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State Senator
Dan Dernulc
(R) - Indiana
Indiana Senate District 01
In Office - Started: 11/09/2022

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Indianapolis, IN 46204
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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB0073 Sale of utility trailers. Sale of utility trailers. Amends the definition of "motor vehicle" for purposes of dealer services provisions governing unfair practices and the succession to franchise by designated family members. Amends the definition of "trailer" for certain instances. Specifies that the requirement that a dealer have an established place of business does not apply to a dealer selling trailers, unless the dealer is required to be licensed for any other purpose. Provides that a dealer selling trailers does not have to file certain information with the secretary of state. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0103 Vehicle emissions. Vehicle emissions. Requires IDEM to: (1) perform a comprehensive evaluation of ambient air quality within nonattainment areas in Indiana; and (2) identify air pollution reduction or regulatory relief strategies that could accomplish certain goals with respect to the federal Clean Air Act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0005 State fiscal and contracting matters. State fiscal and contracting matters. Allows a state agency to use artificial intelligence software to prepare information and projections for the state budget. Requires a state agency to provide a quarterly report to the budget committee that details the requests submitted by the state agency for new federal funds or to participate in a new federal program. Provides that, in addition to the quarterly reports, a state agency may not immediately accept an award of new federal funds in certain circumstances or participate in a new federal program before a report has been reviewed by the budget committee. Specifies the contents of the report that must be submitted for budget committee review. Requires a state agency to provide the state comptroller with a contract for inclusion in the Indiana transparency website not later than 30 days after the contract is fully executed. Requires that permanent full-time positions which have been vacant for 90 days or more be reviewed and either reauthorized or eliminated by the budget director. Requires the budget director to provide a quarterly report to the governor's office regarding those positions that were reauthorized or eliminated by the budget director in the preceding three months. Requires a state agency to provide quarterly reports to the budget committee regarding the state agency's active contracts. Provides for the reversion of funds appropriated to a state agency for expenses related to a contract that are unused after the end of the contract term. Requires the department of administration (department) to develop certain contract language to be included in state contracts of $500,000 or more. Requires a state agency to provide a report to the budget committee concerning amendments to a contract that: (1) increase the maximum contract amount by not less than $500,000; or (2) for a contract with an initial maximum contract amount of not less than $500,000, extend the term of the contract by not less than six months. Prohibits a state agency from entering into a nonpublic contract. Requires all contract opportunities of state agencies to be posted in the form of a request for proposals or a request for quotations on the department's website at least 30 days prior to the contract being awarded. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services and the office of Medicaid policy and planning to do the following: (1) Review monthly reports on the Medicaid program service utilization to identify trends and risks within the state Medicaid program. (2) Post publicly on the office of the secretary of family and social services's website monthly financial reports or expenditures and revenues for each state Medicaid program and commentary providing context for each monthly financial report. (3) Submit a quarterly report to the budget committee. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1416 Awareness of human trafficking. Awareness of human trafficking. Requires safety rest areas, gas stations, and welcome centers to display human trafficking awareness information, and permits massage establishments to display human trafficking awareness information. 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
SB0193 Inspection of CFOs. Inspection of CFOs. Requires the department of environmental management (department) to conduct an onsite inspection of a confined feeding operation (CFO) once within 45 days of an initial approval and once within 90 days of a renewal of an approval to verify compliance with certain requirements. Allows the department to conduct complaint based onsite inspections of a confined feeding operation at the department's discretion without providing notice. Provides that the department may delay an inspection of a CFO if the department determines that the additional time is needed to comply with the biosecurity procedures developed by the department. Provides that additional onsite inspections of a CFO may be conducted if there is a substantial need for the inspection. Provides that an onsite inspection of a CFO must be conducted in compliance with certain rules and procedures. Makes conforming amendments. 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
HB1460 Drainage systems. Drainage systems. Requires a unit to use data from the most recent: (1) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps; and (2) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas; to calculate and regulate storm water runoff from a developed or undeveloped plat. Authorizes a unit to use data from the neighboring state in closest proximity to the developed or undeveloped plat under consideration. Requires a plan commission or plat committee to take action on a plat application, including meeting with any stakeholders with a financial interest in the application, not later than 30 days after receiving the application. Provides that if a plan commission or plat committee fails to make written findings and a decision granting or denying primary approval to a plat not later than 60 days after a public hearing, then the plat is considered to have received primary approval. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1052 Onsite sewage systems. Onsite sewage systems. Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) or the executive board of the state department to adopt, revise, update, or repeal rules concerning residential and nonresidential onsite sewage systems. Alters who may vote on the technical review panel, the process to resolve a tie vote, and when the panel may meet. Provides that the technical review panel may not approve an ordinance concerning residential onsite sewage systems unless certain conditions are met. Voids certain ordinances. Provides that certain updates to rules concerning residential and nonresidential onsite sewage systems are subject to standard rulemaking procedures. 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
HB1412 Reporting of child abuse or neglect. Reporting of child abuse or neglect. Provides that an individual's duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect may only be delegated to another person if certain conditions are met. Requires that if a report of suspected child abuse or neglect alleges that a staff member, youth coach, or volunteer of an institution, school, facility, organization, or agency is the abuser, law enforcement shall investigate to determine whether the institution, school, facility, organization, or agency knew that the alleged abuse was happening and failed to report the alleged abuse. Allows law enforcement to consider certain facts when determining whether the institution, school, facility, organization, or agency knew about the alleged abuse. Provides that a child is not a child in need of services due to a parent, guardian, or custodian referring to and raising a child consistent with the child's biological sex. Makes conforming changes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0004 Water matters. Water matters. Prohibits a water utility from constructing a long haul water pipeline unless the water utility first obtains a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) from the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC). Sets forth specified information that an application for a CPCN must include. Sets forth specified findings that the IURC must make before granting a CPCN. Sets forth conditions under which a water utility may recover through rates the actual costs the water utility incurs in reliance on a CPCN issued by the IURC. Provides that a person that transfers, sells, or leases a long haul water pipeline must provide written notice to the IURC of the transfer, sale, or lease not later than 60 days after the transfer, sale, or lease is finalized. Prohibits a person that transfers or proposes to transfer: (1) more than an annual average of 30,000,000 gallons of water per day out of a basin; or (2) water from a restricted use area; from transferring water out of a basin, or supplying water to another person that the person knows will transfer more than 100,000 gallons of water out of a basin, without first obtaining a transfer permit from the department of natural resources (department). Sets forth specified information that must be included in an application for a transfer permit. Provides that a transfer permit is required for an existing or ongoing interbasin transfer (as of July 1, 2025) if the existing or ongoing transfer exceeds the capacity of any system engaged in the interbasin transfer in any 90 day period. Provides that the department shall approve an application for a permit if the department determines that the transfer: (1) will not result in a perennial overdraft of a ground water resource or in a perennial stream flow depletion; and (2) is in the public interest, as described in the Indiana Code section concerning beneficial uses of Indiana's surface water resources. Provides that a transfer permit: (1) does not expire; and (2) may be renewed, revoked, suspended, or modified in certain circumstances. Provides that the department may assess a civil penalty for violations of these provisions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR0033 Recognizing the ILYAC. Recognizing the ILYAC. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
SR0062 Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans. Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans. A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ban on vented gas cans. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR0063 Urging state and private universities to work on bringing a law school back to NWI. Urging state and private universities to work on bringing a law school back to NWI. A SENATE RESOLUTION to urge state and private universities to work on bringing a law school back to Northwest Indiana and to advocate for the funding and resources necessary to support a new law school. 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
SB0209 Electronic pull tabs in charity gaming. Electronic pull tabs in charity gaming. Allows for the use of electronic pull tab games, electronic pull tab devices, and electronic pull tab systems in charity gaming by certain organizations. Provides for a maximum number of electronic pull tab devices that may be present, for purposes of charity gaming, in a permitted location. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0187 PTABOA appointments. PTABOA appointments. Amends the eligibility requirements for service as a member on all county property tax assessment boards of appeal (PTABOA) to provide that any member appointed to the PTABOA must be a resident of Indiana for the entirety of the member's term. Provides that the term of an individual serving as a member on a PTABOA on June 30, 2025, who is not a resident of Indiana, expires July 1, 2025. Requires the appropriate county appointing authority to appoint the individual's successor. 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
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
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
SCR0026 Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans. Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ban on vented gas cans. 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
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
SR0035 Memorializing Senator Dennis Neary. Memorializing Senator Dennis Neary. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing the life of Senator Dennis Neary. 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
HB1095 Indiana crime guns task force. Indiana crime guns task force. Provides that the Indiana crime guns task force area may include Lake County. Increases the number of executive board members required for a quorum from five to seven. Specifies that the position for which the chairperson voted prevails in the case of a tie vote as long as that position has received the affirmative votes of at least four members of the executive board. (Current law requires the affirmative votes of at least three members for a tie to be settled in favor of the chairperson's position.) Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR0052 Memorializing Fred Fislar. Memorializing Fred Fislar. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Hendricks County Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR0048 Recognizing PTSD and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. Recognizing PTSD and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0186 Oath of ballot counter. Oath of ballot counter. Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter to the election division not later than 30 days after the election. Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter for the 2024 general election to the election division not later than August 31, 2025. Dead
SB0126 Annexation. Annexation. With certain exceptions, requires a municipality that initiates an annexation to file with the court an annexation petition approved by the signatures of: (1) at least 51% of the owners of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory; or (2) the owners of at least 75% in assessed valuation of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory. Requires the court to hold a hearing if the petition has enough signatures. Adds provisions for determining the validity of signatures. Eliminates the following: (1) Remonstrances and remonstrance waivers. (2) Reimbursement of remonstrator's attorney's fees and costs. (3) Adoption of a fiscal plan for voluntary annexations requested by 100% of landowners in the annexation territory. (4) Settlement agreements in lieu of annexation. (5) Provisions regarding contiguity of a public highway. Dead
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
SB0488 Skills training pilot program. Skills training pilot program. Provides that the department of workforce development may establish a reemployment skills training pilot program (pilot program) to supplement an individual's receipt of weekly unemployment benefits. If a pilot program is established, would establish a reemployment skills training pilot program fund for the purpose of funding the program. Specifies program requirements for participants and eligible providers. Dead
SB0104 Residential tax increment financing. Residential tax increment financing. Provides, in the case of an allocation provision adopted after June 30, 2025, for a residential housing development program, that the redevelopment commission (commission) shall annually transfer at least 5% of the aggregate allocated tax proceeds from the allocation area to the unit that established the commission. Specifies that the unit must use the revenue for police and fire services that serve the allocation area. Dead
SR0040 Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Bobby Pruett. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR0042 Honoring Dr. David Bowden. Honoring Dr. David Bowden. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. David Bowden. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR0004 Honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. Honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Indianapolis Chapter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
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
SB0013 Public safety. Public safety. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally operates a vehicle in: (1) a repeated or continuous manner with the intent of causing a rotational skid; and (2) a manner that endangers a person; commits dangerous spinning, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who, with the intent to obstruct traffic, operates a vehicle in (1) a repeated or continuous manner with the intent of causing a rotational skid; and (2) a manner that endangers a person; commits a Level 6 felony. Establishes a defense in certain circumstances. Specifies that a person may request specialized driving privileges at any time before the disposition of the case. Provides that a vehicle used by its owner to commit dangerous spinning or obstruction of traffic involving a rotational skid is subject to seizure for purposes of civil forfeiture. Makes conforming amendments. Dead
HB1458 Adoption of research animals. Adoption of research animals. Requires research facilities to offer for adoption dogs or cats no longer required for research purposes. 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
SB0040 Little Calumet River basin development commission. Little Calumet River basin development commission. Requires the Little Calumet River basin development commission (commission) to submit an annual budget to the Lake County council (council) before September 1 of each year for a nonbinding review. Requires the commission to submit an annual expenditure and activity report to the council before November 1 of each year. 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
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
SR0022 Memorializing Asra Hussain. Memorializing Asra Hussain. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Asra Hussain. 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
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
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
SB0101 Registration of professional engineers. Registration of professional engineers. Provides a new pathway to registration as a professional engineer for an individual with at least 25 years of engineering experience who also passes the required examination on the individual's first attempt. Dead
SB0364 Weather and the environment. Weather and the environment. Prohibits a person who has the intent of affecting the intensity of sunlight, temperature, or weather from discharging a chemical or apparatus into the atmosphere, except in certain circumstances. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Dead
SB0093 Common construction wage. Common construction wage. Requires any firm, individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that is awarded a contract, after June 30, 2025, by the state, a political subdivision, or a municipal corporation for the construction of a public work, and any subcontractor of the construction, to pay a scale of wages that is not less than the common construction wage. Establishes a process for determining the common construction wage. Provides that a contractor or subcontractor who knowingly fails to pay the common construction wage commits a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that a public work project may not be artificially divided into two or more projects to avoid the application of the common construction wage requirements. Provides that a person who unlawfully divides a public work project commits a Class A infraction. Repeals a chapter regarding the effect of the repeal of the common construction wage statute by legislation enacted in 2015 and a chapter regarding wage scales for public works projects. Makes corresponding changes. Dead
SB0203 Audit of state agencies. Audit of state agencies. Requires the legislative council to oversee the audit, by an independent public accounting firm, of all accounts, financial affairs, and compliance related matters of all state agencies. Requires the legislative council to direct the legislative services agency to issue requests for proposals for an independent public accounting firm or firms, as necessary, to audit the state agencies. Requires the legislative council to determine which and how many state agencies will be audited each year. Requires the legislative council to provide notice to a state agency that will be subject to audit 30 days prior to the audit. Provides that the legislative council may not authorize a subsequent audit of a state agency until all state agencies have been audited at least once. Provides that when all of the state agencies have been audited at least once, the legislative council may determine which and how many agencies will be audited annually for each calendar year thereafter on a random basis. Provides that the legislative council may authorize a subsequent audit of a state agency that the legislative council determines to be high risk. Requires the legislative council to determine the scope of an audit during the request for proposal process. Lists the state agencies that are subject to audit. Requires the legislative council to publish the results of the audit of each state agency on the general assembly's website. Dead
SR0004 Honoring Senator David Vinzant. Honoring Senator David Vinzant. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Senator David Vinzant upon his retirement. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB0418 Special death benefit for OIG investigators. Special death benefit for OIG investigators. Adds an investigator for the inspector general to the list of public safety officers whose relative receives a special death benefit if the officer dies in the line of duty. Dead
SB0220 State employee health plan coverage of Alzheimer's. State employee health plan coverage of Alzheimer's. Requires a state employee health plan to provide coverage for dementia treatments or medications that are determined to be medically necessary by the physician treating the covered individual. Dead
SB0072 Therapist immunity from professional discipline. Therapist immunity from professional discipline. Provides that the behavioral health and human services licensing board may not impose disciplinary sanctions against a practitioner if the basis of the licensing complaint is retaliatory against the practitioner for testifying in a child custody proceeding, a child in need of services proceeding, or a termination of parent-child relationship proceeding. Dead
SB0091 Grooming. Grooming. Provides that a person at least 18 years of age commits sexual grooming, a Class A misdemeanor, if the person, with the intent to prepare or condition the child for future sexual activity, communicates with a child less than 14 years of age concerning sexual activity. Increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the grooming is committed by using a computer network, and to a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior conviction for a sex offense. Renames the offense of inappropriate communication with a child "sexual grooming", and increases the penalty to: (1) a Class A misdemeanor for the base offense; (2) a Level 6 felony if the offense is committed by using a computer network; and (3) a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior conviction for a sex offense. Dead
SB0092 Sex offenses. Sex offenses. Prohibits plea agreements concerning: (1) promotion of child sexual trafficking; (2) promotion of sexual trafficking of a younger child; (3) child sexual trafficking; or (4) child solicitation; if a term of the plea agreement requires the prosecuting attorney to dismiss a charge in exchange for the defendant's agreement to plead guilty to a less serious offense. Adds facilities that provide entertainment exclusively directed toward children to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer, and increases the penalty for the offense of unlawful employment by a sexual predator to a Level 4 felony, with an enhancement to a Level 3 felony if the person has a prior conviction based on the violation of a condition of sex offender registration. Provides that a sexually violent predator or an offender against children who knowingly or intentionally is present at a facility that provides entertainment exclusively directed toward children commits attendance at a juvenile entertainment facility by a sex offender, a Level 4 felony, with an enhancement to a Level 3 felony if the person has a prior conviction based on the violation of a condition of sex offender registration. Dead
SB0041 Assessed value deductions for disabled veterans. Assessed value deductions for disabled veterans. Eliminates the assessed value cap that applies to the property tax deduction for a veteran who: (1) has a total disability; or (2) is at least 62 years of age and has at least a 10% disability. Dead
SB0070 Protection of property rights. Protection of property rights. Defines "squatter" as an individual who occupies the residential real 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 residential real property; authorizing the individual to occupy the residential real property. Provides that under certain circumstances, a property owner may obtain an expedited removal of a squatter from the property owner's residential real property. Dead
SB0071 Report on mobile credentials. Report on mobile credentials. Requires the commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicles to include an update on the status of the development of a secure and uniform system to issue mobile credentials in the report for the interim study committee on roads and transportation. Dead
SB0184 Coverage for clean dietary supplements. Coverage for clean dietary supplements. Requires a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract to provide coverage for clean dietary supplements that are prescribed to certain individuals by a health care provider. Dead
SB0189 School buildings. School buildings. Provides that the governing body of the School City of Hammond school corporation is exempt from compliance with certain requirements concerning the Gavit High School building. Dead
SB0185 Coverage for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's patients. Coverage for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's patients. Prohibits a health plan from requiring a participating provider to obtain prior authorization for a health care service that is used to diagnose or treat Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related cognitive disorder or Parkinson's disease. Dead
SB0188 Bringing alcohol into a restaurant. Bringing alcohol into a restaurant. Allows a restaurant to permit a patron to bring in sealed containers of beer or wine for consumption with a meal, regardless of whether the restaurant has an alcoholic beverage retailer's permit (retailer's permit). Allows the restaurant proprietor to establish policies regarding beer or wine brought into the restaurant. Provides that if the restaurant does not have a retailer's permit, beer or wine must be opened and served by the proprietor or an employee who: (1) is at least 21 years of age; (2) has completed alcohol server training; and (3) verifies that the persons consuming the alcoholic beverages are at least 21 years of age. Provides that a patron may remove only one unsealed bottle of the patron's wine from the restaurant. Dead
SR0001 Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch upon her retirement. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB1001 State budget. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/25/2025 Yea
HB1014 Public safety. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0080 Code publication. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0140 Pharmacy benefits. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0157 Protection of property rights. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1142 Fiscal matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1144 Courts. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0231 Various corrections matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1221 Pension matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0289 Unlawful discrimination. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0287 School board matters. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/24/2025 Nay
SB0373 Various education matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0358 Various education matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1390 Bureau of motor vehicles. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1389 Local regulation. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB0453 Various tax matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0464 Financial institutions and consumer credit. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0475 Physician noncompete agreements. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0482 Absenteeism and student discipline. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0502 Attachments to utility poles. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1004 Health care matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 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 Yea
SB0526 Absentee ballot retraction. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1679 Various elections matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1682 General legislative matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1587 Insurance matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1637 School and public safety matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
HB1577 Mobile retail food establishment licenses. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/24/2025 Yea
SB0043 Study of location of gambling operations. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0118 340B drug program report. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1081 Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1125 Earned wage access services. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0146 Teacher compensation. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0255 Education matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0371 Workforce matters. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0331 Amended registration. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0442 Instruction on human sexuality. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0005 State fiscal and contracting matters. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
SB0525 Annexation. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1555 Licensure of foreign trained physicians. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1680 Various elections matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1689 Human services matters. Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1666 Ownership of health care providers. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1604 Cost sharing; out-of-pocket expense credit. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1053 Gaming and alcohol matters. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
SB0026 Signal jamming. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Nay
SB0073 Sale of utility trailers. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
SB0103 Vehicle emissions. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/22/2025 Yea
SB0193 Inspection of CFOs. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/22/2025 Yea
HB1194 County coroners. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
SB0433 Veteran service officers. Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 04/22/2025 Yea
SB0351 Municipal parks and recreation board. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/21/2025 Yea
SB0472 Cybersecurity. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/21/2025 Yea
SB0366 Education matters. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
SB0423 Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
SB0448 Higher education and workforce development matters. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
SB0463 Child care matters. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
SB0468 Midwest continental divide commission. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
SB0002 Medicaid matters. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/17/2025 Yea
SB0108 Charity gaming. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0141 Eyewitness identification procedures. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0142 Eviction issues. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0151 Statute of limitations. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0159 Procedures for obtaining a warrant. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0198 Crime of swatting. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0216 Mental health professionals. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0259 Law enforcement procedures. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0365 Education matters. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0405 Labor organization membership. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0318 Required disclosures and access of foreign media. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0366 Education matters. Senate - Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0459 Environmental matters. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0461 Grain indemnity. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0473 Various health care matters. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0480 Prior authorization. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
SB0516 Economic development. Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1037 Storm water management. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Nay
HB1064 School transfers. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1098 Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1103 Foreign trade offices. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1113 Fire protection districts. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1144 Courts. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1125 Earned wage access services. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1111 Indiana National Guard. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1197 Election matters. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1221 Pension matters. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1275 Alcohol and tobacco commission matters. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1276 Various alcoholic beverage matters. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1391 Services for the aged and disabled. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1389 Local regulation. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1007 Energy generation resources. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1427 Department of local government finance. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1002 Various education matters. Senate - Third reading 04/15/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Indiana Joint Roads and Transportation Interim Study Committee 3
Detail Indiana Senate Environmental Affairs Committee 8
Detail Indiana Senate Local Government Committee 5
Detail Indiana Senate Pensions and Labor Committee 4
Detail Indiana Senate Public Policy Committee 5
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
IN Indiana Senate District 01 Senate Republican In Office 11/09/2022