Provides that a person may not receive compensation for assisting a person to obtain veterans' benefits unless authorized by federal law. Establishes disclosure statement requirements for a person to provide assistance for compensation under federal law. Provides that a violation constitutes a prohibited consumer sale.
Provides that a claimant who fails to: (1) respond to an offer for a job within two business days; or (2) appear for a previously scheduled job interview without notifying the prospective employer of the need to cancel or reschedule the interview; is deemed to be noncompliant with the work search requirements of the unemployment insurance program. Requires the department of workforce development (DWD) to deny the claimant benefits for the week in which the noncompliance occurs. Requires DWD to establish multiple ways for employers to report claimants who fail to respond to a job offer or to appear at a job interview. Provides that DWD must verify any information received from an employer alleging an incident of work search noncompliance before denying the claimant benefits.
Allows the department of state revenue to allow exempt organizations to issue a blanket sales tax exemption certificate to cover exempt purchases from multiple vendors. Provides that a blanket exemption allows a taxpayer to use one blanket exemption at any of a single vendor's locations and does not require the taxpayer to issue a separate exemption certificate at each of the vendor's locations.
Amends the statute concerning distributed electricity generation as follows: (1) Repeals provisions requiring an electricity supplier's net metering tariff to remain available to customers until the earlier of: (A) January 1 of the first calendar year after the calendar year in which the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity under the net metering tariff equals at least 1.5% of the electricity supplier's most recent summer peak load; or (B) July 1, 2022. (2) Repeals provisions requiring an electricity supplier to: (A) petition the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for a rate for the procurement of excess distributed generation produced by customers owning a distributed generation facility; and (B) credit, at the approved rate, customers for excess distributed generation supplied to the electricity supplier. (3) Provides that an electricity supplier's net metering tariff must be offered and remain available to customers at least until January 1 of the first calendar year after the calendar year in which the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity under the net metering tariff equals at least 5% (versus 1.5% under current law) of the electricity supplier's most recent summer peak load. (4) Requires an electricity supplier to petition, before July 1, 2025, the IURC for approval of a new or amended net metering tariff that is subject to the following: (A) If the electricity supplier establishes a limit on the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity made available for participation by customers under the net metering tariff, that minimum aggregate amount must be at least 5% of the most recent summer peak load of the electricity supplier. (B) Any limit on the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity made available for participation by customers is subject to the reservation of: (i) at least 30% (versus 40% under current law) for participation by residential customers; and (ii) not more than 5% (versus 15% under current law) for participation by customers that install a net metering facility that uses organic waste biomass. (5) Provides that before July 1, 2025, the IURC shall make similar amendments to its net metering rules. (6) Provides that a customer that installs a net metering facility on the customer's premises before the net metering tariff of the customer's electricity supplier terminates under the bill's provisions shall continue to be served under the net metering tariff until the customer removes from the customer's premises or replaces the net metering facility. (Current law requires the customer to continue to be served under the net metering tariff until: (A) the customer removes or replaces the net metering facility; or (B) either July 1, 2032, or July 1, 2047, depending on the date of installation; whichever is earlier.) Specifies that any repairs, updates, or upgrades to portions of a net metering facility that do not increase the nameplate capacity of the net metering facility are not considered a replacement of the net metering facility for purposes of these provisions. (7) Makes conforming changes in other provisions of the statute. Adds a noncode provision that: (1) requires an electricity supplier to file, not later than July 1, 2025, a petition with the IURC for approval of a new or amended net metering tariff, as required under the bill; and (2) provides that upon the IURC's approval of the electricity supplier's new or amended net metering tariff: (A) the electricity supplier's excess distributed generation rate and tariff are no longer in effect; and (B) the electricity supplier's new or amended net metering tariff, as approved by the IURC, is in effect and available to the electricity supplier's customers.
Provides a state tax credit (credit) for contributions made to a qualified nonprofit organization for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. Provides that the amount allowable as a credit in a taxable year is equal to the lesser of: (1) the total amount of the contributions made by the taxpayer to one or more qualified nonprofit organizations; or (2) 50% of the taxpayer's state tax liability. Provides that the maximum amount of credits that may be awarded in a state fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000.
Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) study and make recommendations concerning the categorization of student absences; (2) create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline related to student absenteeism and the number of chronically absent students; (3) develop guidelines and requirements for certain intervention strategies and school attendance improvement plans; (4) submit a report concerning attendance to the legislative council; and (5) develop attendance improvement targets for certain schools. Requires a school to implement an early warning system and assemble a school based team to monitor the system. Provides the duties and obligations of a school attendance coordinator and a child study team. Requires the governing authority of a school to adopt an attendance policy and develop an attendance improvement plan aligned with department guidelines and requirements. Requires a school to collect and document certain information concerning absences.
Prohibits a person from applying biosolids, industrial waste products, or pollutant-bearing waters that contain a concentration of more than 100 parts per billion of one or more PFAS chemicals to land. Provides that a person that applies biosolids, industrial waste products, or pollutant-bearing water to land shall submit samples to the department of environmental management (department) for testing. Requires a person that applies biosolids, industrial waste products, or pollutant-bearing water to land to provide notice of the concentration of PFAS chemicals to all impacted landowners. Requires the department to test biosolids, industrial waste products, and pollutant-bearing water for PFAS chemicals. Requires the department to share data with different state agencies.
Provides that nothing in provisions concerning the right to work is intended or should be construed to change or affect certain laws in the building and construction industry, construction material production industry, building and construction suppliers industry, or construction related vendors industry.
Requires a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract to provide coverage for anti-obesity medication and intensive behavioral and lifestyle therapy.
HB 1556 requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide free admission to all state parks for veterans who present valid identification proving their service. This bill directly affects eligible veterans by eliminating park entry fees, making state parks more accessible to them. The key provision is the mandatory free access for veterans with proper ID, shifting the cost from the veteran to the state park system. It does not alter existing fee structures for non-veterans or specify funding mechanisms. The bill is currently under review by the Natural Resources Committee.
Defines a "multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project" as a project that: (1) involves the siting, construction, or deployment of facilities, equipment, or infrastructure used in the generation, transmission, distribution, or storage of electricity, gases or fluids, or water; and (2) will have specified impacts on residents, businesses, or political subdivisions in more than one county in Indiana. Provides that the state is the sole regulator of the following with respect to a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project, to the extent not preempted by federal law or otherwise under the jurisdiction of a federal agency or authority: (1) The siting and construction of any electric generation facility with a capacity of at least 50 megawatts that generates electricity to be directly or indirectly used for the furnishing of public utility service. (2) The siting, construction, and deployment of all facilities, equipment, and infrastructure used in the transmission, distribution, or storage of electricity, gases or fluids, or water. Provides for the preemption of all other regulation by a political subdivision or a local authority of the siting, construction, or deployment of any facilities, equipment, or infrastructure with respect to a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project. Prohibits a political subdivision from taking specified actions concerning the siting, construction, or deployment of facilities, equipment, and infrastructure in connection with a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project. Provides that a person that seeks to locate, construct, or deploy any facilities, equipment, or infrastructure in connection with a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure project is not required to obtain from a local authority a permit, or any other land use or zoning approval, with respect to the siting, construction, or deployment. Requires a unit to use data from: (1) the unit's 100 year flood map; and (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas 14; to calculate and regulate storm water runoff from a developed or undeveloped plat. Requires a plat committee to take action on a plat application, including meeting with all necessary individuals, 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. Provides the following: (1) Requires an applicant for a permit or approval (applicant) to be given an extension of time if the applicant's failure to meet the application deadline was caused by unforeseen circumstances beyond the applicant's control. (2) Provides a deadline in an ordinance for commencing or completing a permitted use is tolled until two years after the conclusion of any litigation regarding the granting of the permit. (3) Establishes a timeline for review of permit applications. (4) Establishes requirements for development agreements. (5) With certain exceptions, requires the ordinances, regulations, and statutes (legal restrictions) in effect at the time a permit is entered into to continue to apply unless the development is not completed within 10 years. (6) With certain exceptions, requires the legal restrictions in effect at the time a development agreement is entered into to apply for the agreement's duration. Repeals a statute requiring the ordinances, regulations, and statutes in effect at the time a zoning permit or approval is issued to govern a development for at least three years. Moves parts of the repealed statute to other locations.
Provides that when the department of child services (department) enters into a contract with a provider to provide services under the department's community partners for child safety program, the contract must require the provider to: (1) submit monthly reports to the department regarding the progress of an individual receiving services from the provider; and (2) immediately report to the department under specified circumstances. Requires a court in an action regarding a report of child abuse or neglect or an action regarding a petition alleging that a child is a child in need of services (CHINS action) to appoint a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate, or both, if the court finds that there is a documented history of: (1) chronic abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance by; or (2) substantiated allegations of physical or sexual abuse having been committed by; the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Provides that evidence that a child's parent, guardian, or custodian is actively engaged in chronic use of a controlled substance creates a rebuttable presumption that the child's physical or mental health is seriously endangered for purposes of finding that the child is a child in need of services. Provides that if the court in a CHINS action finds that a child is a child in need of services and that the child's parent, guardian, or custodian is actively engaged in chronic use of a controlled substance: (1) there is a rebuttable presumption that removal of the child from the child's home is in the child's best interests; and (2) the dispositional decree entered by the court must require the parent, guardian, or custodian to: (A) participate in drug abuse treatment services; and (B) submit to routine, randomly scheduled drug testing.
