Sen. Mike Young

Maddy summarySB 340 would limit annual property tax increases for primary residences (homesteads) to a maximum of 2% each year, regardless of changes in a property's assessed value. This directly affects homeowners who live in their primary residence, preventing their annual tax bill from rising faster than 2% even if local property values increase significantly. The bill's key mechanism sets a hard cap on the year-over-year growth of tax liability, ensuring steady, predictable costs for affected homeowners. The bill is currently pending in the Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee after being introduced on January 13, 2025.

Provides that the gasoline license tax and the special fuel license tax must be imposed at the rate in effect on June 30 of the prior state fiscal year multiplied by the lesser of: (1) the statutory index factor; or (2) 1.02. Provides that the gasoline use tax rate shall be the lesser of the amount as computed under current law or the gasoline use tax rate on June 30 of the prior state fiscal year multiplied by 1.02. Repeals an expired subsection.

Provides that July 1, 2025, (rather than July 1, 2027, under current law) is the last date for the index factor adjustment of the gasoline tax rate and the special fuel tax rate.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 1) honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch for her service upon her retirement. It does not create new laws or affect any policies; it is a symbolic gesture recognizing her role. The resolution was introduced by Senators Bray and Yoder, adopted unanimously by voice vote on January 8, 2025, and has no binding effect or direct impact on constituents.

Provides that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages a component of an automatic building fire suppression system that is located in a penal facility commits criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony.

Requires that the Indiana department of labor consult with the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster. Provides that the veterans' benefits and services poster must contain certain information. Requires that Indiana employers with more than 50 full-time employees (or their equivalent) display the veterans' benefits and services poster in a conspicuous place.

Requires an adult oriented website operator that displays material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method to prevent a minor from accessing an adult oriented website. Creates a cause of action to permit: (1) the parent or guardian of a child harmed by a violation of the age verification requirement to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees; and (2) any other person to bring an action to obtain injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees. Prohibits a person that conducts age verification from retaining the identifying information of an individual seeking to access an adult oriented website that displays material harmful to minors, and permits an individual whose identifying information is retained to bring an action to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees. Requires adult oriented website operators to use commercially reasonable methods to secure all information collected and transmitted. Provides that the attorney general may bring an action to obtain an injunction, a civil penalty of not more than $250,000, or the attorney general's reasonable costs in investigating and maintaining the action. Provides that when the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in a violation, the attorney general is empowered to issue civil investigative demands under IC 4-6-3-3 to investigate the suspected violation. Requires verification information of minors to be kept confidential with certain exceptions. Adds verification information to the definition of "personal information". Adds a violation of IC 24-4-23 as a deceptive act.

Provides that a state of disaster emergency declared by the governor: (1) that applies to the entire state may not continue for more than 60 days unless a renewal is authorized by the general assembly; and (2) that only applies to part of the state may not continue for more than 30 days unless renewed by the governor. Provides that the renewal of a statewide disaster emergency authorized by the general assembly may continue for not more than 60 days. Specifies that if a state of disaster emergency that applies to the entire state has ended, the governor may not call a new state of disaster emergency that applies to the entire state unless the new disaster is wholly unrelated to the earlier disaster. Defines "wholly unrelated".

Amends the membership of the poet laureate selection committee. Provides that the selection committee shall meet on a biennial basis or as needed. Provides that a person selected as poet laureate may serve one additional consecutive term. Amends the commission's payments for the poet laureate.

A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana federal congressional delegation to support the Susan Muffley Act.