana economic dev...
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2025-04-10
Signed by the Governor
INSB0424PassSmall modular nuclear reactor development costs. Amends as follows the Indiana Code section concerning certificates of public convenience and necessity (certificates) for small modular nuclear reactors: (1) Authorizes a public utility to petition the...
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2025-04-10
Signed by the Governor
INSB0178PassNatural gas and propane as a clean energy resources. Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as "clean energy" or "green energy" for purposes of any state or federal program that provides funding or...
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2025-04-10
Signed by the Governor
INSB0484PassRecreational vehicle dealers. Sets forth requirements for recreational vehicle dealer agreements for the sale of recreational vehicles in Indiana. Makes conforming changes.
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2025-04-09
Signed by the Governor
INSCR0036PassHonoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable.
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2025-04-09
Returned to the Senate
INSR0056PassHonoring Judge Terry Crone. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Judge Terry A. Crone upon his retirement from the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
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2025-04-08
Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson, Johnson T, Leising, Maxwell, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
INSR0054PassHonoring Judge Patricia Riley. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Judge Patricia A. Riley upon her retirement from the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
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2025-04-07
Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson, Johnson T, Leising, Maxwell, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M, Zay added as coauthors
INSR0051PassRecognizing the seriousness of the national debt and its threat to national security. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and its threat to national security.
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2025-04-07
Senators Doriot, Byrne, Deery, Leising, Donato added as coauthors
INHCR0002PassUrging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of U.S. Highway 31 from Smith Valley Road to County Line Road the "State Trooper Aaron Smith Memorial Highway". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transporta...
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2025-04-04
Returned to the House
INHCR0007PassUrging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the State Road 7 bridge over the Vernon Fork of the Muscatatuck River the "Lance Corporal Jacky Koenig Jr. Memorial Bridge". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transporta...
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2025-04-04
Returned to the House
INHCR0005PassUrging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of State Road 75 between CR 700 S and CR 800 S in Carroll County the "Deputy Sheriff Noah C. Rainey Memorial Road". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transp...
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2025-04-04
Returned to the House
INHCR0008PassUrging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a portion of State Road 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin Memorial Mile". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a portion of State...
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2025-04-04
Returned to the House
INHB1099PassSafe haven infants and foster youth. Provides that the maximum age for a safe haven infant is 60 days of age. Repeals the definition of "abandoned child". Amends the definition of "foster youth". Makes conforming changes.
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2025-04-03
Signed by the Governor
INSB0426PassWater utilities. Includes water utilities within the scope of the statute that subjects wastewater utilities that: (1) are not under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the approval of rates and charges; and (2) h...
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2025-04-03
Public Law 24
INSR0053PassHonoring Dr. David Marcotte. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Dr. David Marcotte upon his retirement for his service at the Indiana Urban Schools Association (IUSA).
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2025-04-03
First reading: adopted voice vote
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