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passed · Indiana · Senate Feb 10, 2020

SB 208: Compliance with coverage parity requirements.

Requires an insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a health maintenance organization contract that provides coverage of services for treatment of a mental illness or substance abuse to annually submit a report and analysis to the department of insurance (department) that includes certain information demonstrating its compliance with federal laws regarding parity in coverage of services for treatment of a mental illness or substance abuse and coverage of services for treatment of other medical or surgical conditions, including the processes used: (1) to develop medical necessity criteria for coverage of services; and (2) to develop and apply nonquantitative treatment limitations. Requires an insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a health maintenance organization contract that provides coverage for services for treatment of substance abuse to take certain actions with respect to prescription drugs approved for the treatment of substance abuse. Requires the department to adopt rules to ensure compliance with federal laws regarding parity in coverage. Requires the department to submit before March 1, 2021, a report to the general assembly detailing the steps taken to ensure insurers' compliance with state and federal laws regarding parity in coverage.
James Merritt (R) Cindy Kirchhofer (R) Michael Crider (R) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Feb 10, 2020

SB 262: Film and media production incentives.

Provides the following effective July 1, 2021: (1) Authorizes the Indiana destination development corporation (corporation) to employ a film commissioner. (2) Authorizes the corporation to establish a film and media production incentive program. Requires the corporation, in coordination with the office of management and budget, to provide a report to the interim study committee on fiscal policy concerning: (1) film and media production incentives offered in other states; and (2) a recommendation on the type of incentive that should be offered in Indiana.
Chip Perfect (R) Mike Karickhoff (R) Travis Holdman (R) Justin Busch (R) · 18 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Feb 10, 2020

SB 185: Sale of companion animals.

Prohibits the sale of a companion animal unless the companion animal: (1) is at least eight weeks of age; and (2) has received appropriate vaccinations. Makes a violation a Class C infraction for every animal unlawfully sold, and increases the penalty to a Class B infraction if the person has a prior judgment for an unlawful sale. Defines "unfit for sale" and provides remedies for a person who purchases a companion animal that was unfit for sale or that was the subject of misrepresentations concerning the animal's age or medical history.
Sharon Negele (R) Ron Alting (R) Mike Bohacek (R) Blake Doriot (R) · 3 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Feb 10, 2020

SB 411: Leasing of broadband capacity infrastructure.

Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications the topic of installation and leasing of broadband capacity infrastructure by investor-owned electric utilities to broadband service providers for the provision of broadband internet service to unserved and underserved areas in Indiana. Specifies issues that must be considered in the study.
James Merritt (R) Ed Soliday (R) Eric Koch (R) · 1 co-sponsor
passed · Indiana · Senate Feb 10, 2020

SB 384: Filling vacancies.

Provides that in order for a precinct committeeman or a precinct vice committeeman (exercising the precinct committeeman's proxy) to participate in a caucus to fill a vacancy, the committeeman or vice committeeman must be entitled to vote for the office for which a successor is to be selected in the caucus. Makes a technical correction.
Mike Gaskill (R) Jack E. Sandlin (R) Aaron Freeman (R) Tim Wesco (R) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Feb 10, 2020

SB 183: Study committee review of food and beverage taxes.

Requires each political subdivision or other entity that imposes a food and beverage tax to annually report information concerning distributions and expenditures of amounts received from the food and beverage tax. Urges the legislative council to assign to the fiscal policy interim study committee the task of conducting a review of each food and beverage tax statute, including: (1) the purposes for which revenue from each food and beverage tax may be used; and (2) the expiration date of each food and beverage tax, if any.
Mike Gaskill (R) Tony Cook (R) Eric Koch (R) Linda Rogers (R) · 4 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Feb 10, 2020

SB 205: Medical payment coverage.

Specifies that medical payment coverage is supplemental to coverage under a health plan, but does not require a health plan to provide greater benefits to an individual with medical payment coverage than an individual without medical payment coverage. Preserves rights of subrogation available under a health plan.
Mike Gaskill (R) John Ruckelshaus (R) Bob Heaton (R) · 6 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Feb 10, 2020

SB 170: Mine reclamation tax credit.

Provides a tax credit for a taxpayer that enters into an agreement with the Indiana economic development corporation (corporation) for a qualified investment for development of property located on reclaimed coal mining land. Provides for the assignment of the credit by a taxpayer to certain lessees. Provides that a taxpayer is not entitled to the credit if the corporation determines that the taxpayer has substantially reduced or ceased its operations in Indiana in order to relocate them within the mine reclamation site. Provides that Spencer County is subject to a provision of the area planning law concerning urban areas.
Travis Holdman (R) Matt Hostettler (R) · 3 co-sponsors
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