Allows individuals with a terminal illness who meet certain requirements to make a request to an attending physician for medication that the individual may self-administer to end the individual's life. Specifies requirements a physician must meet in order to prescribe the medication to a patient. Prohibits an insurer from denying payment of benefits under a life insurance policy based upon a suicide clause in the life insurance policy if the death of the insured individual is the result of medical aid in dying. Establishes a Level 1 felony if a person: (1) without authorization of the patient, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a request for medication or a rescission of a request for medication with the intent or effect of causing the individual's death; or (2) knowingly or intentionally coerces or exerts undue influence on an individual to request medication to end the individual's life or to destroy a rescission of a request for medication to end the individual's life.
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Recognizing FIRST Indiana Robotics and FIRST Indiana Robotics teams.
Defines "animal-related offense" and requires the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute) to establish and administer an electronic animal abuse registry containing information relating to persons convicted of animal-related offenses. Requires the institute to adopt rules to establish a procedure to permit a person erroneously included in the registry to obtain relief.
Provides that disorderly behavior, which can be the basis of expulsion from the general assembly, includes sexual misconduct, committing certain sex crimes, and engaging in conduct that is inconsistent with the high ethical standards of the general assembly. Creates the officeholder oversight commission, which may remove certain statewide officeholders from office for engaging in sexual misconduct, committing certain sex crimes, or engaging in conduct inconsistent with the high ethical standards of their office. Provides that a person who, without the consent of the other person, knowingly or intentionally rubs or fondles another person's covered or uncovered genitals, buttocks, pubic area, or female breast, commits lewd touching, a Class A misdemeanor. Enhances the penalty for lewd touching if: (1) it is committed by using or threatening the use of deadly force; (2) it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon; (3) the commission of the offenses is facilitated with a drug or controlled substance; (4) it is committed by an officeholder; or (5) it is committed by an individual who has a previous unrelated conviction for the offense.
Provides that a person who, without the consent of the other person, knowingly or intentionally rubs or fondles another person's covered or uncovered genitals, buttocks, pubic area, or female breast, commits lewd touching, a Class A misdemeanor. Enhances the penalty for lewd touching if: (1) it is committed by using or threatening the use of deadly force; (2) it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon; (3) the commission of the offenses is facilitated with a drug or controlled substance; (4) it is committed by an officeholder; or (5) it is committed by an individual who has a previous unrelated conviction for the offense.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Prom Genie, Incorporated.