Provides that an arrestee whose most serious pending charge is a misdemeanor is presumptively entitled to release without money bail or surety under certain conditions.
Provides that: (1) it is an unlawful employment practice to pay wages that discriminate based on sex, race, or national origin for the same or equivalent jobs when the employees in question have equivalent education and employment experience; and (2) the civil rights commission has jurisdiction for investigation and resolution of complaints of these employment actions.
Increases the minimum wage paid to certain employees in Indiana as follows: (1) After June 30, 2021, from $7.25 an hour to $10 an hour. (2) After June 30, 2022, from $10 an hour to $13 an hour. (3) After June 30, 2023, from $13 an hour to $15 an hour. Provides that after June 30, 2024, and each subsequent June 30, the hourly minimum wage increases at the same percentage as any increase in the Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year. Makes technical corrections and corresponding changes.
Requires the state department of health to: (1) take all necessary steps to increase by 100% the number of Medicaid children recipients who are screened for lead poisoning; (2) prepare and publish on the state department's Internet web site a report of the results of the lead poison screening; and (3) share the results of the testing with certain entities.
Removes provisions making the operation of a vehicle or motorboat with a metabolite of THC in the person's body (without proof of intoxication) an offense. Reduces the penalty for possession of marijuana, hashish, hash oil, and salvia to: (1) a Class C infraction for a first offense; (2) a Class C misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense; and (3) a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense if the person possesses more than a specified amount. Reduces the penalty for possession of marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia packaged in a container labeled as containing low THC hemp extract to a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that a person's probation may not be revoked solely on the basis that the person tested positive for marijuana or a metabolite of marijuana. Makes conforming amendments.
Prohibits an employer from using a consumer report for employment purposes unless certain conditions apply. Allows a consumer to bring a civil action against an employer for a violation of this provision. Provides that if the attorney general has reason to believe that an employer has violated the provision, the attorney general may bring one or both of the following: (1) An action to enjoin the violation. (2) An action to recover damages sustained by Indiana residents as a result of the violation. Makes it: (1) a Class B infraction for a knowing or intentional violation of the provision; or (2) a Class A infraction if an employer has a prior unrelated judgment for a violation of the provision.
Creates a defense to possession of paraphernalia that: (1) the paraphernalia is for use with marijuana; and (2) the person possesses a valid medical marijuana card from another state, or a physician has certified in writing that the person suffers from a terminal illness or serious untreatable disease, and, in the professional opinion of the physician, the benefits of treatment with marijuana are greater than the risks. Creates a defense to possession of marijuana that: (1) the person possessed less than two ounces of marijuana; and (2) the person possesses a valid medical marijuana card from another state, or a physician has certified in writing that the person suffers from a terminal illness or serious untreatable disease, and, in the professional opinion of the physician, the benefits of treatment with marijuana are greater than the risks.
Requires electronic poll books and voting systems used during in-person absentee voting at the circuit court clerk's office or a satellite location to be sealed each day when absentee voting at the site concludes.
Establishes the Indiana state forest commission. Specifies the membership of the state forest commission. Requires the state forest commission to meet in 2020, 2021, and 2022 and to issue a written report establishing a plan for the management of the state forests for the 100 year period beginning in 2023. Provides that the state forest commission's plan must contain certain recommendations and must embody certain principles. Requires the state forest commission to set forth in its report the subjects discussed and issues raised concerning which the general assembly may choose to pass legislation. Requires the natural resources commission to adopt rules incorporating the state forest commission's determination about the percentage of state forest land falling within each of the three "priority use" categories. Requires the natural resources commission, every seven years, to conduct a review of the implementation of the state forest commission's plan and to adopt rules to revise the plan, as appropriate.
Prohibits the: (1) sale; (2) trade; or (3) transfer; of a regulated weapon to a person less than 21 years of age. Provides that a dealer or person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) sells; (2) trades; or (3) transfers; a regulated weapon to a person less than 21 years of age commits a Level 6 felony. Provides certain defenses. Prohibits a person from possessing, selling, or offering for sale a magazine or similar device for a firearm with a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Provides that a person who: (1) knowingly; or (2) intentionally; openly carries a prohibited weapon in a public place commits carrying a prohibited firearm, a Class A misdemeanor. Creates the crime of "unlawful possession of a multiburst trigger activator". Provides that the possession or sale of a multiburst trigger activator is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that the crime of unlawful possession of a multiburst trigger activator is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior, unrelated conviction for the offense.
