Indiana Bills

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 253: Economic revitalization area designations.

Adds conditions related to soil productivity and use of land for an agricultural purpose that must be found by a designating body before land classified as agricultural land for property tax purposes may be included within an area sought to be designated as an economic revitalization area.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 265: Vehicle Bill.

Based solely on the provided context, no substantive details about SB 265's content, provisions, or affected parties are available. The bill's title ("Vehicle Bill") and lack of an official abstract prevent describing its specific mechanisms or policy changes. It has only been introduced (authored by Senator Yoder on 2025-01-13) and referred to the Rules Committee, with no further legislative action documented. Without an abstract or description of the bill's text, a factual summary of its policy provisions cannot be provided.

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 278: Vehicle Bill.

Based solely on the provided context, SB 278 ("Vehicle Bill") is currently in its earliest stage of consideration. It was introduced on January 13, 2025, by Senator Yoder and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure. No official abstract or specific provisions describing its content, purpose, or affected parties are available in the provided information. As the bill has not yet been analyzed or advanced beyond the first reading, no concrete policy changes or key mechanisms can be summarized. A full summary cannot be generated without additional details about the bill's text.

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 275: Abortion.

Reestablishes the licensure of abortion clinics. Changes statutes concerning when an abortion may be performed. Removes the eight week limitation on the use of an abortion inducing drug. Allows, rather than requires, the revocation of a physician's license for the performance of an abortion in violation of the law.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 215: Local regulation of blasting.

Allows the legislative body of a consolidated city to adopt an ordinance to regulate blasting operations to mitigate the impact on the health and safety of residential neighborhoods within a one mile radius of blasting operations in the consolidated city.

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 256: Ground water.

Establishes the ground water and aquifer preservation task force to recommend water regulations to the legislative council. Creates a two year moratorium on the establishment of certain major ground water withdrawal facilities during the period beginning May 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. Provides an exception to the moratorium.

Topics ✓ Environment

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 279: Educator training and licensure.

Establishes the paraprofessional to teacher licensure pipeline program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools for allowable expenses and to support teacher candidates interested in obtaining an initial practitioners license. Establishes the paraprofessional to teacher licensure pipeline fund (fund). Provides that the department of education (department) shall develop criteria to award grants to eligible schools. Requires the department to assist schools in obtaining additional state, federal, or private funding.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 272: Vehicle Bill.

Based on the provided context, SB 272 ("Vehicle Bill") has no official abstract or detailed description available. It was authored by Senator Yoder on January 13, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure for review. No specific provisions, affected parties, or policy mechanisms are described in the given information. Without an abstract or further details, a substantive summary of the bill's content or impact cannot be provided.

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 301: Eligibility for benefits.

Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, in determining the Medicaid eligibility of an individual who has a community spouse, the office of the secretary of family and social services (the office of the secretary) may not consider the following as a countable resource if held by the individual's community spouse: (1) An individual retirement account. (2) A work related pension plan. Requires the office of the secretary to apply, before January 1, 2026, for any state plan amendment necessary to implement this provision.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Healthcare ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 302: Absentee ballots.

Provides that absentee ballots may be processed, counted, and tabulated before 6 p.m. on election day, but vote totals for a precinct, a county, or an election district may not be released before 6 p.m. on election day. Describes the process of processing, counting, and tabulating early voting absentee ballots. Requires a county election board to use the procedures relating to voting and processing of ballots by voters who vote in person at a precinct or vote center on election day, to the extent that such procedures are applicable in the context of early voting. Provides that an absentee ballot card voted during early voting may be scanned using an optical scan ballot scanner beginning 28 calendar days before election day. (Under current law, scanning may begin not earlier than seven days before election day.) Requires that a feature of a voting system that enables the retraction of a ballot must be approved before being used in an election. Provides that a voting system retraction process must be designed to minimize the possibility that the retracted votes on a voter's ballot can be linked to the identity of the voter. Relocates statutes applicable to early voting absentee ballots and mail absentee ballots. Repeals superseded statutes.

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 308: Intimidation.

Provides that intimidation is a Level 6 felony if the subject of the threat is a public school, a state accredited nonpublic school, or a charter school.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice ✓ Education

in committee · Indiana · Senate Jan 13, 2025

SB 298: Governmental entity limited liability.

Provides that a governmental entity operating an activity on land leased by the governmental entity from the federal government is entitled to certain immunities from a tort claim. Expands the definition of "extreme sport area" to include an obstacle course.

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