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State Senator
Stacey Donato
(R) - Indiana
Indiana Senate District 18
In Office - Started: 09/17/2019
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Capitol Office
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-9400
Phone 2: 800-382-9467
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB0482 | Absenteeism and student discipline. | 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 regarding the basis for the categorization of certain suspensions and expulsions. (3) Establish a categorization framework for excused absences based on the reason for the absence. (4) Collect certain information regarding absences from school corporations and charter schools and prepare and post a report regarding the information on the department's website. Provides that the absence policy adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must provide for the categorization of excused absences in accordance with the categorization framework established by the department. Allows a prosecuting attorney to conduct a meeting, collaborate, and make reasonable efforts to secure appropriate support services for a child and the child's family before filing an affidavit with regard to a violation of compulsory school attendance requirements. Amends the definition of "absent student" for purposes of the truancy prevention policy provisions. Requires a public school to hold an attendance conference not later than 10 instructional days (instead of five instructional days) after the student's fifth absence. Prohibits a public school from expelling or suspending a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0005 | State fiscal and contracting matters. | 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 provide a quarterly report to the budget committee that details the requests submitted by the state agency for new federal funds or to participate in a new federal program. Provides that, in addition to the quarterly reports, a state agency may not immediately accept an award of new federal funds in certain circumstances or participate in a new federal program before a report has been reviewed by the budget committee. Specifies the contents of the report that must be submitted for budget committee review. Requires a state agency to provide the state comptroller with a contract for inclusion in the Indiana transparency website not later than 30 days after the contract is fully executed. Requires that permanent full-time positions which have been vacant for 90 days or more be reviewed and either reauthorized or eliminated by the budget director. Requires the budget director to provide a quarterly report to the governor's office regarding those positions that were reauthorized or eliminated by the budget director in the preceding three months. Requires a state agency to provide quarterly reports to the budget committee regarding the state agency's active contracts. Provides for the reversion of funds appropriated to a state agency for expenses related to a contract that are unused after the end of the contract term. Requires the department of administration (department) to develop certain contract language to be included in state contracts of $500,000 or more. Requires a state agency to provide a report to the budget committee concerning amendments to a contract that: (1) increase the maximum contract amount by not less than $500,000; or (2) for a contract with an initial maximum contract amount of not less than $500,000, extend the term of the contract by not less than six months. Prohibits a state agency from entering into a nonpublic contract. Requires all contract opportunities of state agencies to be posted in the form of a request for proposals or a request for quotations on the department's website at least 30 days prior to the contract being awarded. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services and the office of Medicaid policy and planning to do the following: (1) Review monthly reports on the Medicaid program service utilization to identify trends and risks within the state Medicaid program. (2) Post publicly on the office of the secretary of family and social services's website monthly financial reports or expenditures and revenues for each state Medicaid program and commentary providing context for each monthly financial report. (3) Submit a quarterly report to the budget committee. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0146 | Teacher compensation. | 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 options. Creates the Indiana teacher recruitment program. Beginning June 30, 2025: (1) increases the minimum salary for a teacher employed by a school corporation to $45,000 (current law requires $40,000); and (2) requires a school corporation to expend an amount for teacher compensation that is not less than 65% of state tuition support (current law requires 62%). Amends the requirements for a school corporation and the department if the school corporation determines that the school corporation cannot meet minimum teacher salary requirements. Removes a provision that provides that the matrix rating system may not rank or compare teacher preparation programs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0425 | Energy production zones. | 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 device or commercial solar energy system, for the generation of electricity (electric generation facility) if: (1) the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission): (A) grants the project owner a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction; or (B) declines jurisdiction over the construction; (2) the electric generation facility will be located on a premise of land on which there was located as of January 1, 2025: (A) an existing electric generation facility with a generating capacity of at least 80 megawatts, regardless of whether the electric generation facility is operational; or (B) a former surface or underground mine; and (3) the project owner complies with specified notice and hearing requirements. Requires an applicant for a permit from a local authority to be given an extension of time if the applicant's failure to meet the application deadline was caused by unforeseen circumstances beyond the applicant's control. Provides that a deadline in an ordinance for commencing or completing a permitted use is tolled until two years after the conclusion of any litigation or regulatory proceeding regarding the granting of the permit. Sets deadlines for review of permit applications. Establishes requirements for development agreements. Provides that certain legal restrictions in effect at the time a permit is issued continue to apply unless the development is not completed within 10 years. Specifies that certain legal restrictions in effect at the time a development agreement is entered into apply for the period specified in the development agreement. Provides that the statute governing the approval of permits concerning zoning does not authorize the impairment of any vested right or abrogate any rights vested under common law. Specifies when land use rights are considered vested. Imposes other requirements upon the permit approval process. Authorizes a political subdivision or a local authority to prohibit, for a period of not more than one year, the siting, construction, installation, permitting, or deployment of a project (other than a project undertaken by specified entities) that involves the siting, construction, or deployment of facilities, equipment, or infrastructure used in the generation of electricity. Provides that a prohibition may not be extended or renewed for any length of time, regardless of when the prohibition first takes effect. Provides that after an advisory plan commission certifies a proposal to adopt, amend, or partially repeal the text of a zoning ordinance, the legislative body must take final action to adopt, amend, or reject the proposal. (Current law provides that after the legislative body acts on the proposal, the proposal returns to the plan commission for further proceedings.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0526 | Absentee ballot retraction. | 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 voting system to test whether a rejected ballot is retracted. Voids a March 25, 2022, advisory opinion adopted by the Indiana election commission. Provides that, to be approved by the Indiana election commission for use in Indiana, a voting system must meet certain standards of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines adopted by the United States Election Assistance Commission on February 10, 2021. Allows a county to continue to use an optical scan ballot card voting system or an electronic voting system if certain matters concerning the voting system were approved before October 1, 2025. Allows a voting system to include a retraction feature concerning certain votes cast on absentee ballots. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0371 | Workforce matters. | 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 the claimant's identity before a claim can be filed, and as a condition for continued eligibility; and (2) has the right to request a wage investigation and to appeal the results of the investigation to a liability administrative law judge. Allows an unemployment claimant or employing unit to appeal regarding the claimant's status as an insured worker. Requires that all hearings before an administrative law judge or the unemployment insurance review board concerning disputed unemployment claims be set as telephone hearings, unless an objection is made. Allows a disputed unemployment claim to be directly filed with a liability administrative law judge. Provides that administrative records of the department of workforce development (department) are self-authenticating and admissible in an administrative hearing. Provides that the department may release certain confidential records to the extent permitted by federal law. Makes certain changes regarding the reemployment service and eligibility assessment program. Makes various changes regarding extended unemployment benefits. Provides that repayment of a benefits overpayment may be waived if certain conditions are met. Alters certain fee and payment provisions. Removes or alters notice and delivery requirements and extends certain deadlines. Requires the department to issue a written notice of violation to a person who fails to comply with certain authorization requirements. Provides that the department may assess a civil penalty against a person under certain circumstances. Requires civil penalties collected by the department to be deposited in the proprietary educational institution authorization fund. Establishes the unemployment insurance modernization fund (fund). Requires the department to annually submit a report to the budget committee detailing the expenditures made from the fund during the previous state fiscal year. Requires the department to annually submit a report to the budget committee concerning the status of the department's unemployment insurance program. Provides that the department may establish a reemployment pilot program. Makes conforming changes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1221 | Pension matters. | Pension matters. Amends provisions regarding the surcharge rates established by the Indiana public retirement system to actuarially prefund certain postretirement benefits. Adds provisions requiring the treasurer of state to determine a surcharge amount that is to be paid into the supplemental reserve account for the state police pre-1987 and 1987 benefit systems. Provides for a thirteenth check in calendar year 2025 for certain members, participants, or beneficiaries of the: (1) Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; (2) Indiana public employees' retirement fund; (3) state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan; (4) state police pre-1987 benefit system; and (5) state police 1987 benefit system. Makes conforming changes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1098 | Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative. | 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 out certain duties. Adds that CISC must provide staff to the statewide juvenile justice oversight body. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0331 | Amended registration. | 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, and that a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning to a person who does not update the person's registration to reflect the color changes. Provides that a person commits a Class C misdemeanor if the person changes the color of a passenger vehicle after it was used in the commission of a crime and fails to amend the vehicle registration. Requires the BMV to require a person renewing a registration to indicate if the vehicle's color has changed. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1605 | Juvenile law matters. | 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 waiver allowing FSSA to do so. Provides that it is the policy of the state of Indiana and the purpose of Indiana family and juvenile law to: (1) recognize the responsibility of the state and of the department for the safety of children who are abused or neglected; (2) recognize that a parent's interest in receiving services at the time and expense of the state for purposes of reunification is limited; (3) promote the safety of all children involved in the juvenile justice system; and (4) ensure timely placement of children in foster care into permanent homes. Provides that a procedural deadline in a: (1) child in need of services (CHINS) proceeding; or (2) termination of parent-child relationship (TPR) proceeding; is not subject to waiver by a party to the proceeding, except as permitted in specified circumstances under current law. Provides that an individual with whom a child is placed during CHINS proceedings is entitled to attend, in its entirety, any hearing conducted as part of: (1) the CHINS proceedings; or (2) TPR proceedings resulting from a TPR petition filed with regard to the child during the CHINS proceedings. Provides that a court shall allow an individual who is providing care and supervision of a child as: (1) a foster parent; (2) a long term foster parent; or (3) an unlicensed kinship caregiver; at the time the child is the subject of a CHINS proceeding or TPR proceeding to intervene as a party during any stage of the proceeding if the court makes specified findings. Provides that a court shall allow an individual who is providing care and supervision for a child to intervene in a TPR proceeding concerning the child. Provides that a child is a CHINS if, before the child becomes 18 years of age: (1) the child's physical or mental health is seriously endangered due to failure of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to protect the child from exposure to the use, possession, sale, or manufacture of illegal drugs; and (2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that the child is not receiving and that is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court. Removes a rebuttable presumption in current law that a child's physical or mental health is seriously endangered based on evidence of illegal manufacture of a drug or controlled substance occurring at the child's residence and provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a child is a CHINS if the court finds that the child's parent, guardian, or custodian willfully or knowingly: (1) exposed the child to the illegal manufacture or distribution of a legend drug or controlled substance; or (2) exposed the child to: (A) methamphetamine; (B) fentanyl; or (C) a fentanyl containing substance; for which the parent, guardian, or custodian did not have a valid prescription. Amends the factors a court must consider when determining whether to detain a child who has been removed from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to include considerations relating to exposure of the child to a fentanyl containing substance or fentanyl related substance. Provides that the rights of the: (1) child; (2) child's parents, guardian, or custodian; (3) department; and (4) guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate; as parties to a proceeding regarding the child under Indiana juvenile law include rights of discovery, subpoena, examination of witnesses, and presentation of evidence at any hearing in the proceeding. Provides that the statutory deadline for holding of a factfinding hearing in a CHINS proceeding may be extended if the court finds that the extension is necessitated by: (1) unanticipated, emergent circumstances; (2) the circumstances of the case; or (3) the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a child is a CHINS if the court finds that the child lives in the same household as an adult who is subject to an order issued in a CHINS proceeding that requires the adult to participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation. Adds factors that a court must consider in determining appropriate reunification services in which a child's parent, guardian, or custodian will be required to participate under the child's dispositional decree. Provides that: (1) a dispositional decree that: (A) is entered under specified circumstances; and (B) requires a parent, guardian, or custodian to complete reunification services; may not provide for the parent, guardian, or custodian to receive the reunification services for more than a specified length of time, subject to extension for specified causes; and (2) a court reviewing the dispositional decree shall consider the amount of time remaining for the parent, guardian, or custodian to complete the reunification services. Specifies that the requirement that a court reviewing a dispositional decree must determine whether the department has made reasonable efforts to provide family services does not apply if a finding has been made that reasonable efforts for family preservation or reunification are not required. Provides that in determining the extent to which reasonable efforts to reunify or preserve a family are appropriate, the child's welfare (in addition to the child's health and safety, under current law) is of paramount concern. Provides that if the department conducts a criminal history check of: (1) a parent, guardian, or custodian; or (2) a household member of the parent, guardian, or custodian; before reunifying a child with the parent, guardian, or custodian, the department shall (rather than may, under current law) use the results of the criminal history check to decide whether it is safe for the child to return home and shall provide the results of the criminal history check to the court. Requires a court to hold a permanency hearing for a child: (1) who has been removed from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian for at least 12 months; or (2) with regard to whom at least 12 months have expired since a dispositional decree was entered; at the request of any party to the CHINS proceeding that requests a permanency hearing on the basis that continuation of efforts to reunify or preserve the child's family are inconsistent with the best interests of the child. Provides that if a child has, at the time of a permanency hearing, been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months, the permanency plan for the child must include at least one intended permanent or long term care and custody arrangement that would not return the child to the care and custody of the parent, guardian, or custodian from whose care and custody the child has been removed. Provides that if a child is less than 16 years of age, the intended permanent or long term care and custody arrangement for the child may be guardianship or placement with a permanent custodian only if the proposed guardian or custodian appears before the court and testifies as to the individual's willingness to assume custody of the child. Provides that: (1) if a court approves a permanency plan for a child under which adoption is the only intended permanent or long term care and custody arrangement, the department shall publish specified information regarding the child to facilitate adoption of the child; and (2) the information published by the department to facilitate adoption of a child who is: (A) a CHINS; and (B) a hard to place child; may include the child's first name and picture. Requires a court to hold an initial hearing on a TPR petition not later than 30 days after the petition is filed. Provides that under specified circumstances, a TPR petition regarding a child and the child's parent: (1) must be filed by the department; and (2) may be filed by: (A) the child's guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate; or (B) an individual: (i) with whom the child is placed during the CHINS proceedings; and (ii) who is an intervenor in the CHINS proceedings. Amends the allegations that may be asserted in a TPR petition. Removes a provision requiring a person that files a TPR petition to also file a: (1) copy of the order approving the permanency plan for the child; or (2) permanency plan for the child. Provides that the deadline for holding a hearing regarding a TPR petition may be extended if the court finds that extension of the deadline is necessitated by: (1) unanticipated, emergent circumstances; (2) the circumstances of the case; or (3) the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure. Provides that a representative of a licensed child placing agency that is providing services to a child during child in need of services (CHINS) proceedings is entitled to attend, in its entirety, any hearing conducted as part of: (1) the CHINS proceedings; or (2) termination of parent-child relationship (TPR) proceedings resulting from a TPR petition filed with regard to the child during the CHINS proceedings. Provides that the requirement that DCS publish specified information regarding a child to facilitate adoption of the child does not apply if the child is already in a pre-adoptive placement in a proposed adoptive home. Makes conforming and technical changes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1489 | Indiana-Ireland trade commission. | 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 requirements for the operations of the commission. Requires the commission to provide an annual report of its activities. Provides for the expiration of the commission. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1273 | Child welfare task force. | 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 October 15, 2027, for review by the interim study committee on child services. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1253 | Child care. | 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 employee of the school. Provides that, not later than June 30, 2026, the division of family resources (division) shall establish an organizational license category for multi-site child care centers operating under one owner, and specifies obligations of the division with regard to the new license category. Provides that, subject to exceptions, certain properties may not be required to comply with a new or different set of building, fire safety, or equipment laws than were originally enforced by the department: (1) before July 1, 2025; or (2) two years after the earlier of the date of the: (A) initial inspection; or (B) plan review. Allows a child care home that was licensed to operate a Class 2 structure before July 1, 2025, to continue operating in the structure notwithstanding the building, fire safety, or equipment laws and regulations. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0423 | Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. | 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 partners (eligible partners) to develop one or more small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at an eligible project site, subject to the approval of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC). For purposes of these provisions, provides that an eligible project site is: (1) a location in Indiana; or (2) the site of a nuclear energy facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011. Provides that an eligible utility that seeks to develop a project with one or more eligible partners may petition the IURC for approval to participate in the program. Sets forth the information that an eligible utility's petition must include. Sets forth the factors that the IURC must consider in reviewing a petition. Requires the IURC to issue a final order approving or denying a petition not later than 180 days after receiving the petition and the eligible utility's complete case in chief, subject to the IURC's right to extend the time for review if the eligible utility does not object to the extension. Provides that the IURC shall approve a petition if the IURC makes specified findings. Provides that an eligible utility may petition the IURC for approval to incur, before obtaining a certificate of convenience and necessity (CPCN) to construct an SMR under the program, eligible project development costs. Defines "eligible project development costs" as project development costs that: (1) have been, or are reasonably estimated to be, incurred by an eligible utility in the development of one or more SMRs under the program; and (2) have not been and will not be recovered by the eligible utility through contributions of any money, services, or property provided at no cost to the eligible utility by any eligible partner, governmental agency, or other third party, regardless of whether the third party has entered into an eligible partnership with the eligible utility. Sets forth certain factors that the IURC must consider in reviewing an eligible utility's petition to incur eligible project development costs. Provides that if the IURC denies an eligible utility's petition to participate in the program, and the eligible utility seeks to pursue the development of an SMR outside the program, the eligible utility may: (1) proceed to develop an SMR under the procedures set forth under the existing Indiana Code section governing CPCNs for SMRs; and (2) request that the eligible utility's petition to incur eligible project development costs under bill's provisions be considered a petition to incur project development costs under the Indiana Code section governing CPCNs for SMRs .Provides that if an eligible utility receives approval to incur eligible project development costs, the eligible utility may petition the IURC for the approval of a rate schedule that periodically adjusts the eligible utility's rates and charges to provide for the timely recovery of eligible project development costs. Provides that an eligible utility that receives approval to recover eligible project development costs shall: (1) recover 80% of the approved eligible project development costs under the approved rate schedule; and (2) defer the remaining 20% of approved eligible project development costs for recovery as part of the eligible utility's next general rate case before the IURC. Provides that eligible project development costs that: (1) are incurred by an eligible utility; and (2) exceed the best estimate of eligible project development costs included in the IURC's order authorizing the eligible utility to incur eligible project development costs; may not be included in the eligible utility's rates and charges unless found by the IURC to be reasonable, necessary, and prudent in supporting the development of the project for which they were incurred. Provides that: (1) eligible project development costs incurred for a project that is canceled or not completed may be recovered by the eligible utility if found by the IURC to be reasonable, necessary, and prudently incurred; but (2) such costs shall be recovered without a return unless the IURC makes certain additional findings. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0365 | Education matters. | 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 education programs. Provides that the department shall administer and implement the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system developed by the commission for higher education and administer the career coaching grant fund (fund). Provides certain requirements for an eligible entity to receive a grant from the fund. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning career coaching and submit the report to the governor and general assembly. Requires the department of workforce development to update wage threshold data used to categorize career and technical education programs for use in the subsequent school year. Makes conforming changes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0366 | Education matters. | 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 vacancy. Provides that a superintendent is preferred (current law says required) to hold a master's degree from certain institutions. Provides that certain covered school buildings are not required to revert to a school corporation if the building is subject to ongoing renovations. Provides that a superintendent must discuss a plan for annual performance evaluations with teachers (instead of teachers or the teachers' representative). Requires, not later than August 1, 2025, the early learning advisory committee, in coordination with the department of education, to assess certain prekindergarten program matters and submit a report to the legislative council. Removes a provision that contracts with certain superintendents must be in a form of a regular teacher's contract. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0405 | Labor organization membership. | 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 as a condition of entering into the contract, that the employees of the private entity are members or nonmembers of a labor organization. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0480 | Prior authorization. | 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 chiropractic visits of each new episode of care. Provides that a claim for reimbursement for a covered service or item provided to an insured or enrollee may not be denied on the sole basis that the referring provider is an out of network provider. Repeals superseded provisions regarding prior authorization. Makes corresponding changes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0409 | Employee absence for certain meetings. | 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 respect to the employee's child, except under certain circumstances. Provides that an employer is not required to pay an employee for travel or attendance time with respect to a conference or meeting. Requires certain persons to provide documentation related to a conference or meeting under certain circumstances. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0047 | Memorializing Lynn Reid. | Memorializing Lynn Reid. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Lynn Reid. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0004 | Water matters. | 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 specified information that an application for a CPCN must include. Sets forth specified findings that the IURC must make before granting a CPCN. Sets forth conditions under which a water utility may recover through rates the actual costs the water utility incurs in reliance on a CPCN issued by the IURC. Provides that a person that transfers, sells, or leases a long haul water pipeline must provide written notice to the IURC of the transfer, sale, or lease not later than 60 days after the transfer, sale, or lease is finalized. Prohibits a person that transfers or proposes to transfer: (1) more than an annual average of 30,000,000 gallons of water per day out of a basin; or (2) water from a restricted use area; from transferring water out of a basin, or supplying water to another person that the person knows will transfer more than 100,000 gallons of water out of a basin, without first obtaining a transfer permit from the department of natural resources (department). Sets forth specified information that must be included in an application for a transfer permit. Provides that a transfer permit is required for an existing or ongoing interbasin transfer (as of July 1, 2025) if the existing or ongoing transfer exceeds the capacity of any system engaged in the interbasin transfer in any 90 day period. Provides that the department shall approve an application for a permit if the department determines that the transfer: (1) will not result in a perennial overdraft of a ground water resource or in a perennial stream flow depletion; and (2) is in the public interest, as described in the Indiana Code section concerning beneficial uses of Indiana's surface water resources. Provides that a transfer permit: (1) does not expire; and (2) may be renewed, revoked, suspended, or modified in certain circumstances. Provides that the department may assess a civil penalty for violations of these provisions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0143 | Parental rights. | 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 restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest. Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) advising, directing, or coercing a child to withhold certain information from the child's parent; or (2) denying a child's parent access to certain information. Allows a parent to bring an action against a governmental entity for certain violations and provides for certain relief. Specifies that the parent of a child does not have a right to access certain medical care on behalf of the child if the child does not have an affirmative right of access to the medical care. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0033 | Recognizing the ILYAC. | Recognizing the ILYAC. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0478 | Craft hemp flower and THC products. | 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, and THC. Provides that a food is not considered adulterated for containing low THC hemp extract or craft hemp flower. Provides that craft hemp flower product is not included in the definition of "controlled substance analog", "hashish", "low THC hemp extract", or "marijuana". Prohibits the sale of specified products to a person less than 21 years of age. Establishes a regulatory framework for craft hemp, including the regulation of advertising. Caps the number of craft hemp retail permits at 20,000. Provides that certain retailers may not sell craft hemp flower products if the retailer is located near a school. Changes certain references of delta-9 THC to THC. Modifies the definition of "e-liquid." Expands certain alcoholic beverage laws to include craft hemp products. Provides that a person who is a retail craft hemp permit holder and a retail alcoholic beverage permit holder may serve craft hemp beverages in the original container for consumption on the permitted premises. Provides that onsite consumption restrictions do not apply to holders of certain alcoholic beverage retailer permits. Adds certain retail establishments that sell craft hemp products to the list of retail establishments that must prohibit minors from entering. Provides that if the alcohol and tobacco commission does not approve craft hemp packaging within 30 days, the packaging is deemed approved and eligible for sale. Provides that work in progress hemp extract may be sold to a craft hemp manufacturer permit holder. Changes references of "administrative law judge" to "hearing judge". Prohibits a craft hemp permit holder from giving free samples of craft hemp at a farmers' market. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes. Makes technical corrections. | Dead |
| SCR0042 | Honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison. | Honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison for his 34 years of service to the State of Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR0038 | Honoring those who were part of the B-58 Hustler program. | Honoring those who were part of the B-58 Hustler program. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring those who were part of the B-58 Hustler program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0045 | Recognizing the 2025 Senate Democratic Caucus Interns. | Recognizing 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0059 | Honoring Bronice Bradley. | Honoring Bronice Bradley. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Bronice Odell Bradley upon his 100th birthday. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0033 | Honoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns. | Honoring 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0028 | Ground water emergencies. | Ground 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 significant ground water withdrawal facility failed to furnish the well's normal supply of water or failed to furnish potable water. Requires the director to launch an investigation into a complaint of a well failure from a significant ground water withdrawal facility within three business days of the director receiving the complaint. Provides that the owner of a significant ground water withdrawal facility responsible for the failure or substantial impairment of a well shall provide timely and reasonable compensation to the owner of an impacted significant ground water withdrawal facility or nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0498 | Child services. | Child 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 abuse or neglect. Amends the definition of "emergency shelter" for purposes of statutes governing residential child care facilities. Provides that an applicant for licensure as a child caring institution or licensure as a group home must obtain a criminal history check of any contractor or individual working in the child caring institution or group home who is likely to have unsupervised contact with children. Amends provisions under which the department may waive the maximum duration for which a child may stay at a shelter care facility to remove a reference to the length of the maximum duration. Amends the educational and experiential qualifications for casework supervisors at child placing agencies. Provides that provisions requiring: (1) a residential child care facility to ensure that a child admitted to the facility has received all immunizations and booster shots required under specified statutes; and (2) a residential child care facility that administers psychotropic medication to obtain periodic written reports from the licensed professional who prescribed the psychotropic medication; do not apply to an emergency shelter. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0010 | Voter registration. | Voter 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 requires voter list maintenance activity. Clarifies the circumstances under which an individual may be removed from the computerized list. Requires a county voter registration office to conduct a voter list maintenance program concerning a voter who has not cast a vote in the two most recent general elections. Repeals obsolete provisions concerning a memorandum of understanding with the Kansas Secretary of State. Requires the secretary of state to contact each state to request that the state or a group of states execute an agreement to share certain information concerning voter information for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration list. Requires the secretary of state to take certain actions with respect to these agreements and the information exchanged. Provides that a voter's consular report of birth abroad (CRBA) is proof of citizenship. Requires a local health officer to share certain records concerning all deaths, including all death certificates, within that officer's jurisdiction with the county voter registration office on a quarterly basis. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1143 | Licensure of accountants. | Licensure of accountants. Revises the education and experience requirements for licensure as a certified public accountant. Repeals language allowing various substitutions for licensure requirements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1441 | Bank accounts for foster and emancipated youths. | Bank 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 the consent of a juvenile court with jurisdiction over the youth. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1041 | Student eligibility in interscholastic sports. | Student 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 one of the following: (1) A male, men's, or boys' team or sport. (2) A female, women's, or girls' team or sport. (3) A coeducational or mixed team or sport. Prohibits a male, based on the student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, from participating on an athletic team or sport designated as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport. Requires state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to establish grievance procedures for a violation of these provisions. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Provides that state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions are not subject to liability in a civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal action for acting in compliance with these provisions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0038 | Honoring Jadin O'Brien. | Honoring Jadin O'Brien. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Jadin O'Brien for winning her third consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) pentathlon championship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0039 | Congratulating the New Palestine High School football team. | Congratulating 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0424 | Small modular nuclear reactor development costs. | Small 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 Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for approval to incur, before obtaining a certificate, project development costs for the development of one or more small modular nuclear reactors. (2) Sets forth certain factors that the IURC must consider in reviewing a public utility's petition to incur project development costs. (3) Requires the IURC to issue a final order approving or denying the petition not later than 180 days after receiving the petition and the public utility's complete case in chief, subject to the IURC's right to extend the time for review if the public utility does not object to the extension. (4) Provides that if a public utility receives approval to incur project development costs, the public utility may petition the IURC at any time before or during the development and execution of a small modular nuclear reactor project for the approval of a rate schedule that periodically adjusts the public utility's rates and charges to provide for the timely recovery of project development costs. (5) Provides that after reviewing a public utility's proposed rate schedule, the IURC shall approve the recovery of project development costs by the public utility if the IURC finds that project development costs that have been or will be incurred are: (A) reasonable in amount; (B) necessary to support the construction, purchase, or lease of a small modular nuclear reactor; and (C) consistent with the commission's finding as to the best estimate of project development costs. (6) Provides that a public utility that is authorized to recover project development costs shall: (A) recover 80% of the approved project development costs under the approved rate schedule; and (B) defer the remaining 20% of approved project development costs for recovery as part of public utility's next general rate case before the IURC. (7) Provides that the recovery of a public utility's project development costs through an approved periodic rate adjustment mechanism must occur over a period that is equal to: (A) the period over which the approved project development costs are incurred; or (B) three years; whichever is less. (8) Provides that project development costs that: (A) are incurred by a public utility; and (B) exceed the best estimate of project development costs included in the IURC's order authorizing the public utility to incur project development costs; may not be included in the public utility's rates and charges unless found by the IURC to be reasonable, necessary, and prudent in supporting the construction, purchase, or lease of the small modular nuclear reactor for which they were incurred. (9) Provides that: (A) project development costs incurred for a project that is canceled or not completed may be recovered by the public utility if found by the IURC to be reasonable, necessary, and prudently incurred; but (B) such costs shall be recovered without a return unless the IURC makes certain additional findings. (10) Provides that if a public utility does not seek: (A) approval of; or (B) cost recovery for; project development costs under the bill's provisions, the IURC may approve the deferral and amortization of project development costs in accordance with the statutory procedures set forth for construction costs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0178 | Natural gas and propane as a clean energy resources. | Natural 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 other incentives for: (1) clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in Indiana. Defines "clean energy" or "green energy" for these purposes. Specifies that the term: (1) includes natural gas and propane, wind energy, solar energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, hydropower, fuel cells, hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy; and (2) does not affect certain existing definitions set forth in the Indiana Code. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0431 | Construction of data center by foreign adversary. | Construction 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 development corporation conduct a joint study of the anticipated electricity use of the prospective data center and certify to the governor and the general assembly that the electricity estimated to be used by the data center will be self-generated and will not affect the load supply of the regional transmission organizations whose service territory includes Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0484 | Recreational vehicle dealers. | Recreational vehicle dealers. Sets forth requirements for recreational vehicle dealer agreements for the sale of recreational vehicles in Indiana. Makes conforming changes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0036 | Honoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable. | Honoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0056 | Honoring Judge Terry Crone. | Honoring Judge Terry Crone. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Judge Terry A. Crone upon his retirement from the Court of Appeals of Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0054 | Honoring Judge Patricia Riley. | Honoring Judge Patricia Riley. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Judge Patricia A. Riley upon her retirement from the Court of Appeals of Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0051 | Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and its threat to national security. | Recognizing 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR0002 | Urging 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". | Urging 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 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". | Dead |
| HCR0005 | Urging 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". | Urging 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 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". | Dead |
| HCR0007 | Urging 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". | Urging 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 Transportation to rename the State Road 7 bridge over the Vernon Fork of the Muscatatuck River the "Lance Corporal Jacky Koenig Jr. Memorial Bridge". | Dead |
| HCR0008 | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a portion of State Road 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin Memorial Mile". | Urging 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 Road 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin Memorial Mile". | Dead |
| SR0035 | Memorializing Senator Dennis Neary. | Memorializing Senator Dennis Neary. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing the life of Senator Dennis Neary. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0053 | Honoring Dr. David Marcotte. | Honoring Dr. David Marcotte. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Dr. David Marcotte upon his retirement for his service at the Indiana Urban Schools Association (IUSA). | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0426 | Water utilities. | Water 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) have been issued one or more enforcement orders by the department of environmental management; to a series of oversight actions by the IURC for each additional enforcement order, including rate review, rate regulation, and the initiation of a receivership proceeding. Makes a conforming amendment to the statute that governs the process by which water utilities and wastewater utilities may withdraw from the jurisdiction of the IURC. Amends the statute governing the acquisition of water utilities and wastewater utilities to require the IURC to consider and authorize mechanisms to allow utility companies to integrate into their systems, invest in, and earn on acquired utility assets, subject to a finding by the IURC that the proposed mechanism is just and reasonable and in the public interest. Amends the statute governing the recovery of costs for eligible infrastructure improvements made by water or wastewater utilities to provide that, in the case of a public utility (as defined in the Indiana Code), "infrastructure improvement costs" eligible for recovery include: (1) deferred depreciation expense; and (2) post in service carrying costs; for the eligible infrastructure improvements. Adds language to the Indiana Code chapter governing public water supplies to provide that a complaint: (1) seeking damages from a water utility; and (2) arising out of an alleged exposure to drinking water supplied by the water utility; is barred if the water supplied by the water utility met applicable regulatory standards under specified federal and state law. Amends the Indiana Code section prohibiting the department of natural resources (department) from regulating certain activities within the 100 year flood level of a water supply reservoir owned and operated by a municipality or a public utility for the purpose of providing water utility service to the public to also prohibit the department from ordering the closure or removal, or the partial closure or removal, of: (1) a dam that forms such a water supply reservoir; or (2) a dam that forms or contains a body of water that is used to supply one or more private water wells; if the closure or removal, or the partial closure or removal, of the dam would impact the provision of water utility service to the public or the supply of water to one or more private water wells. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1099 | Safe haven infants and foster youth. | Safe 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0025 | Honoring EMS providers. | Honoring EMS providers. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers in Indiana and recognizing those who gave their lives in the line of duty. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1196 | Membership of aviation boards. | Membership of aviation boards. Provides that an eligible entity with a population of less than 38,000 is not subject to the political party membership requirements for a board of aviation commissioners or an airport authority. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0052 | Memorializing Fred Fislar. | Memorializing Fred Fislar. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Hendricks County Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR0032 | Recognizing "Farmworker and Farmer Awareness Week" and the work of Proteus, Inc. | Recognizing "Farmworker and Farmer Awareness Week" and the work of Proteus, Inc. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing "Farmworker and Farmer Awareness Week" and the work of Proteus, Inc. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0048 | Recognizing PTSD and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. | Recognizing PTSD and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1289 | Employment social enterprises. | Employment social enterprises. Defines "employment social enterprise" as a nonprofit or for-profit organization that meets certain criteria. Amends the definition of "workforce related program" to include a work based learning program or transitional jobs program that: (1) is through an employment social enterprise; and (2) meets certain other criteria. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0388 | 1977 pension and disability fund. | 1977 pension and disability fund. Increases the basic monthly pension benefit payable to a member of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund who retires after June 30, 2025, with 20 years of service. Increases the contribution rate of fund members. Provides that a municipality, a unit, an airport authority, a school corporation, or a charter school may require certain members of the public employees retirement fund to continue as members of that fund instead of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund. | Dead |
| SR0040 | Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. | Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Bobby Pruett. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0042 | Honoring Dr. David Bowden. | Honoring Dr. David Bowden. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. David Bowden. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0004 | Honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. | Honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Indianapolis Chapter. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0011 | Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Highway 231 as the "James Baugh Memorial Bridge". | Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Highway 231 as the "James Baugh Memorial Bridge". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Highway 231 as the "James Baugh Memorial Bridge". | Dead |
| SR0038 | Honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. | Honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1241 | Trauma informed care. | Trauma informed care. Establishes the trauma informed care commission (commission). Provides that the commission shall identify, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding best practices and research models with respect to children, youth, and families who have experienced trauma. Requires the commission to submit a report to the office of the secretary of family and social services and to the general assembly. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate study committee the task of studying various issues regarding teachers and education. | Dead |
| SR0027 | Memorializing Senator Earline Rogers. | Memorializing Senator Earline Rogers. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Senator Earline Rogers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0015 | Honoring Indiana 4-H. | Honoring Indiana 4-H. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana 4-H and recognizing February 11, 2025, as Indiana 4-H Day at the Statehouse. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1152 | Child fatality information. | Child fatality information. Provides that the department of child services (department) shall disclose to the public certain information regarding child fatalities or near fatalities. Provides that, upon request, the department may provide additional information regarding cases of child fatalities or near fatalities subject to certain requirements. Makes technical and conforming changes. | Dead |
| SB0523 | School chaplains. | School chaplains. Allows a principal or superintendent of a public school, including a charter school, to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a school chaplain if certain requirements are met. Allows a school chaplain to provide: (1) secular advice, guidance, and support services; and (2) nonsecular advice, guidance, and support services if certain conditions are met. Provides that, with exceptions, communications made by a student to a school chaplain are privileged and confidential. | Dead |
| SB0497 | Tax credit for newborn children. | Tax credit for newborn children. Establishes a tax credit for newborn children, which an eligible taxpayer may claim only in the first taxable year in which a particular newborn child is eligible for the exemption allowed under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Defines "eligible taxpayer". Provides that the amount of the credit is $500 per newborn child, or $250 per eligible newborn child in the case of a married individual filing a separate return. Prorates the credit in the case of a resident taxpayer residing in Indiana for a period of less than the taxpayer's entire taxable year. Limits the total amount of credits that may be awarded in a calendar year to $10,000. Provides for the expiration of the credit. | Dead |
| SB0359 | Student well-being and resiliency. | Student well-being and resiliency. Requires the department of education (department), in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental well-being resources for certain schools. Requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school to publish and publicly post the approved student well-being resources. Establishes the resiliency program (program) to provide eligible schools the opportunity to participate in a program designed to help students build resiliency and grit so that students are ready to learn. Requires the department to develop guidelines to determine which eligible schools may participate in the program. Requires an eligible school selected by the department to participate in the program to follow certain requirements and procedures before a student may participate in the program. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning the program and submit the report to the legislative council. | Dead |
| SCR0016 | Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association. | Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association for exemplary work in the advancement of agricultural education in Indiana and across the country. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1201 | Education matters. | Education matters. 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 chronic absenteeism. (2) Study and prepare a report regarding the basis for the categorization of certain suspensions and expulsions. (3) Establish a categorization framework to distinguish between excused and unexcused absences based on the reason for the absence. (4) Collect certain information regarding absences from school corporations and charter schools. (5) Prepare and post a report regarding the information on the department's website. Provides that the absence policy adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must provide for the categorization of excused and unexcused absences in accordance with the categorization framework established by the department. Allows a prosecuting attorney to conduct a meeting, collaborate, and make reasonable efforts to secure appropriate support services for a child and the child's family before filing an affidavit with regard to a violation of compulsory school attendance requirements. Requires a public school to hold an attendance conference not later than 10 instructional days (instead of five instructional days) after the student's fifth absence. Prohibits a public school from expelling or suspending a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant. | Dead |
| SB0201 | Closed primary elections. | Closed primary elections. Allows an individual to affiliate with a political party while registering to vote. Requires the text: "Would you like to choose your political party? If you wish to vote in a primary election, you must first choose your political party affiliation and may only vote that party's ballot in the primary election." and a blank space for the applicant to list a party affiliation to be included on a voter registration form. Provides that a voter may only vote at a primary election if the voter has affiliated with a political party not later than 119 days before the date of the primary election. Requires a voter to vote at the primary election held by the political party with which the voter is affiliated. Provides an exception to allow an individual who: (1) has moved to Indiana later than 119 days before the date of the primary election from another state; and (2) is 17 years of age but will be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next general, municipal, or special election; to register to vote and affiliate with a political party later than 119 days before the primary election, and vote at a primary election. Allows a voter to change party affiliation less than 119 days before the primary election and vote in a primary election if the voter has moved to a new election district less than 119 days before the primary election and the voter transfers the voter's registration record. Requires a county voter registration office to automatically affiliate certain voters with a political party and to allow all voters to affiliate or change political party affiliation. Allows a voter to affiliate with a political party when transferring the voter's registration record. Requires a voter who casts a provisional ballot to make an affidavit identifying the voter's political party affiliation. | Dead |
| SR0023 | Honoring the West Baden Renewal Project. | Honoring the West Baden Renewal Project. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor the West Baden Renewal Project for its efforts in restoring the West Baden (Colored) First Baptist Church in West Baden Springs, Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0014 | Honoring Bella Bauer. | Honoring Bella Bauer. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to honor Bella Bauer, founder of the Purple Project, for her advocacy and empowerment of kids and teens with epilepsy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0003 | Memorializing Senator Jean Breaux. | Memorializing Senator Jean Breaux. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing the life of Senator Jean Breaux. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0295 | Licensing of collateral recovery services. | Licensing of collateral recovery services. Renames the private investigator and security guard licensing board as the private investigator, security guard, and collateral recovery agency licensing board, and adds two additional members to the board. Establishes licensure for a collateral recovery agency. Requires a person to be licensed as a collateral recovery agency to repossess collateral, attempt to repossess collateral, hold one's self out as being in the business of repossessing collateral, or use license plate recognition. Provides certain requirements: (1) for an applicant seeking licensure as a collateral recovery agency; (2) for a licensee to maintain licensure; and (3) for a legal owner when personal effects are in or on the collateral at the time of repossession. Requires equipment used to repossess collateral to meet certain criteria. Provides that threatening a collateral recovery agency's employee is a crime under certain circumstances. Makes conforming changes. | Dead |
| SR0022 | Memorializing Asra Hussain. | Memorializing Asra Hussain. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Asra Hussain. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0350 | Automated external defibrillator requirements. | Automated external defibrillator requirements. Provides that certain funding provided to a local board of health may be used to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to school corporations, charter schools, and state accredited nonpublic schools. Revises the definition of "venue specific emergency action plan for sudden cardiac arrest" (plan) and revises the requirements of a plan. Requires the department of education to develop a plan for certain schools and provide support for the plan, if requested by the school. Requires the department of education to conduct a statewide survey of school corporations, charter schools, and state accredited nonpublic schools concerning: (1) plans developed prior to July 1, 2025; and (2) AEDs. | Dead |
| SB0529 | Eligibility for SNAP benefits. | Eligibility for SNAP benefits. Eliminates the countable asset limitation for resources with respect to expanded categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. | Dead |
| SR0018 | Honoring Bonnie McNair and Lauren Hackert. | Honoring Bonnie McNair and Lauren Hackert. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Bonnie McNair and Lauren Hackert. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0002 | Honoring Senator Mark Messmer. | Honoring Senator Mark Messmer. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Mark Messmer upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0017 | Acknowledging the historical significance of the Potawatomi-Miami Trail. | Acknowledging the historical significance of the Potawatomi-Miami Trail. A SENATE RESOLUTION acknowledging the historical significance of the Potawatomi-Miami Trail. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0296 | Driving privilege cards. | Driving privilege cards. Provides that an individual who is an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to obtain driving privileges. Sets forth the requirements to obtain a driving privilege card. Provides that a driving privilege card may not be used as identification for any state or federal purpose (other than to confer driving privileges), for the purpose of voting, or to verify employment. Requires an individual who holds a driving privilege card and operates a motor vehicle to verify and continuously maintain financial responsibility on any motor vehicle operated by the individual who holds the driving privilege card in the amount required by law. Provides that the bureau of motor vehicles may not disclose certain information unless presented with a lawful court order or judicial warrant. Requires an applicant for a driving privilege card or driving privilege card renewal to sign up for selective service. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to submit an annual report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation. Makes conforming amendments. Makes technical corrections. | Dead |
| SR0004 | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Senator David Vinzant upon his retirement. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0466 | Military base infrastructure grant program. | Military base infrastructure grant program. Establishes the Indiana military base infrastructure grant program (program) for physical infrastructure projects located on current or proposed Indiana military bases. Provides that the: (1) Indiana defense task force, in consultation with the Indiana economic development corporation (corporation), shall develop policies and guidelines regarding the application process for the program; and (2) corporation shall administer the program. Provides that the budget committee must make a recommendation to the budget agency on whether to approve a proposed grant. Requires the budget agency to approve a proposed grant before the grant may be awarded. Makes an appropriation. | Dead |
| SB0481 | Real world and finance curriculum grant funds. | Real world and finance curriculum grant funds. Establishes the real world readiness grant program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools to better prepare students for life after graduation with or without the assistance of a partnering organization. Establishes the real world readiness fund (fund). Provides a procedure for eligible schools to apply to the department of education (department) to receive a grant from the fund. Requires the department to approve organizations that may partner with an eligible school to facilitate the program. Establishes the personal financial responsibility curriculum grant program to provide grants to eligible schools to develop or adopt personal financial responsibility curriculum. Establishes the personal financial responsibility curriculum fund (financial responsibility fund). Requires the department to establish guidelines: (1) an external organization must meet to be eligible to partner with an eligible applicant; and (2) to award grants to eligible applicants. Requires applicants that receive a grant from the financial responsibility fund to report student outcomes to the department, as developed by the department. | Dead |
| SR0001 | Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. | Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch upon her retirement. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1001 | State budget. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1014 | Public safety. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0080 | Code publication. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0140 | Pharmacy benefits. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0157 | Protection of property rights. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1142 | Fiscal matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1144 | Courts. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0231 | Various corrections matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1221 | Pension matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0289 | Unlawful discrimination. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0287 | School board matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0373 | Various education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0358 | Various education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1390 | Bureau of motor vehicles. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1389 | Local regulation. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0324 | Criminal procedures. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1427 | Department of local government finance. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1425 | Food matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1002 | Various education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1416 | Awareness of human trafficking. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0425 | Energy production zones. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0453 | Various tax matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0464 | Financial institutions and consumer credit. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0475 | Physician noncompete agreements. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0482 | Absenteeism and student discipline. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0502 | Attachments to utility poles. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1004 | Health care matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| HB1515 | Education and higher education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1003 | Health matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0526 | Absentee ballot retraction. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1679 | Various elections matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1682 | General legislative matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1587 | Insurance matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1637 | School and public safety matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1577 | Mobile retail food establishment licenses. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0043 | Study of location of gambling operations. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/23/2025 | Nay |
| SB0118 | 340B drug program report. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1081 | Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1125 | Earned wage access services. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0146 | Teacher compensation. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0255 | Education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0371 | Workforce matters. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0331 | Amended registration. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0442 | Instruction on human sexuality. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0005 | State fiscal and contracting matters. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0525 | Annexation. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1555 | Licensure of foreign trained physicians. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1680 | Various elections matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1689 | Human services matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1666 | Ownership of health care providers. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1604 | Cost sharing; out-of-pocket expense credit. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1053 | Gaming and alcohol matters. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Nay |
| SB0026 | Signal jamming. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0073 | Sale of utility trailers. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0103 | Vehicle emissions. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0193 | Inspection of CFOs. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1194 | County coroners. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0433 | Veteran service officers. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0351 | Municipal parks and recreation board. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| SB0472 | Cybersecurity. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| SB0366 | Education matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0423 | Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0448 | Higher education and workforce development matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0463 | Child care matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0468 | Midwest continental divide commission. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0002 | Medicaid matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0108 | Charity gaming. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0141 | Eyewitness identification procedures. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0142 | Eviction issues. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0151 | Statute of limitations. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0159 | Procedures for obtaining a warrant. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0198 | Crime of swatting. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0216 | Mental health professionals. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0259 | Law enforcement procedures. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0365 | Education matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0405 | Labor organization membership. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0318 | Required disclosures and access of foreign media. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0366 | Education matters. | Senate - Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0459 | Environmental matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0461 | Grain indemnity. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0473 | Various health care matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0480 | Prior authorization. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0516 | Economic development. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| HB1037 | Storm water management. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1064 | School transfers. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Nay |
| HB1098 | Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1103 | Foreign trade offices. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1113 | Fire protection districts. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1144 | Courts. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1125 | Earned wage access services. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1111 | Indiana National Guard. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1197 | Election matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1221 | Pension matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1275 | Alcohol and tobacco commission matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1276 | Various alcoholic beverage matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1391 | Services for the aged and disabled. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1389 | Local regulation. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1007 | Energy generation resources. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1427 | Department of local government finance. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1002 | Various education matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Indiana Senate Commerce and Technology Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Education and Career Development Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Elections Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Family and Children Services Committee | Ranking Republican Member | 2 |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Pensions and Labor Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Utilities Committee | 5 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Indiana Senate District 18 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 09/17/2019 |