Rep. Kyle Miller

Requires the state police department (department) to oversee an electronic logging system (system) to: (1) record and monitor real time purchases of products containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; (2) monitor ephedrine and pseudoephedrine purchases to prevent or investigate the illegal purchase of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; and (3) block illegal purchases of ephedrine and pseduoephedrine. Requires the department to contract with a third party vendor to operate the system. Requires each manufacturer of products that contain ephedrine and pseudoephedrine to demonstrate to the department that they have a valid contract with the vendor to provide electronic tracking of purchases in Indiana. Replaces "NPLEx system" references with "electronic logging system". Removes current restrictions on the sale of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine products to individuals who do not have a relationship on record with a pharmacy or have not completed a consultation with a pharmacy to determine if there is a legitimate medical or pharmaceutical need for the products.

Maddy summaryHB 1220 prohibits veterinarians and pet owners in Indiana from performing the declawing procedure on cats. The bill directly affects veterinary practices and cat owners within the state by banning this specific surgical treatment. It establishes a clear legal prohibition without additional enforcement details, making declawing illegal under Indiana law.

Amends the definition of "eligible child" for purposes of the prekindergarten program (program). Removes provisions regarding the program that require: (1) the office of the secretary of family and social services to determine the number of eligible children who will participate in the program; and (2) a percentage of matching funds from other sources. Establishes the prekindergarten expansion grant fund to provide grants to potential eligible providers and existing eligible providers. Makes a continuous appropriation to the prekindergarten program fund from the state general fund in an amount sufficient to carry out the purposes of the fund. Makes an appropriation to the prekindergarten expansion grant fund from the state general fund. Repeals certain provisions regarding the definitions of "eligible child", "extended enrollment period", "limited eligibility child", "priority enrollment period", "child care employee", and "child of a child care employee". Repeals or removes provisions regarding prekindergarten vouchers for limited eligibility children and children of child care employees. Makes conforming changes.

Revises a provision of the municipal Barrett Law to: (1) require a municipal works board to establish a policy to permit an owner of real property in the municipality that has filed a waiver to pay the property owner's assessments in deferred installments to prepay the property owner's assessment; and (2) specify that the policy must allow such a property owner to pay the assessment in full at any time, including within the year in which the waiver is filed to pay assessments in deferred installments, while retaining the provision in current law for payment in full at any time after the expiration of the first year after the filing of the waiver.

Requires the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to contract with an independent, qualified gaming industry research firm to conduct a study to identify the top two regions in the state where an owner's license for a riverboat could locate gaming operations. Requires the commission to present the results of the study to the state budget committee not later than November 1, 2025.

Provides that under certain circumstances, a lender may contract for and receive a nonrefundable prepaid finance charge of 3% (instead of 2%, under current law) of the loan amount on a loan that is secured by an interest in land and is not made under a revolving loan account. Provides that under certain circumstances, a lender may contract for and receive a nonrefundable prepaid finance charge of 3% (instead of 2%, under current law) of the line of credit on a loan that is secured by an interest in land and is made under a revolving loan account. Provides that: (1) if a joint agreement of merger is approved by the department of financial institutions, any credit union whose existence will terminate as a result of the merger shall submit the joint agreement to a vote of its shareholders as directed by the resolution of the board of directors; and (2) a majority of shareholders voting may approve the joint agreement. Establishes within the Indiana Code a new chapter, to be known as the Indiana Earned Wage Access Act (Act), governing the offering and provision of earned wage access services to Indiana consumers. Provides that the Act is to be administered by the division of consumer credit within the department of financial institutions (department). Sets forth provisions that address the following: (1) Definitions of terms. (2) Exemptions from the Act's requirements. (3) The department's supervisory authority under the Act. (4) The licensing of providers of earned wage access services (providers). (5) The acquisition of control of a licensee. (6) Reporting and record keeping requirements for licensees. (7) Duties of providers under the Act. (8) Prohibited acts by providers. (9) The department's enforcement authority under the Act. (10) Criminal liability for certain prohibited acts. (11) Statutory construction of the Act's provisions. Makes conforming changes to sections of the Indiana Code codified outside the Act.

Provides that the Indiana gaming commission shall (instead of may) adopt rules to regulate the conduct of mixed martial arts, martial arts, professional wrestling, boxing and bare-knuckle fighting, and sparring. Incorporates by reference the most recent version of any of the unified rules (unified rules) adopted by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports. Provides that the unified rules apply only to the regulation of certain conduct.

Allows the holder of a tobacco sales certificate (holder) to obtain a supplemental cigar sales certificate (cigar certificate) that allows the holder to sell cigars on a temporary basis at a function or event. Provides the fee for a cigar certificate is $1,000 and has a term of three years. Requires the holder to give written notice to the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) of the date and location of the function or event where the holder proposes to sell cigars. Provides that the commission's approval of the location does not authorize smoking in violation of: (1) state laws prohibiting smoking in public places; or (2) any county, city, or town smoking ordinance. Allows a restaurant proprietor who holds an alcoholic beverage retailer's permit to establish a segregated room where cigar consumption may occur, if the proprietor has the permission of the local government entity that enforces local smoking ordinances.

Alters the membership of a watershed development commission board that includes the Maumee River basin (Maumee watershed development commission). Provides that a Maumee watershed development commission may take certain actions with respect to certain flood plains. Expands permitted uses for certain funds collected by a Maumee watershed development commission and establishes certain budget limits. Provides that the department of natural resources's division of water shall provide a Maumee watershed development commission with a written summary of the division's review of certain public works projects within 30 days of the review. Makes conforming changes.

Changes the amount of a public work project that a board may perform using its own workforce, without awarding a contract, from an estimated cost of less than $250,000 to an estimated cost of less than $375,000, adjusted annually to account for inflation. Provides that the department of local government finance shall annually publish the adjusted cost estimate threshold on the department's website. Removes the distinction between a political subdivision that is a school corporation and a political subdivision that is not a school corporation for the cost of a public work project that is not subject to certain procedures. Provides that if a federal grant is to be issued to fund a portion of the construction on a public work project, the successful bidder has 90 days to proceed with the contract. Provides that plans and specifications approved by an architect or engineer are not required for certain public work on a public building.