A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana Rangers, Company D of the 151st Infantry Regiment of the Indiana National Guard.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the creation of a Medal of Honor Memorial Highway in Indiana.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana University in recognition of its Bicentennial Anniversary on January 20, 2020.
Recognizing Strack and Van Til on the occasion of their 91st Anniversary.
Provides that "bias crime" means an offense in which the person who commits the offense knowingly or intentionally: (1) selected the person who was injured by the offense; or (2) damaged or otherwise affected property; because of the age, ancestry, color, disability, familial status, gender identity, military service, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation of the injured person or of the owner or occupant of the affected property or because the injured person or owner or occupant of the affected property was associated with any other recognizable group or affiliation.
Removes a voter's option to vote for all candidates of a political party or an independent ticket at one time (straight ticket voting) in a general or municipal election, except for candidates for presidential electors. Repeals superseded statutes relating to straight ticket voting.
Recognizing FIRST Indiana Robotics and FIRST Indiana Robotics teams.
Creates a system for individuals 16 and 17 years of age to preregister to vote. Defines "preregistration individual".
Prohibits, with certain exceptions, an employer from using an applicant's wage history in the hiring process. Prohibits, in certain situations, an employer from relying on the wage history of an applicant for employment. Prohibits employers from failing or refusing to provide an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant is applying. Requires an employer to provide to an employee the wage range for the employee's job under certain circumstances. Provides for a private right of action. Allows the department of labor to investigate violations and enforce compliance.
Requires a person who causes a spill of certain substances into waters of the state to report the spill immediately to the following: (1) The department of environmental management (department). (2) The county health officer of each county in which the spill occurred. (3) A downstream water user. (4) At least one emergency response agency. (5) Each park located in the county in which the spill occurred. Requires the department, the county health officer, the downstream water user, the emergency response agency, and each park (entity) to: (1) post the information received about the spill on each entity's Internet web site; and (2) in a manner determined by each entity, make the information received about the spill available to the public. Requires the person who caused the spill to immediately provide notice by publication to the public in each county in which the spill occurred. Establishes a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day that the person fails to make the report or provide the notice required by the bill. Provides that the civil penalty is not more that $50,000 for each day that the person fails to make the report or provide the notice if a court has entered a judgment against a person for a previous violation of the reporting and notification requirements added by the bill. Provides that a person who fails to make the report or provide the notice required by the bill commits a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that a person commits a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction for a violation of the reporting and notification requirements added by the bill. Provides that money collected by the department for a civil violation of the reporting and notification requirements added by the bill shall be deposited into the environmental management special fund. Adds definitions of "downstream water user", "objectionable substance", "park", and "spill". Makes conforming changes.
