Provides that a person shall not sell or issue to an Indiana consumer any gift certificate or store gift card with an expiration date unless certain conditions are met. Provides that, with respect to a gift certificate or store gift card that is sold or issued to an Indiana consumer after December 31, 2022, if at any time after the gift certificate or store gift card is issued or sold: (1) the merchant for which the gift certificate or store gift card was originally sold or issued: (A) for any reason ceases to do business in Indiana; or (B) for any reason: (i) substantially changes; or (ii) ceases to offer; the types of goods or services that were offered to consumers at the time the gift certificate or store gift card was originally sold or issued; and (2) any expiration date: (A) authorized under the bill's provisions; and (B) applicable to the gift certificate or store gift card (or to the underlying funds associated with either) has not elapsed; the merchant for which the gift certificate or store gift card was originally sold or issued shall, upon the request of an Indiana consumer who is the rightful holder of the gift certificate or store gift card, promptly refund to the holder the balance of the underlying funds or provide the holder with the remaining balance in some other manner. Provides that a person that violates the bill's provisions: (1) commits a deceptive act that is actionable by an aggrieved consumer and the attorney general under the deceptive consumer sales act; and (2) is subject to the penalties and remedies set forth in the deceptive consumer sales act. Authorizes the attorney general to adopt rules to implement these provisions.
Rep. Bob Morris
Sponsored bills
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the section of State Road 930 in Allen County from Parnell Avenue to Crescent Avenue as the "Veterans National Memorial Mile".
Adds any variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), including coronavirus disease (COVID-19), to the list of diseases considered an exposure risk disease for purposes of emergency and public safety employee death and disability presumed in the line of duty.
Authorizes the Indiana destination development corporation (corporation) to employ a music commissioner. Authorizes the corporation to establish a music production incentive program. Requires the corporation, in coordination with the office of management and budget, to provide a report to the interim study committee on fiscal policy concerning: (1) music production incentives offered in other states; and (2) a recommendation on the type of incentive that should be offered in Indiana.
Honoring the 2021 NBA Rising Star Award Recipients.
Limits the authority of state agencies and political subdivisions to restrict the hours of operation of a private business or other nongovernmental entity. Provides for the revision of statutes to bring them into conformity with this act.
Establishes the remote worker grant program (program). Provides that the Indiana destination development corporation (corporation) shall administer the program, including awarding grants to a new remote worker for qualifying remote worker expenses. Requires that: (1) the corporation; and (2) the commissioner of the department of administration; shall submit reports to the legislative council.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Congress of the United States to propose to the several states an amendment to the United States Constitution concerning the membership of the United States Supreme Court.
Provides the parole board with the authority to consider and determine rehabilitation based early discharge for certain inmates committed to the department of correction. Provides that an inmate may petition the parole board one time per year for rehabilitation based early discharge. Provides that the parole board is not required to hear an inmate's petition for rehabilitation based early discharge but shall send the inmate correspondence that the inmate's request has been received. Requires the parole board to consider certain factors when: (1) making the determination to discharge an inmate to parole; or (2) submitting to the governor its recommendation regarding an application for commutation of sentence, pardon, reprieve, or remission of fine or forfeiture. Provides that: (1) certain inmates; or (2) a third party petitioning on behalf of an inmate; may petition the parole board for rehabilitation based early discharge at any time the inmate is serving a sentence and has been confined to the custody of the department. Provides that the parole board may allow a parolee to travel out of state for work related matters. Provides that if the parole board determines that the inmate: (1) has been properly rehabilitated; and (2) has suitable plans to carry out if discharged; the parole board may discharge the inmate from the custody of the department, even if the minimum term of imprisonment of the inmate's sentence has not been completed. Provides that any amount of time the inmate has served on parole may be applied to the inmate's minimum term of imprisonment pursuant to the terms of a plea agreement or a sentence imposed by the court. Provides that an inmate who is discharged and released from confinement must be placed on parole or released to the committing court if the sentence included a period of probation. Provides that the parole board does not have to modify the sentence of an inmate if the inmate's conduct, while confined, establishes that the inmate has not been properly rehabilitated or continues to pose a significant threat to public safety. Provides that the parole board has the discretion to revoke an inmate's parole and send the inmate back to the confinement and custody of the department. Makes conforming changes.
Requires a judgment debtor to notify the court within 90 days of a change in certain circumstances. Provides that a judgment debtor who fails to notify the court within 90 days commits a Class C misdemeanor.