Rep. Chris Jeter

Specifies that the distribution of funds from an opioid litigation settlement is subject to a bankruptcy court order or bankruptcy settlement. Provides that an annual distribution of less than $5,000 payable to a city or town pursuant to an opioid litigation settlement agreement must be paid instead to the county. (Under current law, the threshold is $1,000.) Specifies that amounts owed by the state for attorney's fees and costs incurred in connection with opioid litigation must be deducted from the opioid settlement distribution payable to the state. Permits a city, county, or town that receives an opioid litigation settlement payment to transfer all or part of the payment to another city, county, or town to be used for the benefit of both communities. Permits a city, county, or town that receives an opioid litigation distribution to sell the right to receive the distribution. Excludes from the agency settlement fund any amount owed for outside counsel attorney's fees, costs, or expenses.

Removes the remedies from chapter 3 of the data security breach statute and adds a reference to relief available under chapter 4 of that statute. (Under current law, the maximum civil penalty in chapter 3 is $5,000 per deceptive act.) Changes the civil penalty under chapter 4 of the data security breach statute to $500,000 per deceptive act. (Under current law, the maximum civil penalty in chapter 4 is $150,000 per deceptive act.) Adds the following to the permissible remedies available for the attorney general to seek for a deceptive act: (1) Restitution for actual harm, but not less than $100 per Indiana resident who suffered actual harm. (2) The cost of administering restitution.

Increases the penalty for killing a law enforcement animal to a Level 5 felony. Provides that killing a law enforcement animal in the commission of a crime is an aggravating circumstance for sentencing in criminal cases.

Provides that an action for injury to a person that results from the sexual abuse of a child, that has expired under the current statute of limitations, may be commenced at any time against certain entities seeking bankruptcy protections.

Provides that the contents of an investigative demand issued by the attorney general are confidential. Expands the definition of "public benefit corporation" to include a domestic corporation that is supported by public funds or authorized to spend public funds in furtherance of its mission or that is a not-for-profit corporation that aims to serve a public benefit. Provides that a court may dissolve a nonprofit corporation under certain circumstances and provides exceptions to the types of corporations that may be dissolved under this procedure. Specifies procedural requirements that the attorney general must take before petitioning the court for dissolution for certain reasons. Permits a court to appoint a receiver to manage a nonprofit corporation even if an action to dissolve the corporation has not been filed. Provides additional remedies that the attorney general may seek for violations. Requires a nonprofit corporation to maintain certain records for three years. Provides that attorney general may not access records of specified entities. Prevents a state agency from imposing certain filing or reporting requirements that are more burdensome than what is required by state law and provides certain exceptions. Makes conforming and clarifying changes.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the 2023 class of the Indiana State Bar Association's Leadership Development Academy.

Establishes in the Indiana Code a new article concerning consumer data protection, to take effect January 1, 2024. Sets forth the following within the new article: (1) Definitions of terms that apply throughout the article. (2) Exemptions for certain: (A) persons; and (B) types of information and data; from the bill's requirements concerning the personal data of Indiana consumers (consumers). (3) The rights of a consumer with respect to personal data relating to the consumer. (4) The responsibilities of controllers of consumers' personal data (controllers). (5) The roles of: (A) controllers; and (B) processors of consumers' personal data (processors); with respect to a consumer's personal data. (6) Requirements for data protection assessments by controllers. (7) Requirements for processing de-identified data or pseudonymous data. (8) Limitations as to the scope of the new article. (9) The establishment, maintenance, and publication by the attorney general's consumer protection division of a quarterly listing of electronic mail addresses of consumers who request that their personal data not be sold. (10) Requirements for brokers of consumers' personal information (data brokers) to: (A) provide notification of security breaches; and (B) register annually with the attorney general. (11) The authority of the attorney general to investigate and enforce suspected or actual violations of the new article. (12) The establishment of the consumer privacy account within the state general fund to support the work of the attorney general in enforcing the new article. (13) The authority of the attorney general to: (A) to adopt rules to administer the new article; and (B) issue opinion letters and interpretive guidance to develop an operational framework for persons subject to the new article. (14) The preemption of local rules, regulation, and laws regarding the processing of personal data.

Amends the: (1) definition of "eligible student" for purposes of eligibility under the Indiana education scholarship account program; and (2) grant amount that an eligible student may receive under the program.

Limits the annual increase in assessed value of a homestead to the lesser of: (1) 3%; or (2) the change in the Consumer Price Index; unless ownership of the homestead changes during the year or the increase results from physical changes to the homestead.

Requires a state educational institution to: (1) maintain administrative files on disciplinary proceedings that include certain information; (2) record a disciplinary hearing by video recording, audio recording, or written transcript; (3) include certain disciplinary rights and procedures in the state educational institution's code of conduct; and (4) make a good faith effort in disciplinary proceedings to include relevant evidence and exclude evidence that is not relevant or probative. Provides that a student or student organization injured by a violation of these provisions may bring a civil action against the state educational institution.