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State Representative
Joanna King
(R) - Indiana
Indiana House District 049
In Office - Started: 12/21/2020

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Indianapolis, IN 46204
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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
HB1425 Food matters. Food matters. Establishes a two year moratorium on the sale of cultivated meat products in Indiana. Prohibits a person from misbranding a cultivated meat product as a meat product. Provides that the cultivated meat product is misbranded as a meat product if the cultivated meat product is: (1) advertised; (2) labeled; or (3) offered for sale or sold; in a manner that does not clearly indicate that it is a cultivated meat product or not in accordance with rules adopted by BOAH. Requires BOAH to administer the chapter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1555 Licensure of foreign trained physicians. Licensure of foreign trained physicians. Establishes a limited medical license for individuals who: (1) have graduated from certain international medical programs; (2) obtain a health care facility sponsor in an underserved area; and (3) meet certain other criteria. Provides that a limited medical license authorizes the recipient to practice medicine only at a health care facility in an underserved area. Enables the medical licensing board of Indiana (board) to revoke a limited medical license if the recipient stops working as a physician at a health care facility in an underserved area. Provides that a limited medical license may be converted to an unlimited license. Allows the board to require a comprehensive evaluation to determine the individual's competency before issuing an unlimited medical license. Allows, until June 30, 2027, an applicant for an unlimited license to practice osteopathic medicine to take all levels of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination not later than ten years from the date the applicant first passes level 1 of the examination. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0157 Protection of property rights. Protection of property rights. Defines "squatter" as an individual who occupies the property of another and who does not have and has never had: (1) a rental agreement; (2) permission of the owner; or (3) another legal interest in the property. Permits a property owner to execute an affidavit stating that a squatter is occupying the person's property, and requires a law enforcement agency to dispatch one or more law enforcement officers to remove the squatter within 48 hours (or a later period if necessary for reasons of public safety). Provides that a property owner can execute an affidavit at the time a law enforcement officer responds to a complaint that a squatter is occupying the owner's property. Requires a dispatched law enforcement officer to remove the squatter from the property unless the law enforcement officer discovers credible evidence that the person is not a squatter. Provides that a law enforcement agency may create a form affidavit. Provides certain immunities to a law enforcement agency and a law enforcement officer. Establishes a cause of action for wrongful removal from property. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0442 Instruction on human sexuality. Instruction on human sexuality. Provides that, if a school provides instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections, the instruction must include instruction concerning consent to sexual activity and a presentation on human growth and development during pregnancy. Provides that a school maintained by a school corporation may not use curricular materials to provide instruction on human sexuality that have not been approved by the governing body of a school corporation. Requires a school corporation to include certain information concerning instruction on human sexuality in the written consent forms provided to a parent of a student or a student, if the student is an adult or an emancipated minor, before the student may receive instruction on human sexuality. Requires the governing body of a school corporation to publish a list of materials used in connection with instruction on human sexuality on the school's website and to include a link to the list of materials on electronically formatted written consent forms. Replaces references to "sexually transmitted diseases" with "sexually transmitted infections". 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
HB1457 Indiana department of health. Indiana department of health. Specifies that provisions of law governing the office of administrative law proceedings apply to the Indiana department of health (state department) in matters concerning the involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident of a health facility. Specifies conditions for the use of updated publications for design enforcement by the state department in the regulation of hospitals and ambulatory outpatient surgical centers. Amends the list of crimes or acts that preclude a home health aide, nurse aide, or other unlicensed employee from employment at a home health agency and certain health care facilities. Amends the list of crimes that preclude a person from operating a home health agency or personal services agency. Requires the state department to: (1) investigate any report that a nurse aide or home health aide has been convicted of a certain crime; and (2) remove the individual from the state nurse aide registry. Makes it a Class A infraction for a person convicted of a certain crime to knowingly or intentionally apply for a job as a home health aide or other unlicensed employee at a home health agency or certain health care facilities. For provisions concerning the women, infants, and children nutrition program (WIC program), defines "WIC vendor agreement". Requires the state department to: (1) select WIC program vendors based on selection criteria set forth in federal regulations; (2) review the selection criteria annually; (3) include the selection criteria in the WIC state plan; and (4) publish the selection criteria on the state department's website. For purposes of submitting a death record of a stillborn, requires the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) last in attendance to initiate the document process unless the physician, physician assistant, or APRN was not present upon the deceased. Includes reporting to local child fatality review teams, the statewide child fatality review committee, local fetal-infant mortality review teams, and suicide and overdose fatality review teams for the release of mental health records without the consent of the patient. Requires the state department to: (1) approve courses concerning auto-injectable epinephrine that meet criteria established by the state department (rather than courses offered by an approved organization as defined in current law); and (2) publish the criteria on its website. Removes a provision allowing the state department to contract with a third party to create a certificate of completion for a course. Removes the expiration of the statewide maternal mortality review committee. Amends the membership of the statewide child fatality review committee. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0473 Various health care matters. Various health care matters. Specifies the process for a managed care organization to follow concerning home modification services. Requires a patient of an opioid treatment program (program) who has tested positive on a drug test to be given a random drug test monthly until the patient passes the test. (Current law requires the patient to be tested weekly.) Allows a program to close on Sundays and federal holidays. Prohibits the division of mental health and addiction from: (1) requiring a program's medical director to have admitting privileges at a hospital; and (2) establishing rules or guidelines concerning program admission and medication that are more stringent than federal regulations. Allows specified health care providers to perform the initial assessment, examination, and evaluation of a patient being admitted to a program. Allows the medical staff of an ambulatory outpatient surgical center to make recommendations on the granting of clinical privileges or the appointment or reappointment of an applicant to the governing board of the ambulatory outpatient surgical center for a period not to exceed 36 months. (Current law allows medical staff of hospitals to make recommendations.) Establishes the certified health care professions commission (commission). Sets forth the requirements for the: (1) certification of nurse aides and qualified medication aides; and (2) registration of home health aides. Specifies the duties of the Indiana department of health and the commission in regulating these professions. Relocates provisions concerning training for home health aides and requires the commission to approve the training. Sets forth requirements on facilities in employing nurse aides. Specifies the definition of "nurse aide" for purposes of an administrative rule. Makes changes to the release of medical information statute. Modifies the duties of the center for deaf and hard of hearing education. Adds provisions regarding "family navigators" and specifies the role of family navigators in the provisions of the bill regarding the center for deaf and hard of hearing education. Allows a prescriber to prescribe certain agonist opioids through telehealth services for the treatment or management of opioid dependence. (Current law allows only a partial agonist to be prescribed through telehealth.) Allows certain residential care administrators an exemption from taking continuing education during the initial licensing period. Allows for the provision of certain anesthesia in a physician's office or a podiatrist's office without the office being accredited. (Current law allows for this in dental offices.) Requires adverse events concerning anesthesia in an office based setting to be reported to the medical licensing board of Indiana (board). Requires the board to: (1) determine the types of adverse events to be reported; (2) establish a procedure for reporting; and (3) post the adverse events on the board's website. Creates a process for certain individuals who do not have a Social Security number and who are seeking licensure by examination as a registered nurse or practical nurse to obtain a provisional license. Requires a nursing program to offer a clinical experience for clinical hours in a hospital and a health facility setting. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1232 IDACS. IDACS. Clarifies that certain information shall be entered into the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS) within 24 hours of the information's receipt unless otherwise provided by law. Provides that the state police department, in consultation with the criminal justice institute, may take certain actions for noncompliance. Makes conforming amendments. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0151 Statute of limitations. Statute of limitations. Specifies that a prosecution for rape as a Level 3 felony that is barred by the statute of limitations may still be brought within 10 years from the discovery of DNA evidence. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1633 Study of election issues. Study of election issues. Requires the secretary of state to do the following: (1) Study scheduling of local elections and requiring all counties to use vote centers. (2) Conduct at least three public meetings on the topics studied. (3) Report the results of the studies to the legislative council before November 1, 2025. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR0043 Congratulating the South Bend Saint Joseph High School boys basketball team. Congratulating the South Bend Saint Joseph High School boys basketball team. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the South Bend Saint Joseph High School boys basketball team on winning the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 3A state championship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR0044 Honoring Annie Drews. Honoring Annie Drews. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Olympic gold and silver medalist Annie Drews. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0068 Honoring Captain Adam J. Kuspa. Honoring Captain Adam J. Kuspa. Honoring Captain Adam J. Kuspa. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR0043 Encouraging a healthier Indiana. Encouraging a healthier Indiana. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION encouraging a healthier Indiana. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR0046 Recognizing the sovereignty of the State of Israel. Recognizing the sovereignty of the State of Israel. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the sovereignty of the State of Israel. Dead
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
HR0053 Recognizing the importance of repentance. Recognizing the importance of repentance. Recognizing the importance of repentance. Dead
SCR0035 Urging the Governor to recognize the SOS Hand Signal. Urging the Governor to recognize the SOS Hand Signal. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Governor of the State of Indiana to recognize the SOS Hand Signal as a method for obtaining emergency assistance. 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
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
HR0046 Recognizing Sunday, August 10, 2025, as Indiana Prayer Walk Your Campus Day. Recognizing Sunday, August 10, 2025, as Indiana Prayer Walk Your Campus Day. Recognizing Sunday, August 10, 2025, as Indiana Prayer Walk Your Campus Day. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1172 Office of entrepreneurship and innovation. Office of entrepreneurship and innovation. Establishes the office of entrepreneurship and innovation (office). Requires the office to: (1) develop and administer programs to support the growth of small business, entrepreneurship, and innovation in Indiana; (2) direct and oversee programs and sources of funding related to the growth of small business, entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in Indiana; (3) work to strengthen policies and programs supporting the growth of entrepreneurship in Indiana; (4) coordinate with state agencies and other state funded entities to align services and programs related to entrepreneurship and starting and scaling a business; (5) work with funded entities on identifying strategies and metrics around the disbursement of funds to measure funds reaching rural communities and other underrepresented socioeconomic communities; (6) work with stakeholders and organizations supporting entrepreneurship to enhance learning and skills, provide technical support, and expand access to resources for entrepreneurs across Indiana; and (7) develop and administer programs to support and encourage youth entrepreneurship, including supporting students and teachers in fostering entrepreneurial skills. Dead
HR0040 Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan. Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan. Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1299 Funding for breast cancer research. Funding for breast cancer research. Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish a program to provide grants to cancer centers in Indiana to increase breast cancer research projects or breast cancer clinical trials. Sets forth the state department's duties under the program. Establishes the breast cancer research fund. Makes an appropriation. Dead
HR0039 Recognizing April as World Autism Month and April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day. Recognizing April as World Autism Month and April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day. Recognizing April as World Autism Month and April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0199 Conduct of primary elections. Conduct of primary elections. Provides that two or more candidates of a political party may sign a written statement indicating their desire to name a watcher to be present at a county primary election. (Current law requires that 26% or more of all candidates of a political party must sign a written statement to indicate a desire to name a watcher.) Allows a county chairman of a political party to appoint a watcher to each precinct in which the political party has a candidate on the ballot if two or more candidates do not sign a written statement to request a watcher. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR0028 Recognizing March 21, 2025, as World Down Syndrome Day. Recognizing March 21, 2025, as World Down Syndrome Day. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing March 21, 2025, as World Down Syndrome Day. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0291 Anatomical gift inquiries. Anatomical gift inquiries. Requires a state agency to offer a state employee an opportunity to register as a donor of an anatomical gift: (1) during the state employee's onboarding process; and (2) on an annual basis, during the state agency's employee benefits enrollment period. Requires certain information to be provided to the state employee concerning the donation of an anatomical gift. Dead
SB0292 Short line railroad tax credit. Short line railroad tax credit. Allows a taxpayer to claim a credit against state income tax liability for certain qualified railroad expenditures and qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures. Specifies the amount of the credit. Limits the total amount of credits that may be allowed in a state fiscal year to: (1) $10,000 for qualified railroad expenditures; and (2) $10,000 for qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures. Dead
HR0022 Recognizing the National Association of Women Business Owners. Recognizing the National Association of Women Business Owners. Recognizing the National Association of Women Business Owners. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0309 Substitute system of worker's compensation. Substitute system of worker's compensation. Provides that an employer who is a member in good standing with the Small Business Aid, Inc., and provides a substitute system of worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation as established by the Small Business Aid, Inc., is not required to seek the approval of the worker's compensation board in order to provide the substitute system of compensation in lieu of compensation and insurance provided under the worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation laws. Makes corresponding changes. 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
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
SB0304 Food and beverage taxes. Food and beverage taxes. Authorizes the city of Marion and the city of Richmond respectively to impose a food and beverage tax of not more than 1% of the gross retail income received from a taxable transaction. Allows the fiscal body of the town of Shipshewana to increase its food and beverage tax. Specifies that the provisions authorizing the imposition of a food and beverage tax and the increase to a food and beverage tax expire January 1, 2047. Repeals the Indiana Code chapter authorizing the imposition of food and beverage taxes in Wayne County. 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
SB0011 Minor access and use of social media. Minor access and use of social media. Requires a social media operator to restrict a minor user's viewing of social media without first obtaining verifiable parental consent for the minor user. Defines a "minor user" as an individual who is less than 16 years of age. Allows the attorney general to: (1) bring an action against a social media operator that fails to implement a verifiable parental consent method; and (2) issue a civil investigative demand if the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in a violation. Dead
HCR0019 Honoring the late State Senator Jean Breaux. Honoring the late State Senator Jean Breaux. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late State Senator Jean Breaux. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0012 Celebrating the cultural and economic ties between Indiana and Ireland. Celebrating the cultural and economic ties between Indiana and Ireland. Celebrating the cultural and economic ties between Indiana and Ireland. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR0015 Honoring the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Honoring the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1112 Prior authorization for opioid use disorder care. Prior authorization for opioid use disorder care. Provides that a utilization review entity may not impose prior authorization requirements on medication for opioid use disorder. Dead
HR0010 Recognizing women's heart health research and supporting awareness for cardiovascular disease. Recognizing women's heart health research and supporting awareness for cardiovascular disease. Recognizing women's heart health research and supporting awareness for cardiovascular disease. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0011 Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana. Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana. Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1456 Assignment of offenders to correctional facilities. Assignment of offenders to correctional facilities. Requires a correctional facility operated by the department of correction to provide privacy protections based upon an individual's sex. Requires facility and program assignment decisions to be made in compliance with the required privacy protections. Provides a private cause of action against a correctional facility for certain privacy violations. Dead
HB1319 Elkhart County courts. Elkhart County courts. Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates. (Current law allows for the appointment of two magistrates.) Dead
HB1321 Social media use by minors. Social media use by minors. Provides that a social media service may not allow an Indiana resident who is a minor to hold an account with the social media service unless the social media service receives written consent to the minor's use of the social media service from the minor's parent or guardian. Requires a social media service to configure the account of a registered user that the social media service knows, or reasonably should know, is: (1) a minor; and (2) an Indiana resident; in a specified manner. Provides that a social media service that violates these provisions is subject to: (1) an enforcement action by the attorney general; and (2) a civil action by the parent or guardian of the minor with regard to whom the violation pertains. Provides for restrictions on the retention, use, and collection of personal information for purposes of age verification by a social media service and provides that a social media service is subject to a civil action by an individual with regard to whom the social media service violates the restrictions. Dead
HB1101 Tax deduction and credit for persons 65 or older. Tax deduction and credit for persons 65 or older. Increases, for purposes of the deduction for persons 65 or older: (1) the adjusted gross income threshold for an individual from $30,000 to $40,000; (2) the combined adjusted gross income threshold for an individual filing a joint return with the individual's spouse from $40,000 to $50,000; (3) the combined adjusted gross income for an individual and all other individuals that are joint tenants or tenants in common from $40,000 to $50,000; and (4) the maximum assessed value of the property subject to the deduction from $240,000 to $350,000. Increases, for purposes of the over 65 circuit breaker credit: (1) the adjusted gross income threshold for an individual from $30,000 to $40,000; (2) the combined adjusted gross income threshold for an individual filing a joint return with the individual's spouse from $40,000 to $50,000; and (3) the maximum assessed value of the property subject to the credit from $240,000 to $350,000. Makes conforming changes. Dead
HB1026 Marijuana advertising. Marijuana advertising. Provides that a person may not advertise: (1) a product containing marijuana; or (2) a marijuana business; on a sign within 1,000 feet of certain places. Provides that the attorney general may seek civil penalties, an injunction, and other costs for violations. Provides that civil penalties shall be deposited in the state general fund. Dead
HB1607 Information and disclosures concerning radon. Information and disclosures concerning radon. Establishes that, before signing a purchase agreement to sell or transfer residential property, an individual or entity issued a broker's real estate license by the Indiana real estate commission representing a seller shall ensure that the seller: (1) provides a radon warning statement to the buyer; (2) discloses in writing to the buyer any knowledge the seller has of radon concentrations in the dwelling; and (3) provides the buyer with a guide on radon, testing, and mitigation published by the Indiana department of health. Dead
HB1606 Pharmacy benefit managers. Pharmacy benefit managers. Prohibits a pharmacy benefit manager from taking certain actions. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to submit a report to the insurance commissioner every six months. (Current law requires a pharmacy benefit manager to submit the report annually.) Provides that if a contract holder requests an audit of compliance with the contract from a pharmacy benefit manager, the pharmacy benefit manager must provide the audit requested to the contract holder not later than 30 business days after receiving the request. Removes the provision specifying that the files or forms disclosed to the contract holder by the pharmacy benefit manager as part of an audit of compliance with the contract may be modified to redact trade secrets. Establishes civil penalties that the department of insurance (department) shall impose for a violation of the provisions concerning pharmacy benefit managers. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to provide additional information in the pharmacy benefit manager's report to the department. Requires, after June 30, 2025, a health payer to include information relating to prescription drug pricing in the data submitted to the all payer claims data base by the health payer. 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. Dead
HB1620 Disclosure of artificial intelligence use in health care. Disclosure of artificial intelligence use in health care. Requires a health care provider to disclose to a patient the provider's use of artificial intelligence technology to: (1) make or inform any decision involved in the provision of health care to the patient; or (2) generate any part of a communication to the patient regarding the patient's health care. Requires an insurer that provides accident and sickness coverage to disclose to an insured the insurer's use of artificial intelligence technology to: (1) make or inform any decision involved in the provision of the coverage to the insured; or (2) generate any part of a communication to the insured regarding the coverage. Dead
HB1215 LaGrange County innkeeper's tax. LaGrange County innkeeper's tax. Authorizes LaGrange County to increase the county's innkeeper's tax rate from 5% to not more than 8% under the uniform innkeeper's tax statute. Dead
HB1325 Medical education on abortion laws. Medical education on abortion laws. Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) create a video for practitioners concerning the state's abortion laws and the standard of care for treating pregnant women with life threatening conditions; and (2) publish the video on its website. Specifies the information to be included in the video. Requires a hospital and ambulatory outpatient surgical center to: (1) review its protocol for abortion; (2) require certain practitioners to watch the video; and (3) certify to the state department compliance with these provisions. Dead
HB1327 Marijuana advertising. Marijuana advertising. Provides that a person may not advertise a product containing marijuana or a marijuana business by any medium within the borders of Indiana. Provides that the attorney general may seek civil penalties, an injunction, and other costs for violations. Provides that civil penalties shall be deposited in the state general fund. Provides that the chapter added by this act expires on July 1 following the date that the federal government removes marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance. Dead
HB1381 Elkhart County courts. Elkhart County courts. Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates. (Current law allows for the appointment of two magistrates.) Dead
HB1040 Certified registered nurse anesthetists. Certified registered nurse anesthetists. Allows a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) to administer anesthesia under the direction of and in the immediate presence of a physician, podiatrist, or dentist. (Under current law, a CRNA may administer anesthesia under the direction of and in the immediate presence of a physician.) Provides that a physician, podiatrist, or dentist is not liable for any act or omission of a CRNA who administers anesthesia. Makes corresponding changes. Dead
HB1195 Pornographic material. Pornographic material. Requires a specified school to adopt policies and procedures concerning material alleged to be pornographic, obscene, or harmful to minors. Provides that a specified school or an employee, a contractor, or a third party vendor of a specified school may not knowingly make available or provide pornographic material, obscene matter, or matter harmful to minors to a student. Dead
HB1212 Prohibition of certain abortion funding. Prohibition of certain abortion funding. Provides that except when the state or a political subdivision is allowed to use funds under its control for the performance of an abortion necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman, an Indiana governmental entity is prohibited from doing any of the following: (1) Making a payment from any fund for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion. (2) Allowing the use of funds controlled by a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center affiliated with the Indiana governmental entity for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion. (3) Making a payment or grant from any fund under its control to an organization that performs abortions, makes referrals for individuals to obtain abortions, or uses public funds for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion. Provides that the prohibition does not apply to a private entity's funds controlled by the private entity. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB1001 State budget. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/25/2025 Yea
HB1014 Public safety. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0080 Code publication. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0140 Pharmacy benefits. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0157 Protection of property rights. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1142 Fiscal matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1144 Courts. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0231 Various corrections matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0289 Unlawful discrimination. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0373 Various education matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0358 Various education matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Absent
HB1389 Local regulation. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0324 Criminal procedures. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1427 Department of local government finance. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1002 Various education matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1416 Awareness of human trafficking. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0425 Energy production zones. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0453 Various tax matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0464 Financial institutions and consumer credit. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0475 Physician noncompete agreements. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Absent
HB1004 Health care matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1515 Education and higher education matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1498 School accountability. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1003 Health matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0526 Absentee ballot retraction. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1679 Various elections matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1682 General legislative matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Absent
HB1587 Insurance matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1637 School and public safety matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0118 340B drug program report. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1125 Earned wage access services. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1194 County coroners. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1221 Pension matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0146 Teacher compensation. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0255 Education matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1390 Bureau of motor vehicles. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0371 Workforce matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1425 Food matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0442 Instruction on human sexuality. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0464 Financial institutions and consumer credit. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0482 Absenteeism and student discipline. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0005 State fiscal and contracting matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0525 Annexation. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1521 Consumer genetic testing providers. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1680 Various elections matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1689 Human services matters. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1666 Ownership of health care providers. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1577 Mobile retail food establishment licenses. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1604 Cost sharing; out-of-pocket expense credit. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1024 Medicaid reimbursement for children's hospitals. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/22/2025 Absent
SB0073 Sale of utility trailers. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
HB1081 Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
HB1098 Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/22/2025 Absent
SB0331 Amended registration. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
HB1007 Energy generation resources. House - Rules Suspended. House concurred with Senate amendments 04/22/2025 Absent
SB0433 Veteran service officers. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
HB1499 Education matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/22/2025 Yea
HB1555 Licensure of foreign trained physicians. House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
HB1053 Gaming and alcohol matters. House - Conference Committee Report 1 04/21/2025 Absent
SB0026 Signal jamming. House - Conference Committee Report 1 04/21/2025 Absent
HB1253 Child care. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/21/2025 Yea
HB1391 Services for the aged and disabled. House - 04/21/2025 Absent
HB1460 Drainage systems. House - 04/21/2025 Yea
HB1601 Quantum research tax incentives. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/21/2025 Absent
HB1037 Storm water management. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1052 Onsite sewage systems. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1064 School transfers. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1113 Fire protection districts. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1197 Election matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1275 Alcohol and tobacco commission matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Absent
HB1276 Various alcoholic beverage matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1453 Cancer research and treatment grants. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1008 Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1461 Road funding. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Abstain
HB1489 Indiana-Ireland trade commission. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1006 Prosecutors. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1457 Indiana department of health. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1477 Mobile home communities and manufactured homes. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1474 FSSA matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1616 Department of natural resources. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1634 Math education. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1641 County government matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Absent
HB1557 Prescribed burning. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1605 Juvenile law matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
HB1031 Dental matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1073 Boxing and martial arts. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1079 Property matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1114 Driving without a license. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1115 Emergency possessory orders. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1134 Executive sessions. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1232 IDACS. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1272 Commission, committee, and board administration. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1273 Child welfare task force. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1292 Professional sports development commission. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1347 Real estate matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1392 State comptroller matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1393 Immigration notice. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1403 Juvenile justice matters. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1412 Reporting of child abuse or neglect. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1468 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco. House - House concurred with Senate amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Indiana House Courts and Criminal Code Committee 7
Detail Indiana House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee 7
Detail Indiana House Public Health Committee 8
Detail Indiana Joint Legislative Council Committee 2
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
IN Indiana House District 049 House Republican In Office 12/21/2020