Urging health insurers to donate some of their increased net earnings to state and local health departments to support COVID-19 vaccination programs.
Provides for the definitions of the terms "proximity" and "trained". Provides that the definition of "direct contact" includes proximity between the public and the specified animal creating the likelihood of physical contact between the public and the specified animal, and excludes additional individuals from the term. Prohibits a person that owns or possesses a specified animal from allowing a member of the public to come into direct contact with the specified animal. Establishes a criminal penalty for a violation of the law.
Requires that an owner or operator of a public accommodation must activate closed captioning on all television receivers that are in use during regular hours. Provides that the definition of "television receiver" includes a receiver or electronic device that receives television or streamed programming and has the ability to display closed captioning, including a television, a display screen, and a digital set top box. Allows the civil rights commission (commission) to investigate violations and enforce compliance. Provides that the commission may impose the following civil penalties: (1) $50 for the first violation. (2) $150 for the second violation. (3) $300 for the third violation. (4) $500 for the fourth violation and each subsequent violation. Provides that if a penalty is imposed, the commission must enter into a remedial plan with the owner or operator for the first violation.
Requires the fire prevention and building safety commission (commission) to adopt rules requiring the installation of assistive listening systems that provide a wireless direct connection to the listener, such as audio frequency induction loop systems (AFILs), and beacon positioning systems in Class 1 structures located in a first or second class city. (Under current law, the commission is required to adopt rules requiring that a person must consider the installation of AFILs and beaconing position systems.) Provides that if an owner, operator, or employee of a retail establishment wears a face mask while interacting with customers during a public health emergency, an owner, operator or employee must, upon request, wear a face mask that is transparent to allow for lip reading. Provides that a customer may file a complaint with the local health department. Provides that a local health department may issue a letter of reprimand to the retail establishment if it receives more than five complaints.
Provides a child and dependent care refundable tax credit against an individual's Indiana adjusted gross income tax for employment related child and dependent care expenses based on the taxpayer's Indiana adjusted gross income and a percentage of the federal child and dependent care tax credit the taxpayer claimed for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes.
Permits a voter to register at the polls by completing a voter registration form and an affirmation that the person has not voted elsewhere in the election and by providing proof of residence. Provides that the voter registration period in a general or municipal election continues up until the day before the general or municipal election. (Current law provides that the registration period in a general or municipal election ceases on the twenty-ninth day before a general or municipal election is conducted.)
Requires infants to be screened for cytomegalovirus. Specifies: (1) dates and symptoms for recommended cytomegalovirus screening; and (2) a date for universal screening of cytomegalovirus in infants.
Requires every health insurer, as a condition of doing business in Indiana, to participate in a plan under which health insurers will provide birth control coverage to eligible individuals who are covered under employee health plans that do not provide coverage for birth control drugs or devices intended to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus. Provides that the coverage provided under the plan will consist only of the birth control coverage not provided by the employee health plans. Requires the department of insurance to adopt rules to establish the plan. Provides that the rules must: (1) enable eligible individuals to apply for the birth control coverage by submitting their names and contact information to the department; (2) ensure that deductible and coinsurance provisions of the coverage do not shift more of the cost of the birth control drugs or devices to an eligible individual than is usual and customary; (3) provide that an eligible individual who applies for the coverage will be assigned to a health insurer; and (4) require a health insurer to which an eligible individual is assigned to provide birth control coverage to the eligible individual. Requires the insurance commissioner to regulate rates for the birth control coverage to ensure that the rates are not excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory.
Amends the acknowledgment and proof requirements for a conveyance, a mortgage, or an instrument of writing to be recorded. Provides that actions taken: (1) after June 30, 2020; and (2) before enactment of the bill's provisions; regarding the acknowledgment and proof requirements for the recording of conveyances, mortgages, and instruments of writing are legalized and validated to the extent they would have been legal and valid if the bill's provisions had been enacted before July 1, 2020. Provides that the following apply to a mortgage of land: (1) The mortgage (and notes and other evidences of debt) may be in the form of an electronic document. (2) The grantor's signature may be an electronic signature. (3) A required acknowledgment may be performed by a remote notary public. (4) The mortgage may be recorded electronically. Specifies that these provisions apply to a mortgage only to the extent the provisions are not inconsistent with any applicable rule or regulation of: (1) a United States government enterprise; or (2) any agency of the United States government; that insures or guarantees mortgages, or engages in secondary market mortgage transactions. Provides that the following apply to a record in foreclosure and satisfaction in a mortgage foreclosure action and to any other documents required to be filed with the court or recorded in a county in connection with a mortgage foreclosure: (1) The: (A) record in foreclosure and satisfaction; or (B) other documents; may be in the form of an electronic document. (2) Any required signatures may be electronic signatures. (3) Any required acknowledgment may be performed by a remote notary public. (4) The: (A) record in foreclosure and satisfaction; or (B) other documents recorded in connection with the mortgage foreclosure; may be recorded electronically. Specifies that these provisions apply to documents in connection with a mortgage foreclosure only to the extent the provisions are not inconsistent with any applicable rule or regulation of: (1) a United States government enterprise; or (2) any agency of the United States government; that insures or guarantees mortgages, or engages in secondary market mortgage transactions.
Prohibits employers from failing or refusing to provide an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant is applying. Requires an employer to provide to an employee the wage range for the employee's job under certain circumstances. Allows for the department of labor (department) to receive and investigate complaints. Provides that the department may do the following: (1) Issue a warning for the first violation. (2) Impose a civil penalty of $50 for the second violation. (3) Impose a civil penalty of $100 for the third violation and each subsequent violation.
