Rep. Chris Judy

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.

Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan.

Amends and updates certain terms involving direct placement in a community corrections program. Updates the definition of "community corrections program". Specifies that a court may suspend any portion of a sentence and order a person to be placed in a community corrections program for the part of the sentence which must be executed. Provides that a person placed on a level of supervision as part of a community corrections program: (1) is entitled to earned good time credit; (2) may not earn educational credit; and (3) may be deprived of earned good time credit. Provides that when a person completes a placement program, the court may place the person on probation. Provides that a court may commit a person convicted of a Level 6 felony for an offense committed after June 30, 2022, to the department of correction (department), and that, consistent with current law, a court may commit a person convicted of a Level 6 felony for an offense committed before July 1, 2022, to the department only if certain circumstances exist. Establishes certain conditions of parole for a person on lifetime parole and makes the violation of parole conditions and commission of specified other acts by a person on lifetime parole a Level 6 felony, with an enhancement to a Level 5 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Provides that, for purposes of calculating accrued time and good time credit, a calendar day includes a partial calendar day. Makes conforming changes.

Congratulating Homestead High School girls' soccer team on their undefeated season and 3A State Championship Title.

Establishes Indiana as a nuclear regulatory agreement state upon approval by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (commission) and the signing of an agreement by the governor and the chairman of the commission. Establishes the policies and purposes of the agreement in regulating certain radioactive items. Provides that the Indiana department of homeland security (department) is responsible for carrying out the duties of the agreement. Tasks the department to create rules, regulations, and protocols for the enforcement of the agreement. Requires the department to create licensing procedures for radioactive materials. Provides that the department shall create fee structures for the regulation of various radioactive services. Establishes the radiation site closure and disposal fund and the radiation long-term care fund. Permits the department to enter public and private property to ensure compliance with radiation regulations under certain conditions. Provides that the governor and the department may enter into agreements with the commission. Supersedes municipality or county regulation of certain radioactive materials. Prohibits the use or possession of certain radioactive materials unless licensed by the department. Grants the department emergency authority to impound radioactive materials in the possession of a person who is not in compliance with the department. Provides civil penalties for violations of certain rules.

Allows the secretary of family and social services (secretary) to issue a waiver of human services statutory provisions and administrative rules if the secretary determines that the waiver is necessary to claim certain enhanced federal matching funds available to the Medicaid program. Allows the secretary to issue an emergency declaration for purposes of participating in specified authorized federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments. Requires the secretary to prepare and submit any waivers or emergency declarations to the budget committee. Allows the state health commissioner of the state department of health or the commissioner's designated public health authority to issue standing orders, prescriptions, or protocols to administer or dispense certain immunizations for individuals who are at least five years old (current law limits the age for the commissioner's issuance of standing orders, prescriptions, and protocols for individuals who are at least 11 years old). Defines "Indiana governmental entity" and specifies that an Indiana governmental entity (current law refers to a state or local unit) may not issue or require an immunization passport. Provides that an individual is not disqualified from unemployment benefits if the individual has complied with the requirements for seeking an exemption from an employer's COVID-19 immunization requirements and was discharged from employment for failing or refusing to receive an immunization against COVID-19. Provides that an employer may not impose a requirement that employees receive an immunization against COVID-19 unless the employer provides individual exemptions that allow an employee to opt out of the requirement on the basis of medical reasons, religious reasons, or immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19.

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.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Wednesday, February 16, 2022, as a day to honor the work and mission of the regions of the American Red Cross serving the state of Indiana.

Specifies a process by which a physician or employer may require binding arbitration to determine a reasonable price to purchase a release from a noncompete agreement.

Amends the Uniform Consumer Credit Code to provide that the authorized loan finance charge for a consumer loan, other than a supervised loan, that is entered into after June 30, 2022, may not exceed 36% (versus 25% for a consumer loan that is entered into before July 1, 2022) per year on the unpaid balances of the principal. Amends the definition of "supervised loan" to mean a consumer loan that: (1) is entered into before July 1, 2022, and with respect to which the rate of the loan finance charge exceeds the authorized 25% annual rate for consumer loans under current law; or (2) is entered into after June 30, 2022, and is made in accordance with the requirements for supervised loans set forth in the bill. Sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the following for supervised loans made after June 30, 2022: (1) Authorized fees and charges. (2) The maximum principal amount. (3) The minimum and maximum lengths of the loan term. (4) Information and disclosures to be included in the loan contract. (5) A borrower's right to rescind a supervised loan transaction. Provides that when a borrower enters into a supervised loan, the lender shall provide the borrower with a pamphlet approved by the department of financial institutions (department) that describes: (1) the availability of debt management and credit counseling services; (2) the borrower's rights and responsibilities; and (3) the availability of the 211 telephone dialing code for human services information and referrals. Sets forth prohibited acts and practices in connection with a supervised loan. Provides that a lender may not take a security interest in real or personal property in connection with a supervised loan, other than a security interest in a personal check of the borrower. Specifies the applicability of the bill's provisions to supervised loans made by persons exempt from: (1) the bill's finance charge limitations; and (2) licensure by the department. Requires a lender that makes at least one supervised loan in Indiana during a calendar year to remit to the department: (1) an annual fee of $250; and (2) an additional fee of $250 per Indiana branch location (after the first location). Establishes the consumer financial education fund (fund), and provides that the annual fees collected from lenders making supervised loans are to be deposited in the fund. Provides that the fund is to be: (1) administered by the department; and (2) used by the department for paying expenses relating to consumer financial education. Requires a person that enters into at least one supervised loan transaction in Indiana in any calendar year to file with the department a report concerning the person's business and operations with respect to that calendar year. Requires the director of the department to prescribe: (1) the time and manner for filing the report; and (2) the information to be included in the report. Requires the department to publish and make available to the public, at least annually, an analysis of the information provided in the reports filed with the department. Sets forth the information that must be included in the department's analysis. Makes conforming amendments to existing references to supervised loans throughout the Indiana Code.