SB 25 increases the maximum annual income tax deduction available to renters from $3,000 to $4,000. This change directly affects individual taxpayers who itemize deductions and pay rent, potentially lowering their taxable income. The key provision simply raises the cap on this deduction amount without altering eligibility rules. The bill is currently before the Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy after being introduced on January 8, 2025.
Requires a food or lodging establishment to do the following: (1) Require each employee of the food or lodging establishment to annually complete a training course offered by the United States Department of Homeland Security in recognizing and responding to human trafficking (training requirement). (2) Maintain for each employee a written record of the title and date of completion of each training course completed by the employee (training records). (3) Include in the food or lodging establishment's biennial report to the secretary of state an attestation that the food or lodging establishment has complied with the training requirement in each of the two years covered by the report. (4) Post in a location in the food or lodging establishment that is readily accessible by all employees of the food or lodging establishment a conspicuous written notice: (A) asking employees to report suspected human trafficking; and (B) providing contact information for state and federal agencies to which suspected human trafficking can be reported. Provides that the office of the secretary of state may audit the training records of a food or lodging establishment to verify the food or lodging establishment's attestation regarding the training requirement in the food or lodging establishment's biennial report.
Reduces the maximum amount of regular unemployment benefits to 14 times the individual's weekly benefit. (Under current law, the maximum amount of regular unemployment benefits is 26 times the individual's weekly benefit or 28% of the individual's wage credits, whichever is less.) Provides for additional benefits in an amount not to exceed two times the individual's weekly benefit if the individual meets certain conditions. Removes outdated provisions. Makes conforming changes.
SB 205 transfers the office of the Department of Child Services Ombudsman from the Department of Administration to the Office of the Attorney General. This procedural bill changes the administrative home of the ombudsman position but does not alter the role's duties or the individuals it serves. The ombudsman continues to investigate complaints about child welfare services, but will now operate under the Attorney General's office rather than the Department of Administration. The bill is currently in committee for review.
Provides for the assessment of a fee on managed care organizations to pay the state's share of the cost of Medicaid services provided under the Medicaid program. Changes the use of hospital assessment fees in state fiscal years in which a managed care assessment fee is imposed. Extends the law governing the hospital assessment fee to June 30, 2027.
Permits the use of cannabis by: (1) a person at least 21 years of age; and (2) a person with a serious medical condition as determined by the person's physician. Establishes the adult use cannabis excise tax, and requires a retailer to transfer the tax to the department of state revenue for deposit in the state general fund. Exempts veterans from payment of the sales tax on medical or adult use cannabis. Establishes a cannabis program (program) to permit the cultivation, processing, testing, transportation, and sale of cannabis by holders of a valid permit. Establishes the Indiana cannabis commission (ICC) as a state agency to oversee, implement, and enforce the program, and establishes the ICC advisory committee to review the effectiveness of the program. Requires that permit holders take steps to prevent diversion of cannabis to unauthorized persons. Requires that cannabis and cannabis products be properly labeled, placed in child resistant packaging, and tested by an independent testing laboratory before being made available for purchase. Prohibits packaging cannabis in a manner that is appealing to children. Authorizes research on cannabis in accordance with rules set forth by the ICC. Establishes a procedure for the expungement of a cannabis related conviction if the act constituting the conviction becomes legal. Makes conforming amendments.
Requires the Indiana department of transportation to, not later than June 30, 2027, install and provide access to an adult-sized changing table in each safety rest area.
Authorizes a school corporation to deny an immigrant student enrollment in a school operated by the school corporation if the school corporation determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the immigrant student is present in the United States in violation of law. Requires the attorney general to defend the school corporation in any cause of action brought against the school corporation for denying an immigrant student enrollment. Requires a school corporation to annually report the number of immigrant students present in the United States in violation of law who were enrolled in a school operated by the school corporation in the immediately preceding school year.
SB 207 sets a deadline for new adverse possession claims in Indiana, prohibiting courts from hearing such cases after June 30, 2025. It directly affects individuals or entities attempting to gain legal ownership of property through long-term, open occupation without the owner's permission. The key provision establishes this cutoff date for filing new claims, while existing claims or cases filed before the deadline remain unaffected. This bill modifies Indiana’s property law to prevent future adverse possession disputes after the specified date.
HB 1215 would authorize LaGrange County to raise its innkeeper's tax rate from 5% to a maximum of 8% under the state's existing uniform innkeeper's tax law. This change would directly affect hotels and short-term rental businesses in LaGrange County, as they would collect the higher tax from guests staying overnight. The bill provides the county with the legal authority to adjust the rate within the state's established framework, without creating a new tax or altering broader tax policies.
Requires the department of workforce development (department) to establish a paid family and medical leave program (program) to provide payments for employees who take family and medical leave. Establishes the family and medical leave fund to be funded with appropriations from the general assembly and payroll contributions. Specifies requirements for the administration of the program. Provides for the department to approve an employer's use of a private plan to meet the program obligations.
Increases the following in regard to the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund: (1) the maximum annual cost of living adjustment from 3% to 5%; and (2) the death benefit payable to the heirs or estate of a fund member from $12,000 to $15,000.
