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State Senator
Shelli Yoder
(D) - Indiana
Indiana Senate District 40
In Office - Started: 11/04/2020
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Capitol Office
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 800-382-9467
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1689 | Human services matters. | Human services matters. Provides that provisions of law concerning the statewide waiver ombudsman apply to an individual who has a disability and receives services administered by the bureau of disabilities services. (Current law specifies that these provisions apply to an individual who has a developmental disability and receives services under the federal home and community based services program.) Specifies that these provisions do not apply to an individual served by the long term care ombudsman program. Changes references from "statewide waiver ombudsman" to "statewide bureau of disabilities services ombudsman". Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office of the secretary) to prepare an annual report on the provision of Medicaid home and community based waiver services. Specifies the information that must be included in the report. Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services advisory council to provide recommendations to the division of disability and rehabilitative services to ensure the delivery of appropriate high quality services to recipients. Requires the office of the secretary to provide to the division of disability and rehabilitative services advisory council reports on the office of the secretary's plans to provide services to individuals who require extraordinary care and specifies the timing of the reports. | 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 |
| HB1577 | Mobile retail food establishment licenses. | Mobile retail food establishment licenses. Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish: (1) a statewide mobile retail food establishment license (license); (2) standards for the licensure, inspection, and operation of a mobile retail food establishment; and (3) license fees and inspection fees. Requires the state department to establish a workgroup to collaborate with in implementing specified provisions. Beginning January 1, 2027, requires a local health department to: (1) receive applications for licenses; (2) collect annual license and inspection fees; (3) issue licenses; and (4) conduct semiannual inspections of a mobile retail food establishment that is issued a license. Provides that an owner or operator of a mobile retail food establishment issued a license is not required to obtain a county or local license or permit, nor required to pay a county or local inspection fee or a license or permit fee. Provides that beginning January 1, 2027, a person may not operate a mobile retail food establishment in Indiana unless the person obtains a license. Requires the state department to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Repeals provisions of law governing mobile retail food establishment permits effective January 1, 2027. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1604 | Cost sharing; out-of-pocket expense credit. | Cost sharing; out-of-pocket expense credit. Requires an insurer, an administrator, and a pharmacy benefit manager to apply the annual limitation on cost sharing set forth in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act under 42 U.S.C. 18022(c)(1) to prescription drugs that: (1) are covered under a health plan; (2) are life-saving or intended to manage chronic pain; and (3) do not have an approved generic version. Provides that an insurer, an administrator, and a pharmacy benefit manager may not directly or indirectly set, alter, implement, or condition the terms of health insurance coverage based in part or entirely on information about the availability or amount of financial or product assistance available for a prescription drug. Requires, before December 31 of each year, each insurer and administrator to certify to the insurance commissioner that the insurer or administrator has fully and completely complied with the cost sharing requirements during the previous calendar year. Requires a health plan to credit toward a covered individual's deductible and annual maximum out-of-pocket expenses any amount the covered individual pays directly to any health care provider for a medically necessary covered health care service if a claim for the health care service is not submitted to the health plan and the amount paid by the covered individual to the health care provider is less than the average discounted rate for the health care service paid to a health care provider in the health plan's network. Requires a health plan to: (1) establish a procedure by which a covered individual may claim a credit; and (2) identify documentation necessary to support a claim for a credit. | 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 |
| HB1005 | Housing and building matters. | Housing and building matters. Requires (rather than allows) a city, town, or county (unit) that requires a building permit for construction of a Class 2 structure to allow the inspection to be provided by private providers in addition to the unit's inspectors. Provides that a "home inspector" or a unit employee may not act as a private provider. Provides that if an applicant uses a private provider because the unit is unable to timely perform a plan review, the unit: (1) must refund the applicant for any plan review fees; and (2) may charge a convenience fee of not more than $100. Provides that a unit: (1) may not require a registered architect or engineer to prepare construction documents for a Class 2 structure when constructed in accordance with the building code; and (2) may require a registered architect or engineer to prepare construction documents as proof of equivalence of alternative materials, appliances, equipment, or method of design or construction. If required by the unit, creates deadlines for the following: (1) Issuance of building permits. (2) Performance of plan reviews. (3) Performance of inspections. (4) Submission of construction documents or plans. (5) Issuance of certificates of occupancy or certificates of completion and compliance. Requires the state to give political subdivisions that enact certain land use policies priority in receiving loans from the residential housing infrastructure assistance revolving fund. | 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 |
| HB1453 | Cancer research and treatment grants. | Cancer research and treatment grants. Provides that a program may be established to provide grants to cancer centers in Indiana to increase breast cancer research projects or breast cancer clinical trials. Provides that a pediatric cancer research and treatment grant program may be established. Establishes the breast cancer research fund and the pediatric cancer research and treatment fund. Prioritizes use of the funds to be on innovative research and treatments with the potential of resulting in novel therapies for pediatric cancer. Requires the state department to submit an annual report to the governor and legislative council concerning the grant program and publish the report on the state department's website. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0142 | Eviction issues. | Eviction issues. Allows a court to order, upon its own motion, that certain eviction records may not be disclosed. Allows a tenant, in certain circumstances, to file a motion requesting that records related to an eviction action not be disclosed. Allows the court to issue an order without a hearing in certain circumstances. Specifies that a final judgment for the recovery of money or costs does not constitute a lien upon real estate and chattels real if certain eviction actions are prohibited from disclosure. Makes conforming changes. | 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 |
| SB0463 | Child care matters. | Child care matters. Extends the availability of the employer child care expenditure tax credit through July 1, 2027. Provides that under specified circumstances, an individual who: (1) is at least 15 years of age; and (2) is a student at a school corporation that operates a child care program; may volunteer as a caregiver for the child care program before completing the statutory requirements for individuals to act as a volunteer caregiver at a child care program. Adds two representatives of out-of-school-time programs to the membership of the early learning advisory committee. Provides for purposes of regulation of licensed child care centers that the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) shall: (1) ensure that: (A) Indiana's staff to child ratio for a specified age range is not more stringent than the average of the staff to child ratios permitted for that age range under the laws of Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio; and (B) Indiana's maximum group size for a specified age range is not more stringent than the average of the maximum group sizes permitted for that age range under the laws of Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio; and (2) annually publish on the office's website the: (A) staff to child ratio; and (B) maximum group size; that a licensed child care center is required to maintain for the specified age ranges. Provides exceptions to the bill's group size provisions for: (1) an indoor or outdoor area of a child care center that provides at least 75 square feet of space per child; and (2) a child care center's cafeteria. Provides that if the office has received at least five applications from child care providers wishing to participate in the micro center pilot program (pilot program) but has selected less than five applicants for participation in the pilot program, the office shall select additional applicants for participation in the pilot program such that at least five child care providers are participating in the pilot program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0326 | Offenses against children. | Offenses against children. Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code. Provides that it is a defense to prosecution of child exploitation and possession of child sex abuse material if a school employee, department of child services employee, or attorney acting in the attorney's capacity as legal counsel: (1) promptly and in good faith notified law enforcement about the image or matter depicting the sexual conduct; and (2) did not duplicate, upload, download, or otherwise transfer the image or matter. Provides that a governmental entity may not organize or host an obscene performance or fund an obscene performance using public funds, and authorizes a person to seek injunctive relief as a remedy for a violation. Specifies the intent of the general assembly concerning P.L.115-2023. | Dead |
| 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 |
| SR0071 | Urging the Indiana congressional delegation to oppose harmful tariffs impacting Indiana's farmers, businesses, employees, and consumers. | Urging the Indiana congressional delegation to oppose harmful tariffs impacting Indiana's farmers, businesses, employees, and consumers. A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana congressional delegation to oppose harmful tariffs impacting Indiana's farmers, businesses, employees, and consumers. | Dead |
| HB1376 | Emergency medication. | Emergency medication. Amends the definition of "emergency medication". | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1126 | Watershed development commissions. | Watershed development commissions. Alters the membership of a watershed development commission board that includes the Maumee River basin (Maumee watershed development commission). Provides that a Maumee watershed development commission may take certain actions with respect to certain flood plains. Expands permitted uses for certain funds collected by a Maumee watershed development commission and establishes certain budget limits. Provides that the department of natural resources's division of water shall provide a Maumee watershed development commission with a written summary of the division's review of certain public works projects within 30 days of the review. Makes conforming changes. | 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 |
| SR0066 | Honoring Mrs. Vicky Mobley's 4th grade class. | Honoring Mrs. Vicky Mobley's 4th grade class. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Mrs. Vicky Mobley's 4th grade class at Lighthouse Christian Academy in Bloomington, Indiana. | 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 |
| SB0306 | Film and media production tax credit. | Film and media production tax credit. Provides that a taxpayer may assign any part of the film and media production tax credit (credit) that the taxpayer may claim. Sets forth the procedure for a taxpayer to make the assignment. Establishes a limit of $250,000 for any single tax credit provided. Limits the aggregate amount of tax credits that may be provided to $2,000,000. Extends the credit's expiration date from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2031. | 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 |
| HB1385 | Health care facility employees. | Health care facility employees. Provides an exception to one of the disqualifying conditions for a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1051 | Mobile integration healthcare grants. | Mobile integration healthcare grants. Provides that the following are eligible for a mobile integration healthcare grant: (1) an emergency medical services provider agency that is operated by a county; (2) an emergency medical services provider organization; and (3) a hospital; if certain conditions are met. | 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 |
| HB1167 | Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes. | Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes. Provides that the controlled substance paraphernalia statutes do not apply to items marketed to detect the presence of a drug or controlled substance. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0176 | Nursing matters. | Nursing matters. Adds members to the Indiana state board of nursing and changes the required qualifications for certain members. Amends the requirements that an individual applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse must meet. Provides that an applicant for a state accredited program of practical nursing (program) is not required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Requires a student of the program to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before completing the program. | 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 |
| 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 |
| HB1148 | Confidentiality of birth and stillbirth records. | Confidentiality of birth and stillbirth records. Provides that a registration or certificate of a birth or stillbirth is open to public inspection and copying upon the request of any person that occurs 99 years (instead of 75 years) after the record is created. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1572 | Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists. | Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists. Adds speech-language pathology assistant to the definition of "practitioner" for purposes of the provision of telehealth. Specifies services included in the definition of "audiology". Allows for the sale, use, provision of customer service, or distribution of an over-the-counter hearing aid without the fitting of the hearing aid by a hearing aid dealer who has been issued a certificate of registration or a licensed audiologist. (Current law does not differentiate between a prescription hearing aid and an over-the-counter hearing aid concerning the fitting of the hearing aid.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1065 | Cancer clinical trial program. | Cancer clinical trial program. Allows an organization or entity to establish and administer a cancer clinical trial participation program for the purpose of providing payments to a participant for certain costs incurred by the participant while participating in a cancer clinical trial. Sets forth program requirements and participant eligibility. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0074 | Extension of lifeline law immunity. | Extension of lifeline law immunity. Provides that an individual who is: (1) reasonably believed to be suffering from a health condition which is the direct result of alcohol consumption; and (2) assisted by a person who requested emergency medical assistance for the individual; is immune from prosecution for certain crimes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0144 | County police force pension trust and trust fund. | County police force pension trust and trust fund. Requires in a county other than Marion County, that the county police department or a designee of the county police department make an annual presentation regarding the county police force pension trust and trust fund to the county council. | 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 |
| SB0211 | Clean water Indiana program. | Clean water Indiana program. Permits the use of funds from the clean water Indiana fund to manage invasive plant species. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1245 | Natural resource entrance fees. | Natural resource entrance fees. Allows counties that meet certain criteria to adopt an ordinance to impose a surcharge of not more than $1 in addition to the fees charged by the department of natural resources (department) for entry into certain state parks and recreation areas. Provides that the surcharge may not be imposed on an annual state park pass holder. Requires the department to collect and to report and pay the surcharge to each county treasurer. Provides that the surcharge collected is to be used for certain purposes. | Dead |
| SR0052 | Memorializing Fred Fislar. | Memorializing Fred Fislar. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Hendricks County Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1615 | Certified technology parks. | Certified technology parks. Increases the maximum amount of an additional annual deposit amount for a Level 2 certified technology park (park) to: (1) $500,000; or (2) $500,000 multiplied by the number of redevelopment commissions that have entered into a written agreement for the operation of the Level 2 park; as applicable. Provides that if a Level 2 park: (1) has reached the limit of deposits for a Level 2 park; (2) maintains its certification; and (3) is located within a military base enhancement area; the Level 2 park shall become a Level 3 park upon reaching its Level 2 deposit limit. Provides that a Level 3 park may receive an additional annual incremental income tax deposit of up to $250,000. | Dead |
| 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 |
| HB1149 | Agricultural online portal. | Agricultural online portal. Requires the Indiana state department of agriculture (department) to establish and maintain an online portal on its website for the purposes of: (1) assisting users in the successful navigation of agricultural or related topics among various federal and state agencies; (2) providing a single source for users to access agricultural or related funding opportunities; (3) providing a searchable data base of available federal and state grants with information on eligibility and deadline criteria; and (4) providing regular updates to reflect changes in federal and state funding opportunities. Provides that the online portal shall include links to various federal and state websites. Requires that the online portal provide a series of regulatory checklists to assist users that are considering diversifying into new markets in the navigation of agricultural and related regulations and the avoidance of punitive enforcement actions before they arise. Requires that the online portal provide a one stop venue that will help connect users with responsive data visualization tools and technical assistance programming. Requires that the online portal include a link to provide users with ongoing updates on the status of certain lost farmland. Requires an updated report on certain lost farmland to be uploaded to the online portal every five years. Requires that the online portal include formal venues: (1) to collect comments from the public regarding federal regulations impacting Indiana's rural economy with the goal of assisting the state in providing vigorous advocacy on behalf of the public; and (2) where users may provide to the department reviews and feedback regarding the usefulness of the online portal. | 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 |
| SB0403 | Charter school requirements. | Charter school requirements. Provides that access to financial data for local schools requirements apply to charter schools. | Dead |
| SR0040 | Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. | Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Bobby Pruett. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0043 | Recognizing April as Parkinson's Awareness Month and April 11, 2025, as World Parkinson's Day. | Recognizing April as Parkinson's Awareness Month and April 11, 2025, as World Parkinson's Day. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing April as Parkinson's Awareness Month and April 11, 2025, as World Parkinson's Day. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0042 | Honoring Dr. David Bowden. | Honoring Dr. David Bowden. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. David Bowden. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR0027 | Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Indiana Senior Day at the Indiana Statehouse. | Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Indiana Senior Day at the Indiana Statehouse. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing March 18, 2025, as Indiana Senior Day at the Indiana Statehouse. | 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. Hwy 231 as the "James Baugh Memorial Bridge". | Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Hwy 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 |
| SB0181 | Nurse training in trauma informed care. | Nurse training in trauma informed care. Requires the state board of nursing to adopt or amend rules to require trauma informed care training as part of the required curriculum for nursing education programs. | Dead |
| SR0038 | Honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. | Honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB0282 | Leaves of absence for local officeholders. | Leaves of absence for local officeholders. Allows a local officeholder to take a leave of absence from office when the local officeholder: (1) is caring for a child after the birth of the child or placement of the child with the local officeholder for adoption or foster care; (2) is caring for a spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition; (3) has a serious health condition and is unable to perform the duties of the office; (4) is called into active duty in the armed forces of the United States or national guard; and (5) is eligible for qualifying exigency leave arising out of the fact that the local officeholder's spouse, child, or parent is ordered into active duty in the armed forces of the United States or national guard. Sets forth notice requirements. Provides that the local officeholder's office must be filled by a temporary appointment in the same manner as a vacancy created by a resignation is filled. Makes corresponding changes. | Dead |
| SB0312 | Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes. | Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes. Provides that the controlled substance paraphernalia statutes do not apply to items marketed to detect the presence of a drug or controlled substance. | Dead |
| SB0014 | Vegetable gardens and livestock. | Vegetable gardens and livestock. Prohibits a county, city, or town (unit) from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that prevents a person from cultivating a vegetable garden on certain property. Allows a unit to adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that imposes the same standards and requirements as those imposed on certain property. Allows a unit to adopt ordinances and regulations regarding the keeping of livestock on property. | Dead |
| SB0111 | Coverage for living organ donors. | Coverage for living organ donors. Prohibits an insurer that issues a policy of life insurance, disability insurance, or long term care insurance from taking certain actions with respect to the coverage of individuals who are living organ donors. Specifies that certain actions constitute an unfair and deceptive act and practice in the business of insurance when taken against a living organ donor by an insurer. | 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 |
| HCR0026 | Recognizing Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as a day to honor the work and mission of the Indiana Region of the American Red Cross. | Recognizing Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as a day to honor the work and mission of the Indiana Region of the American Red Cross. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as a day to honor the work and mission of the Indiana Region of the American Red Cross. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0034 | Honoring Ernie Pyle. | Honoring Ernie Pyle. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring war correspondent Ernie Pyle. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0317 | Health care debt and costs. | Health care debt and costs. Requires hospitals to do the following: (1) Offer the person who has received health services the opportunity to pay the charges through a payment plan that satisfies certain requirements. (2) Develop a written notice about a charity care program operated by the hospital, provide the notice to patients, and post the notice. (3) Include certain information concerning financial assistance on a billing statement. (4) Requires a hospital that reports an annual gross patient revenue of at least $20,000,000 to provide written notice and information to a person who has requested an eligibility determination concerning a payment plan or charity care. Provides that the unpaid earnings of a consumer who meets specified income eligibility requirements may not be attached by garnishment in satisfaction of: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer; or (2) any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer. Provides that: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer; or (2) in an action against a consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer; does not constitute a lien against the consumer's principal residence for a consumer that meets specified income requirements. Provides that in any action filed in Indiana for the recovery of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer, the principal residence of the consumer is not liable to judgment or attachment or to be sold on execution against the consumer. | Dead |
| SCR0021 | Urging support to maternal and infant health. | Urging support to maternal and infant health. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging support to maternal and infant health. | 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 |
| HCR0022 | Recognizing Rare Disease Day. | Recognizing Rare Disease Day. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Rare Disease Day. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0024 | Honoring Jeff Baldwin. | Honoring Jeff Baldwin. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Jeff Baldwin upon his retirement from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR0019 | Honoring the IBEW Local 481. | Honoring the IBEW Local 481. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 481 on 62 years of lighting Monument Circle. | 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 |
| SCR0002 | Memorializing Janis Stockhouse. | Memorializing Janis Stockhouse. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing the life of Bloomington High School North Band Director Janis Stockhouse. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0515 | Historic sites. | Historic sites. Establishes the division of historic sites (division) in the department of natural resources. Transfers management of historic sites from the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation to the division. Makes conforming changes. Makes an appropriation. | Dead |
| SCR0005 | To convene a joint convention of the 124th Indiana General Assembly to receive the Governor's message on the State of the State. | To convene a joint convention of the 124th Indiana General Assembly to receive the Governor's message on the State of the State. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to convene a joint convention of the 124th Indiana General Assembly to receive the Governor's message on the State of the State. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0006 | To convene a joint convention of the 124th Indiana General Assembly to receive the Chief Justice's report on the State of the Judiciary. | To convene a joint convention of the 124th Indiana General Assembly to receive the Chief Justice's report on the State of the Judiciary. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to convene a joint convention of the 124th Indiana General Assembly to receive the Chief Justice's report on the State of the Judiciary. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0004 | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Senator David Vinzant upon his retirement. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0010 | Honoring Todd Duncan. | Honoring Todd Duncan. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Todd M. Duncan for his service and commitment to the skilled trades and SMART (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation) Union. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0163 | Social work licensure compact. | Social work licensure compact. Establishes the social work licensure compact. | Dead |
| SB0321 | Designated wild areas. | Designated wild areas. Provides that 13 specified areas within certain state forests are "designated wild areas". Specifies certain activities that are prohibited or allowed within a designated wild area. Establishes responsibilities for the department of natural resources and divisions that manage designated wild areas. | Dead |
| SB0114 | Test strips. | Test strips. Removes provisions related to testing the strength, effectiveness, or purity of a controlled substance in the criminal laws concerning possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. | Dead |
| SB0533 | Sexual assault victims' rights. | Sexual assault victims' rights. Provides certain procedural protections for victims of sexual assault, including the rights guaranteed to a victim as they relate to: (1) a victim's ability to have a support person present during a forensic medical exam or an interview with a law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, or defense attorney; (2) a victim's right to be interviewed by a law enforcement officer of the gender of the victim's choosing; (3) the collection and analysis of sexual assault forensic evidence from the victim; (4) a victim's ability to obtain a copy of a law enforcement report concerning the sexual assault; (5) notice to victims; and (6) legal procedures provided to protect a victim during a legal proceeding. Creates a civil cause of action for a violation of a victim's rights. Establishes the rights of victims of sexual assault commission. | Dead |
| SB0521 | Pregnancy and childbirth matters. | Pregnancy and childbirth matters. Sets forth requirements for screening for preeclampsia using biomarker testing. Requires coverage for biomarker testing for preeclampsia under a state employee health plan, the Medicaid program, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract. Establishes the trauma informed care commission (commission). Requires the division of mental health and addiction to develop and implement a program for pregnant women and children with a substance use disorder. Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee who has a condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. Requires an employer to provide reasonable employment accommodations for an employee who has a condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. Requires the civil rights commission to investigate and attempt to resolve complaints relating to pregnancy and childbirth discrimination. Repeals a chapter regarding pregnancy and childbirth accommodation. Requires an insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a health maintenance organization to make available coverage for contraception without out-of-pocket costs to women otherwise covered by health plans sponsored by employers or institutions of higher education that are objecting organizations and do not invoke an optional accommodation under federal law. | Dead |
| SB0522 | Maternal health matters. | Maternal health matters. Prohibits step therapy protocol for prescription drugs prescribed for the treatment of postpartum mental health conditions. Requires a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract to provide coverage for: (1) postpartum mental health conditions; (2) a tubal ligation procedure; and (3) a vasectomy procedure; for certain individuals. Establishes a grant program to promote the installation of lactation rooms in public buildings. Requires the Indiana housing and community development authority (IHCDA) to administer the grant program. Authorizes public agencies to apply for grants. Establishes the Officer Breann Leath Memorial Prison Nursery (nursery) within a correctional facility determined by the commissioner of the department of correction (DOC). Specifies the criteria for operation, design, and implementation of the nursery and minimum standards that govern the nursery. Requires the DOC to provide an annual report to the legislative council concerning the nursery. Amends the statute requiring the DOC to adopt rules governing minimum standards for county jails to include the provision of menstrual discharge collection devices to inmates. Establishes the incarcerated women's maternal health fund to provide funds to support the nursery. Provides for Medicaid reimbursement for certified medical interpretation services for Medicaid recipients who have limited English proficiency when receiving Medicaid covered services from a Medicaid provider. Requires Medicaid pregnancy services to include reimbursement for doula services. Establishes the telephone assistance line for mothers program for the purpose of providing a telephone assistance line for mothers who are experiencing behavioral health issues to connect with health care practitioners to obtain behavioral health resources. Establishes the stillbirth prevention through fetal movement pilot program (program) for the purpose of providing evidence based information on the importance of tracking fetal movement in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent stillbirths, to be administered by the Indiana department of health (state department). Allows the state department to award grants to increase education and the distribution of materials on tracking fetal movement in the third trimester of pregnancy. Requires grantees to report specified information on a quarterly and annual basis. Creates a fund and appropriates $250,000 for the program. Expires the program on December 31, 2027. Appropriates $5,000,000 to the IHCDA for deposit in the lactation room grant fund. Makes a continuing appropriation. | Dead |
| SB0534 | Medicaid waiver for reimbursement for food. | Medicaid waiver for reimbursement for food. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to allow for Medicaid reimbursement for food and meals. | Dead |
| SB0098 | Possession of fentanyl test strips. | Possession of fentanyl test strips. Provides that the possession of a fentanyl test strip is not a crime. | Dead |
| SB0435 | Prohibition on copay accumulator adjustments. | Prohibition on copay accumulator adjustments. Provides that under certain circumstances, the administrator of the state employee health plan shall include any amount paid by a covered individual or another person on behalf of the covered individual for a prescription drug when calculating a covered individual's overall contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under the covered individual's state employee health plan. Provides that under certain circumstances, a pharmacy benefit manager shall include any amount paid by a covered individual or another person on behalf of the covered individual for a prescription drug when calculating a covered individual's overall contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under the covered individual's health plan. Provides that under certain circumstances, an insurer who issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance shall include any amount paid by an insured or another person on behalf of the insured for a prescription drug when calculating an insured's overall contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under the insured's policy of accident and sickness insurance. Provides that under certain circumstances, a health maintenance organization shall include any amount paid by an enrollee or another person on behalf of the enrollee for a prescription drug when calculating an enrollee's overall contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under the enrollee's individual or group contract. | Dead |
| SB0275 | Abortion. | Abortion. Reestablishes the licensure of abortion clinics. Changes statutes concerning when an abortion may be performed. Removes the eight week limitation on the use of an abortion inducing drug. Allows, rather than requires, the revocation of a physician's license for the performance of an abortion in violation of the law. | Dead |
| SB0272 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0276 | Medicaid for over-the-counter birth control. | Medicaid for over-the-counter birth control. Specifies that the Medicaid program covers over-the-counter birth control. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply for any Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver necessary to include over-the-counter birth control as a covered supply. | Dead |
| SB0267 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0261 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0266 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0262 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0265 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0263 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0269 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0273 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0271 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0274 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0279 | Educator training and licensure. | Educator training and licensure. Establishes the paraprofessional to teacher licensure pipeline program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools for allowable expenses and to support teacher candidates interested in obtaining an initial practitioners license. Establishes the paraprofessional to teacher licensure pipeline fund (fund). Provides that the department of education (department) shall develop criteria to award grants to eligible schools. Requires the department to assist schools in obtaining additional state, federal, or private funding. | Dead |
| SB0277 | Indiana grown produce for students program. | Indiana grown produce for students program. Establishes the Indiana grown produce for students program (program) to improve the nutrition and eating habits for children through the school setting while investing in the state's agricultural and related food business economy. Establishes the Indiana grown produce for students fund (fund) to provide grants to eligible schools for the reimbursement of certain expenses. Provides that an eligible school may receive a total grant amount based on the number of meals served by the eligible school during the previous school year. Requires the department of education to: (1) develop guidelines to award grants from the fund; (2) work in collaboration with the Indiana state department of agriculture to assist eligible schools in sourcing Indiana grown produce for the purposes of the program; and (3) submit an annual report concerning the program to the legislative council. | Dead |
| SB0268 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0320 | Choice scholarships. | Choice scholarships. Specifies certain conditions applying to the state board of accounts audit of a choice scholarship school. Requires a school that enrolls choice scholarship students to hold at least one public meeting each semester concerning the receipt and expenditure of choice scholarship funds. Provides that public comment must be allowed at the meeting. Specifies annual reporting requirements for schools that enroll choice scholarship students. | Dead |
| SB0278 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0264 | Vehicle Bill. | Vehicle Bill. None | Dead |
| SB0225 | Speed control in school zones. | Speed control in school zones. Authorizes a county or municipality to adopt and enforce an ordinance that regulates the use of a school zone speed control system (system) to detect certain violations. Provides a civil penalty for a violation. Specifies that a civil penalty must first be applied to defray the cost of the installation, operation, and maintenance of the system. Specifies the manner in which the remaining money from the civil penalty must be distributed. Requires a county or municipality to report data to the interim study committee on roads and transportation. Makes conforming changes. | Dead |
| SB0319 | Chronic absenteeism. | Chronic absenteeism. Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) study and make recommendations concerning the categorization of student absences; (2) create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline related to student absenteeism and the number of chronically absent students; (3) develop guidelines and requirements for certain intervention strategies and school attendance improvement plans; (4) submit a report concerning attendance to the legislative council; and (5) develop attendance improvement targets for certain schools. Requires a school to implement an early warning system and assemble a school based team to monitor the system. Provides the duties and obligations of a school attendance coordinator and a child study team. Requires the governing authority of a school to adopt an attendance policy and develop an attendance improvement plan aligned with department guidelines and requirements. Requires a school to collect and document certain information concerning absences. | Dead |
| HCR0004 | To convene a Joint Convention of the One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Indiana to publish the returns of the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. | To convene a Joint Convention of the One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Indiana to publish the returns of the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to convene a Joint Convention of the One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Indiana to publish the returns of the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0177 | Child seduction committed by a religious leader. | Child seduction committed by a religious leader. Includes a religious leader who volunteers in certain educational settings within the definition of "child care worker" for purposes of the crime of child seduction. Provides that a religious leader of a religious organization attended by a child less than 18 years of age who engages in certain sexual actions with the child commits child seduction. | Dead |
| SB0208 | Mandatory notification of the presence of firearms. | Mandatory notification of the presence of firearms. Requires a child care home, if there is a firearm on the premises, to disclose to a custodial parent or guardian certain details about how the firearm is being stored. Provides that the disclosure to a custodial parent or guardian does not prevent an individual from lawfully exercising the individual's right to keep and bear arms. | 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 |
| SJR0018 | Vehicle joint resolution. | Vehicle joint resolution. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly. | Dead |
| SJR0019 | Vehicle joint resolution. | Vehicle joint resolution. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly. | Dead |
| SJR0020 | Vehicle joint resolution. | Vehicle joint resolution. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly. | Dead |
| SB0016 | Expulsion and suspension. | Expulsion and suspension. Provides that a student may be suspended or expelled only upon: (1) a determination that the student's suspension or expulsion will prevent or substantially reduce the risk of interference with an educational function or school purposes, disruption of the school learning environment, or physical injury to the student, other students, school employees, or school visitors; and (2) in the case of an expulsion, a determination that all other available and appropriate disciplinary and behavioral interventions have been exhausted. Provides that notice to a parent of: (1) a student's suspension or expulsion must include the rationale for the length of the suspension or expulsion; and (2) the right to appear at an expulsion meeting must include the behavioral and disciplinary interventions attempted, if any, and the rationale for the length of the expulsion. Provides that if a student is suspended, the student must be provided: (1) appropriate and available support services, as determined by the school, during the suspension period; and (2) an opportunity to receive credit for completion of make up work. | Dead |
| SB0029 | Voluntary family leave insurance program. | Voluntary family leave insurance program. Requires the department of insurance (department) to establish, not later than January 1, 2026, a voluntary family leave insurance program (program) for the purpose of providing benefits to employees who elect to participate in the program. Sets forth requirements for the program. Allows the department to contract with an outside vendor to administer the program. Requires the department, not later than November 1, 2025, to submit a report to the legislative council and the budget committee concerning the proposed program. Establishes the voluntary family leave insurance program trust fund (trust fund) for the purpose of paying program benefits. Provides that the trust fund consists of employer or employee contributions, appropriations from the general assembly, and money received from any other source. Provides that certain employers are entitled to an adjusted gross income tax deduction equal to the total amount of contributions made by the employer to the trust fund during the taxable year multiplied by 200%. | Dead |
| SB0167 | Seizure training requirements. | Seizure training requirements. Provides that school corporations and charter schools shall require all applicants for employment and school employees who will have direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the applicant's or school employee's employment to attend training concerning recognition of the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to these symptoms. | Dead |
| SB0173 | Sales tax exemption for menstrual discharge collection devices. | Sales tax exemption for menstrual discharge collection devices. Provides a sales tax exemption for menstrual discharge collection devices. | Dead |
| SB0174 | Child sex abuse material. | Child sex abuse material. Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code. | Dead |
| SB0175 | Employee-owned business resource center. | Employee-owned business resource center. Establishes the employee-owned business resource center (center). Sets out the duties of the center, including establishing and administering a revolving loan program. Establishes the employee ownership revolving loan fund. Makes conforming changes. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1001 | State budget. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/25/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| SB0358 | Various education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| HB1515 | Education and higher education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| HB1679 | Various elections matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Abstain |
| HB1689 | Human services matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Abstain |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| SB0423 | Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| SB0108 | Charity gaming. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Abstain |
| SB0141 | Eyewitness identification procedures. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Abstain |
| SB0142 | Eviction issues. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Abstain |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| HB1007 | Energy generation resources. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Nay |
| HB1427 | Department of local government finance. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Nay |
| HB1002 | Various education matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Nay |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Indiana Joint Agriculture and Natural Resources Interim Study Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Indiana Joint Courts and the Judiciary Interim Study Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Indiana Joint Education Interim Study Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Indiana Joint Government Interim Study Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Indiana Joint Government Reform Task Force | 5 | |
| Detail | Indiana Joint Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force | 3 | |
| Detail | Indiana Joint Legislative Council Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Indiana Joint Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services Interim Study Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Agriculture Committee | Ranking Democratic Member | 1 |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Education and Career Development Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Health and Provider Services Committee | Ranking Democratic Member | 1 |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Joint Rules Committee | 2 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Local Government Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Natural Resources Committee | Ranking Democratic Member | 1 |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee | Ranking Democratic Member | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Indiana Senate District 40 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 11/04/2020 |