Sen. Greg Walker

Raises the annual income eligibility for an eligible child to 138% of the federal poverty level. (Currently, the eligibility is 127% of the federal poverty level.) Removes certain restrictions on how the office of the secretary of family and social services may award grants. Changes the prekindergarten pilot program to the prekindergarten program and removes the expiration date. Makes conforming changes.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Michael Griffin for his service to the Indiana Senate and the constituents of Senate District 1.

A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing the humanitarian efforts of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for the Supporting Action For Emergency Responses (SAFER) Ukraine program.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late Governor Joe Kernan and urging the Indiana Department of Administration to place a memorial bust of Governor Kernan within the State Capitol.

Applies to Congress for a convention for proposing amendments under Article V of the Constitution of the United States to provide limits to the number of terms that an individual may serve in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.

Requires the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana to study the needs of struggling families and their unborn and born children. Requires the Indiana department of health to develop and propose, not later than July 1, 2024, a strategic plan to: (1) evaluate the needs of unborn and born children; (2) assess the available resources in each county to provide for the needs of unborn and born children; and (3) determine the disparity in each county between the needs of unborn and born children and the available resources.

Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend or revoke the current driver's license or driving privileges and all certificates of registration and proof of registration issued to or registered in the name of an individual who is convicted of a moving traffic offense that results in the serious bodily injury or death of a vulnerable road user. Defines "vulnerable road user".

Authorizes counties, cities, and towns (local units) to adopt a commercial property assessed clean energy program (PACE program) as a financing mechanism to allow commercial property owners to obtain financing for energy efficient improvements, with the repayment of the financing obligation for those improvements made from a voluntary tax assessment (special assessment) on the property. Defines an "energy efficient improvement". Requires a property owner to petition a local unit that has adopted a PACE program to impose a special assessment on the property, the proceeds of which would be transferred to the financing provider for the purchase and installation of the energy efficient improvement. Requires all owners of record of a property to sign the petition. Requires the petition to contain the written consent of each mortgage lien holder on the property stating that the lien holder does not object to the imposition of the assessment. Requires certain provisions to be included in an assessment contract. Specifies the procedures for imposing the special assessment and the priority of any tax lien. Prohibits the local unit from issuing bonds secured by tax revenue from any special assessment and further specifies that a local unit shall have no financial obligation or liability for the payment of tax revenue from a special assessment, other than to transfer the proceeds to the financing provider for the improvements.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Indiana's women veterans.

Provides a deduction from adjusted gross income for any premiums paid during a taxable year for a long term care insurance policy purchased in a state other than Indiana that is considered to have reciprocity with Indiana under an Indiana long term care insurance program. Provides a deduction from adjusted gross income for any premiums paid during a taxable year for a qualified long term care insurance policy under the Indiana long term care insurance partnership program.