Indiana Representative Vernon Smith [D]

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INHB1483PassDiscipline rules regarding bullying. Provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must include timetables for reporting bullying incidents to parents of both the targeted student and the alleged perpetrator in ...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 238
INHB1449PassTwenty-first century scholars program. Provides that the commission for higher education shall do the following: (1) In cooperation with the department of education, identify students who meet the requirements to participate in the twenty-first centu...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 235
INHB1638PassEducation matters. Requires the department of education (department) to report to the legislative council findings and recommendations for reducing the amount of redundant data that schools are required to submit to state agencies. Provides that a st...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 250
INSB0072PassReporting on school curriculum. Provides the following: (1) Not later than October 1, 2023, each public elementary school and state accredited nonpublic elementary school shall provide to the department of education (department) information regarding...
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2023-05-04
Public Law 169
INSB0168PassStatewide assessment results. Requires (rather than permits) the department of education to include in a contract with a statewide assessment vendor entered into or renewed after June 30, 2023, a requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a stu...
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2023-04-20
Public Law 30
INSB0001Enroll
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Behavioral health matters. Provides that, subject to certain procedures and requirements, the office of the secretary of family and social services may apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services: (1) for a Medicaid state plan ...
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2023-04-20
Motion to concur filed
INSB0004Enroll
75%
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
INHR0040PassHonoring the 100th anniversary of Methodist Hospital. Honoring the 100th anniversary of Methodist Hospital.
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2023-04-18
First reading: adopted 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
INHCR0022PassHonoring Annie Burns-Hicks. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Annie Burns-Hicks.
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2023-04-04
Returned to the House
INHR0023PassRecognizing Omega Phi Psi. Recognizing Omega Phi Psi.
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2023-03-16
First reading: adopted voice vote
INHB1037Engross
50%
Enforcement of equal educational opportunity. Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basi...
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2023-03-09
To Senate Education and Career Development Committee
INHCR0011PassCelebrating the achievements and contributions of attorney, community leader, and civil rights activist Fay H. Williams. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION celebrating the achievements and contributions of attorney, community leader, and civil rights activist F...
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2023-02-09
Returned to the House
INHR0008PassRecognizing the 12th Annual Bill Johnson Black Film Festival. Recognizing the 12th Annual Bill Johnson Black Film Festival.
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2023-02-06
First reading: adopted voice vote
INHR0006PassCelebrating February as Black History Month. Celebrating February as Black History Month.
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2023-02-02
First reading: adopted voice vote
INHB1485Intro
25%
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 de...
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2023-01-17
To House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee
INHB1482Intro
25%
Same day voter registration. Permits a voter to register at the polls by completing a voter registration form and an affirmation that the individual has not voted elsewhere in the election and by providing proof of residence. Requires the ballot of a...
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2023-01-17
To House Elections and Apportionment Committee
INHB1489Intro
25%
Sewer and storm water fees incurred by tenants. Establishes billing procedures for municipal sewage or storm water user fees assessed for real property that is occupied by someone other than the owner. Provides that a lien does not attach for user fe...
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2023-01-17
To House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee
INHB1487Intro
25%
Carrying of a handgun. Requires a person who carries a handgun to obtain and continuously maintain a liability insurance policy that covers losses or damages resulting from the negligent or accidental use of the handgun. Makes the failure to do so a ...
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2023-01-17
To House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
INHB1484Intro
25%
Citizen review board. Requires: (1) counties; and (2) municipalities that have police departments; to establish a citizen review board not later than December 31, 2023, to review complaints filed by citizens having personal knowledge of alleged misco...
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2023-01-17
To House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
INHB1488Intro
25%
Merrillville food and beverage tax. Authorizes the town of Merrillville to impose a food and beverage tax.
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2023-01-17
To House Ways and Means Committee
INHB1490Intro
25%
Employment discrimination claims in state court. Expands the definition of "employer", for purposes of civil rights enforcement, to include any person employing one or more persons within the state. (Current law defines "employer" to include any pers...
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2023-01-17
To House Judiciary Committee
INHB1491Intro
25%
Gary Community School Corporation. Terminates the Gary Community School Corporation's (school corporation) status as a distressed political subdivision on June 30, 2024. Provides that the members of the governing body of the school corporation shall ...
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2023-01-17
To House Education Committee
INHB1486Intro
25%
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 certain defenses....
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2023-01-17
To House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
INHR0001PassCommemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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2023-01-12
Representatives Harris, Jackson, Pack R, Bartlett, Hatcher, Porter, Pryor, Shackleford, Summers added as coauthors
INHB1161Intro
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Hunger-free campus grant program. Establishes the hunger-free campus grant program (grant program) to provide grants to state educational institutions for purposes of addressing food insecurity among students enrolled in state educational institution...
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2023-01-12
To House Education Committee
INHB1152Intro
25%
Cultural competency in education. Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) assess and monitor school corporations and public schools regarding culturally competent practice and training in instruction and classroom management; and (2...
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2023-01-10
To House Education Committee
INHB1153Intro
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Educational opportunity and academic success. Requires the department of education (department) to establish the division of educational opportunity and academic success (division) within the department. Requires the division to: (1) assess and monit...
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2023-01-10
To House Education Committee
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