Rep. Ben Smaltz

Requires the budget agency to make a supplemental distribution to a county from the county's trust account if the budget agency determines that the balance in the county's trust account exceeds 11% (which is a decrease from 15% under current law) of the certified distributions to be made to the county in a determination year. Provides that the amount of the supplemental distribution is equal to the amount by which: (1) the balance in the county trust account; minus (2) the amount of any supplemental or special distribution that has not yet been accounted for in the last known balance of the county's trust account; exceeds 11% (which is a decrease from 15% under current law) of the certified distributions to be made to the county in the determination year.

Provides that for each calendar year beginning after December 31, 2023, an annual adjustment of the assessed value of certain real property may not exceed an amount equal to 3% over the assessed value of the real property for the prior tax year. Provides that the limitation does not apply if the assessment is based on substantial renovations or new improvements, a change of ownership, or uses that were not considered in the assessment for the prior tax year. Lists circumstances that do not constitute a change in ownership. Provides that substantial renovations or new improvements that replace all or a portion of a homestead property damaged or destroyed by a disaster may not increase the assessed value of the property when the square footage of the property as renovated or improved does not exceed 110% of the square footage of the property before the damage or destruction. Provides that the property's assessed value may not increase if the total square footage of the property as renovated or improved does not exceed 1,500 square feet. Provides that, subject to the 3% limitation, if the total square footage of the property as renovated or improved exceeds 1,500 square feet, the property's assessed value may be increased proportionately with regard to the renovated or improved portion of the property that is in excess of 110% of the square footage of the property before the damage or destruction.

Removes the requirements that an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) have a practice agreement with a collaborating physician. Removes a provision requiring an APRN to operate under a collaborative practice agreement or the privileges granted by a hospital governing board. Repeals law concerning the audit of practice agreements. Allows an APRN with prescriptive authority to prescribe a schedule II controlled substance for weight reduction or to control obesity. Makes conforming changes.

Provides that the chair of the Indiana law enforcement training board alternates every two years among the superintendent of the Indiana state police department, a county sheriff, and a chief of police.

Provides that it is a Class A infraction for a person to drive a motor vehicle that has windows treated with sunscreening material or is tinted with material that has total solar reflectance of visible light above the treatment percentage prescribed by law.

Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun. Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun" and specifies the penalties for committing this crime. Allows particular individuals who do not meet the requirements to receive a handgun license and are not otherwise prohibited to carry a handgun in limited places. Allows a resident of Indiana to obtain in certain circumstances a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Makes theft of a firearm a Level 5 felony. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments and repeals obsolete provisions.

Provides that a person applying to the Indiana criminal justice institute seeking compensation for wrongful incarceration must prove that he or she is actually innocent by a preponderance of the evidence. Specifies that payments may be suspended while a defendant is incarcerated for a different offense.

Provides that the alcohol and tobacco commission may not require physical separation between a bar area and a dining area in a food hall. Reduces the length of time that an applicant for an artisan distiller's permit must hold another permit prior to the date of the application. Creates a temporary craft manufacturer hospitality permit (hospitality permit) that allows a craft manufacturer to participate in a convention, a trade show, an exposition, or a similar event on the licensed premises of a particular host permittee. Specifies certain requirements and restrictions concerning a hospitality permit. Makes conforming amendments.

Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to transfer a beer wholesaler's permit from the beer wholesaler permittee (permittee) to the permittee's immediate relative (immediate relative) who holds a majority share in another wholesaler permit, if: (1) the permittee is at least 75 years of age; and (2) the permittee and the immediate relative have each held their respective wholesaler permits for at least 10 years. Allows the commission to extend, one time and for not more than 90 days, the permit term of an applicant for permit renewal that is delinquent in paying a listed tax.

Specifies that the amount of excess combined reserves that may be transferred to the pre-1996 account in 2022 may not exceed $2,500,000,000. Reduces the individual adjusted gross income tax rate from 3.23% in 2022 to 3.15% in 2023 and 2024. Phases down the individual adjusted gross income tax rate after 2024 depending on certain conditions being met. Allows a taxpayer to elect a special property tax valuation method for mini-mill equipment. (Current law allows the method to be used only for certain integrated steel mill and oil refinery/petrochemical equipment.) Repeals the utility receipts and utility services use taxes. Requires a utility that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the approval of rates and charges to file a rate adjustment with the IURC that adjusts the utility's rates and charges to reflect the repeal of the utility receipts tax. Requires a utility that is subject to the utility receipts tax and not under the jurisdiction of the IURC to adjust the utility's rates and charges to reflect the repeal of the utility receipts tax. Requires each utility to provide notice to the utility's customers that the adjustment in rates and charges reflects the repeal of the utility receipts tax. Specifies taxpayer procedure for the repeal of the utility receipts and utility services use tax. Provides that the office of the secretary of family and social services may not enter into a final contract that would implement a risk based managed care program or capitated program for the specified Medicaid population before January 31, 2023. Makes conforming changes.