Defines "adult oriented performance". Provides that a governmental entity may not organize or host an adult oriented performance or fund an adult oriented performance using public funds. Requires an adult oriented performance operator to check identification at the entrance to an adult oriented performance to prevent a minor from attending. Allows the attorney general to issue civil investigative demands or bring an action if certain measures are not taken to prevent a minor from attending the adult oriented performance. Establishes a criminal penalty if an individual knowingly and intentionally does the following: (1) Engages or participates in an adult orientated performance on public property or with public funds. (2) Fails to prevent a minor from attending an adult oriented performance.
Requires an elected county, city, town, or township officer (officer) to complete a two hour ethics training course (training course) every two years. Specifies training course requirements. Requires the office of the attorney general, in coordination with the state board of accounts (SBOA) and the public access counselor, to develop an online training course not later than February 1, 2026. Requires the training course to be made available for viewing on the SBOA website. Allows a third party to provide a training course, if the course is approved by the office of the attorney general. Requires an officer to certify to the SBOA that the officer has completed a training course. Requires the SBOA to publish on its website: (1) a list of all officers who have submitted a training certification; and (2) lists of all training certifications submitted for previous years.
Provides that, on or before August 1, 2025, each county executive shall adopt an emergency medical service plan for the county. Requires the county, on or before August 15, 2025, to submit its plan to the department of homeland security (department). Provides that, on or before November 1, 2025, the department shall compile the medical service plans and submit a report to legislative council.
Provides that an employee of a child caring institution is not personally liable, except to the state, for an official act done or omitted in connection with performance of the employee's duties. Requires a child caring institution to be in compliance with certain reporting requirements in order to be issued a license. Requires certain individuals to complete an electronic report not later than one hour after submitting a verbal report of abuse or neglect to the department of child services. Requires the department of child services to create the form for the electronic report.
HB 1685 provides a state tax credit for teachers who pay for their own professional development. It allows teachers to reduce their state adjusted gross income tax liability by the amount they spend on qualifying professional development activities. The credit directly affects teachers who cover these costs out-of-pocket, rather than through employer programs. This policy change offers a concrete financial incentive to support ongoing teacher training through the state tax system.
Requires a new public utility company owner of a wind power device to report, in years after the first year of ownership, the valuation of the wind power device at the same valuation amount entered in the public utility company's first annual report after the change in ownership, less adjustments for depreciation according to a schedule prescribed by the department of local government finance (department). Requires a new public utility company owner of a solar power device or a utility scale battery energy storage system to report the valuation of the solar power device or utility scale battery energy storage system at the same valuation amount that the previous owner last valued the solar power device or utility scale battery energy storage system prior to the change in ownership, less adjustments for depreciation according to a schedule prescribed by the department. Requires the department to create depreciation schedules. Requires the department to prepare and present reports to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications on: (1) the valuation of the devices and systems; and (2) the department's progress in implementing the bill's provisions.
HB 1678 proposes to grant elected state officers (such as legislators, governors, or county officials) qualified immunity from civil lawsuits related to their official duties. This means state officials would be shielded from being sued for actions taken in their official roles, unless they violated "clearly established" rights. The bill directly affects state officials who could face legal claims while performing their elected responsibilities. It is a procedural measure that would change the legal standard for holding these officials accountable in court, rather than altering substantive policy. The bill was introduced on January 21, 2025, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission) to include in the commission's annual report and publish on the commission's website: (1) the average amount paid by residents of each Indiana municipality for: (A) energy utility service; (B) water and wastewater utility service; and (C) gas distribution service; in the preceding year, disaggregated by municipality; and (2) the statistical change in each of these average amounts since the first year for which the commission reported the average amount.
HB 1430 establishes a state-run program that creates partnerships between employers and the state to provide child care assistance for employees. It directly affects employers who participate in the program and employees who need child care support. The bill makes a specific state appropriation to fund this program, though the context does not detail exact eligibility rules or operational mechanisms. This is a new policy initiative, not a procedural measure, and no voting record is available yet as the bill is in early committee referral.
Provides that the department of natural resources may not charge an individual traveling on foot, a bicycle, or horseback an admission fee for a state park or recreation area.
Provides that a township may increase its maximum property tax levy if the township: (1) has a population of more than 10,000; or (2) experiences population growth of at least 4,000 during a 10 year period. Prescribes the maximum amount of increase in a township's maximum property tax levy. Prescribes a township's maximum property tax levy following an increase.
Requires the board of trustees of each state educational institution (institution) to adopt a policy that prohibits certain foreign students from enrolling in or receiving instruction in a qualifying STEM program offered by the institution. Requires that the policy be established and enforced not later than August 15, 2025. Provides that the policy must apply to certain foreign students who enroll in an institution after August 15, 2025.
