Allows: (1) a manufacturer to provide; and (2) a patient to receive; individualized investigational treatment if certain conditions are met. Sets forth disclosures.
Abolishes the offices of county assessor and township assessor, effective July 1, 2025. Transfers the duties of the assessor to the county auditor. Requires the department of local government finance (DLGF) to develop an automated valuation model system (AVM system) to be used by the DLGF to conduct the assessment of all tangible property statewide, except for agricultural land. Requires the DLGF to conduct all assessments for tangible property, excluding agricultural land, using the AVM system beginning with the first assessment date that an AVM system is operational for use, but not later than 2036. Eliminates the payment of property taxes in arrears beginning with the first assessment date for which the AVM system is applied. Requires the DLGF to present a plan of implementation for an AVM system to the interim study committee on fiscal policy before November 1, 2025, and present an update on the AVM system before November 1 in subsequent years until the AVM system is operational for use. Except for agricultural land, provides that tangible property shall not be subject to assessment beginning with assessments in 2026 through the first assessment date for which the AVM system is applied. Freezes the assessed value of all taxable property, except agricultural land, during this time period at the assessed value determined for the property for the 2025 assessment date. Caps the property tax liability for all taxable property for taxes first due and payable in 2027 through the first date that taxes are first due and payable based on assessments under the AVM system to not more than: (1) for taxes first due and payable in 2027, the property tax liability imposed on the taxpayer's property for taxes first due and payable in 2021; and (2) for taxes first due and payable in 2028 and thereafter, the property tax liability for the calendar year not to exceed a 3% increase from the taxpayer's property tax liability from the previous year. Requires the legislative services agency to prepare legislation for introduction in the 2026 regular session of the general assembly to make appropriate required changes in statutes. Makes corresponding changes.
Prohibits the state from discriminating against adoption agencies, foster parents, or adoptive parents on the basis of religious beliefs. Defines certain terms. Waives sovereign immunity for purposes of the prohibition, except that state courts retain immunity. Allows suit under these provisions without exhausting administrative remedies. Provides for a private right of action and civil remedies.
Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to report specified Medicaid data to the Medicaid oversight committee. Requires the office to receive and review data from specified federal and state agencies concerning Medicaid recipients to determine whether circumstances have changed that affect Medicaid eligibility for recipients. Prohibits the office from accepting self-attestations of certain information in the administration of the Medicaid program. Requires the office to apply for a Medicaid state plan amendment to remove references to coverage under the Medicaid plan of a certain population. Requires the office to establish: (1) performance standards for hospitals that make presumptive eligibility determinations and sets out action for when hospitals do not comply with the standards; and (2) an appeals procedure for hospitals that dispute the violation determination. Modifies eligibility categories and requirements for the healthy Indiana plan (plan). Specifies limitations for enrollment in the plan.
Provides the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction with the prosecuting attorney in the prosecution of certain offenses concerning abortion. Allows the attorney general to issue an investigative demand if the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that the person has engaged in certain violations concerning abortion. Allows for the seizure of certain vehicles, real property, currency, weapons, and other items that are used in connection with: (1) trafficking an abortion inducing drug; or (2) performing an unlawful abortion. Makes trafficking an abortion inducing drug a Level 6 felony and enhances the penalty for a prior conviction. Provides that a racketeering activity includes a violation of: (1) trafficking an abortion inducing drug; or (2) performing an unlawful abortion.
Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) create a video for practitioners concerning the state's abortion laws and the standard of care for treating pregnant women with life threatening conditions; and (2) publish the video on its website. Specifies the information to be included in the video. Requires a hospital and ambulatory outpatient surgical center to: (1) review its protocol for abortion; (2) require certain practitioners to watch the video; and (3) certify to the state department compliance with these provisions. Amends the information required to be reported to the state department concerning the performance of an abortion and an abortion complication. Provides that a report concerning the performance of an abortion or an abortion complication is not confidential, is a public record, and shall be open to public inspection. Requires the state department to disclose these reports under Indiana's access to public records act. Requires the state department to: (1) publish the abortion complication reports on its website; and (2) send each abortion complication report to the office of the attorney general. Prohibits certain information on each form or report from being redacted. Requires the state department, if redacting: (1) a date; or (2) the age of the patient; from the form or report, to indicate on the form or report whether any applicable reporting deadline was met and whether or not the patient was a minor. Requires the state department to provide verification to the general assembly that the state department is in compliance concerning the release of these reports. Provides that an incomplete report concerning the performance of an abortion transmitted to the state department is subject to investigation by the state department and the office of the attorney general.
Maddy summarySB 244 would exempt Indiana from observing daylight saving time changes. The bill, introduced by Senator Johnson T and referred to the Public Policy Committee, would directly affect Indiana residents by eliminating the need for biannual clock adjustments. This procedural bill focuses on modifying Indiana's time observance without creating new regulations or funding.
Maddy summarySB 243 would require that majority ownership of physician group practices in Indiana be held by licensed physicians. This rule applies specifically to medical practices structured as physician groups operating within the state. The bill, introduced in January 2025 and referred to the Health Committee, establishes this ownership standard as a new requirement. It does not address other operational aspects of medical practices.
Maddy summarySB 479 makes it a Level 6 felony to assist a minor in obtaining gender transition care. The bill directly affects adults, such as healthcare providers or family members, who help minors access such medical procedures. Key provisions criminalize this assistance, treating it as a serious criminal offense rather than a medical or family matter. The bill focuses on the legal penalty for third parties, not the minor receiving care.
Requires the Indiana medical licensing board to accept and review complaints concerning physician collaborative practice agreements with advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Provides that an APRN may only: (1) operate in collaboration with a licensed practitioner who specializes in the same practice area as the advanced practice registered nurse; and (2) practice within the scope of the APRN's specialty. Allows a physician to enter into a collaborative agreement with more than four APRNs but prohibits the physician from collaborating with more than four APRNs at the same time.
