Allows a unit to establish a military impact zoning district for an area adversely impacted by the effects of military operations. Establishes a state area of interest that is comprised of land within one or both of the following: (1) Within three miles of certain military installations. (2) Within a military impact zoning district. Makes planning, zoning, and development activity (activity) in a state area of interest subject to the military installation commander's determination regarding the activity's impact on military operations. Allows a representative of the military installation to serve as a nonvoting adviser to the unit's plan commission. Requires a lease or real estate sales disclosure form to disclose that the property is within a state area of interest. Provides that the responsibility for the disclosure required by the owner that the property is located near a military installation rests solely with the owner of the property and no liability for the owner's failure to make the required disclosure shall accrue to any third party.
Rep. Ethan Manning
Sponsored bills
Changes the formula for determining the fee for renewal of a watercraft registration. Determines the registration renewal fee amount for a watercraft according to which of 14 classes the watercraft falls into based on the value of the watercraft when it was new. Provides that the proceeds of each watercraft registration renewal fee shall be distributed as follows: (1) $5 shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund; (2) 75% of the remainder shall be deposited in the lake and river enhancement fund; and (3) 25% of the remainder shall be deposited in the conservation officers marine enforcement fund.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge on State Highway 27 over I-70 as the "Officer Seara Burton Memorial Bridge".
Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Congresswoman Jackie Walorski.
Modifies the definition of "entertainment complex" for purposes of alcohol law. Provides that a primary source of supply, manufacturer, or wholesaler may supply equipment on a temporary and nondiscriminatory basis to the holder of a retailer permit or a temporary permit for the purpose of holding, storing, and dispensing product to consumers for a special event for the duration of the special event. Provides that certain brewers may sell or transfer beer to certain food manufacturers for the purpose of adding or integrating the beer into a product or recipe. Provides that a product that contains transferred beer may not contain more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume when the product leaves the food manufacturer's facility. Allows a small brewery to receive, bottle, and package beer from another small brewery if certain requirements are met. Makes technical corrections regarding a permit holder who manufactures not more than 90,000 barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution in the state. Increases, within a certain historic district, the number of alcoholic beverage restaurant permits from 10 to 15, and changes certain other requirements. Permits the issuance of three new three-way permits, three new two-way permits, and one new liquor dealer's permit to the town of Whitestown. Requires the alcohol and tobacco commission to issue a beer dealer's permit and a wine dealer's permit to an eligible grocery store. Increases the number of gallons of liquor that an artisan distiller may produce in a calendar year from 10,000 to 20,000. Amends the conditions in which a minor can lawfully be in a room on a licensed premises in which is located a bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink.
Allows a city or town to designate an outdoor location as a refreshment area with the approval of the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission). Provides that if a refreshment area is approved, the commission designates retailer permittees that may sell alcoholic beverages for consumption within the refreshment area. Prohibits a refreshment area from being located near a school or church unless the school or church does not object. Allows a minor to be within the refreshment area. Makes it a Class C infraction for a participating retailer permittee or vendor to: (1) sell a person more than one alcoholic beverage at a time or an alcoholic beverage that exceeds the volume limitations; or (2) allow a person who is not wearing a wristband identification to enter the refreshment area with an alcoholic beverage.
Amends the Indiana Code chapter concerning federally mandated requirements for energy utilities as follows: (1) Specifies that for purposes of the statute, "federally mandated costs" include the following: (A) Costs that an energy utility has incurred, or estimates that it will incur, in connection with a compliance project. (B) Costs that are directly related to the preparation and conduct of a regulatory proceeding. (C) Costs related to a compliance project and incurred by an energy utility before the date of: (i) the energy utility's application to the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (certificate) with respect to the compliance project; or (ii) the IURC's order with respect to the application; if the IURC finds the costs are just and reasonable. (2) Provides that an energy utility's application for a certificate for a compliance project must be filed either: (A) before; or (B) within a reasonable time with respect to; any federally mandated compliance date. (3) Specifies that recovery of the 80% of IURC-approved federally mandated costs that an energy utility may recover through a rate adjustment mechanism must commence no earlier than: (A) the date of a final agency action regarding the federally mandated requirement; or (B) in the absence of a final agency action, the date on which the federally mandated requirement becomes effective. Requires a public utility to notify the IURC if: (1) the public utility intends or decides to retire, sell, or transfer an electric generation facility with a capacity of at least 80 megawatts; and (2) the retirement, sale, or transfer: (A) was not set forth in; or (B) is to take place on a date earlier than the date specified in; the public utility's short term action plan in the public utility's most recently filed integrated resource plan (IRP). Provides that upon receiving such notice from a public utility, the IURC shall consider and may investigate the public utility's intention or decision to retire, sell, or transfer the electric generation facility. Provides that in considering the public utility's intention or decision, the commission shall examine the impact the retirement, sale, or transfer would have on the public utility's ability to meet: (1) the public utility's planning reserve margin requirements or other federal reliability requirements; and (2) the reliability adequacy metrics set forth in Indiana law. Provides that if the retirement, sale, or transfer was not set forth in, or is to take place earlier than specified in, the public utility's short term action plan in the public utility's most recently filed IRP, the IURC shall not permit the public utility's depreciation rates to be amended to reflect the accelerated date for the retirement, sale, or transfer of the electric generation asset unless the IURC finds that such an adjustment is necessary to ensure the ability of the public utility to provide reliable service to its customers, and that the unamended depreciation rates would cause an unjust and unreasonable impact on the public utility and its ratepayers. Authorizes the IURC to adopt a general administrative order to implement these provisions. Provides that these provisions: (1) do not apply to: (A) the retirement, sale, or transfer of a public utility's electric generation facility if the retirement, sale, or transfer is necessary for the public utility to comply with a federal consent decree; or (B) an electric generation facility that generates electricity for sale exclusively to the wholesale market; and (2) expire July 1, 2026.
Repeals provisions concerning the wine grape market development council (wine council) and the wine grape market development fund (wine fund). Establishes the Indiana craft beverage council (craft council), Indiana craft beverage council fund (craft council fund), and Indiana craft beverage foundation fund. Specifies the duties of the craft council. Requires the department of state revenue to transfer to the craft council fund a portion of the excise tax collected on beer, flavored malt beverages, liquor, wine, and hard cider. Transfers certain property and liabilities from the wine council and wine fund to the craft council and craft council fund. Allows the craft council to establish a nonprofit subsidiary corporation exempt from federal income taxation to solicit and accept certain private sector funding. Defines terms and makes conforming amendments.
Requires the department of state revenue (department) to annually provide each resident individual taxpayer who paid adjusted gross income taxes in the immediately previous taxable year a taxpayer receipt statement in an electronic format explaining how the individual taxpayer's taxes are being used. Requires the department, in consultation with the budget agency, to create and administer an Internet web page on which individual taxpayers may access an estimate of the allocation of their adjusted gross income taxes to various expenditure categories for the most recent state fiscal year based on the adjusted gross income taxes paid by the taxpayer. Specifies the information that the must be provided on the web page. Requires the department to include a link to the web page on the Indiana individual income tax return, Form IT-40.