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R Indiana Senate · District 46

Sen. Ronald Grooms

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Total votes
1,130
all sessions
Attendance
100%
of floor votes
Higher than 81% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Sponsored
321
bills & resolutions
Higher than 78% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
321 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
321
Primary
162
Co-sponsor
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Co-sponsor SB 82
Signed into law · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Mental health diagnosis.

Defines "mental health diagnosis" and sets forth requirements that must be met in order for certain licensed professionals to provide a mental health diagnosis. Requires certain mental health professionals who are making a mental health diagnosis and who determine that the patient may have a physical condition that requires medical attention or has not been examined by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant in the preceding 12 months to: (1) advise the patient to schedule, and offer to assist the patient with scheduling, a physical examination for the patient; (2) provide the patient with a list of practitioners and certain information concerning the practitioners; and (3) coordinate patient care with the practitioner as appropriate. Requires documentation of the actions of the licensed professional in the patient's medical record.

Signed into law Apr 29, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Primary HB 1101
Signed into law · Indiana House · Lead sponsor
Daycare licensure exemption in declared emergency.

Exempts from day care licensure requirements a child care program that: (1) is operated by a public or private organization under a contract with a public or private school; (2) serves children who are enrolled in a public or private school in grades kindergarten through 12, or in a preschool program offered by the public or private school; and (3) serves children who are: (A) attending school through remote or e-learning due to a disaster emergency; or (B) participating in a learning recovery program that administers an assessment to measure student learning loss and provides Indiana academic standards aligned instruction.

Signed into law Apr 29, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 175
Signed into law · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor
Agreements between beer wholesalers and suppliers.

Requires a primary source of supply (primary source) that wants to amend, cancel, terminate, or refuse to renew a distribution agreement entered into with a beer wholesaler to: (1) act in good faith, with good cause, and with due regard for the equities of the beer wholesaler; and (2) provide written notice. Provides that a primary source has a right to amend, cancel, terminate, or refuse to renew distribution agreements with all beer wholesalers that have entered into the same distribution agreement with the primary source and are located in the United States. Prohibits a primary source or beer wholesaler from waiving any provisions of the law regarding distribution agreements.

Signed into law Apr 29, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 1230
Signed into law · Indiana House · Lead sponsor
Safe haven 911.

Provides that due to extenuating circumstances, if a child's parent or a person is unable to give up custody of a child under the procedure set forth in Indiana's safe haven law, the child's parent or the person may request that an emergency medical services provider (provider) take custody of the child by: (1) dialing the 911 emergency call number; and (2) staying with the child until a provider arrives to take custody of the child. Provides that the emergency medical dispatch agency or the provider shall inform the child's parent or the person giving up custody of the child of the ability to remain anonymous. Provides that a provider, shall, without a court order, take custody of a child who is, or who appears to be, not more than 30 days of age if the child is voluntarily left: (1) in a newborn safety device that is located at an emergency medical services station; or (2) with medical staff after delivery in a hospital or other medical facility when the child's parent notifies the medical staff that the parent is voluntarily relinquishing the child. Allows a child's parent to remain anonymous if the child is voluntarily relinquished in a hospital or other medical facility after delivery of the child. Provides that an emergency medical services station is immune from civil liability for an act or omission relating to the operation of the newborn safety device.

Signed into law Apr 22, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 20
Signed into law · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor
Regulation of micro market food sales.

Specifies that "micro market display" includes a hot beverage brewer. Specifies that a "vending machine" includes a self-service device that can be activated by the use of a software application on a smartphone. Provides that a micro market can sell hot beverages. Provides that an owner or operator of a micro market shall not be required to: (1) submit any documentation; or (2) be subject to any pre-plan review, inspection process, or approval process by the state department, corporation, or local health department before the installation of a micro market. Provides that an owner or operator of a micro market must notify the corporation or local health department where the micro market is located no later than 10 business days after the installation of the micro market. Provides that an owner or operator of a micro market shall not be subject to any fee associated with providing notice to a corporation or local health department.

Signed into law Apr 22, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 234
Signed into law · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Withholding tax remittance.

Requires the department of state revenue (department) to provide written notice, by electronic means, to each employer that is registered in the department's online INTIME program and whose employer's Form WH-1 monthly withholding tax report or withholding tax remittance is past due. Requires each payroll service provider to annually register with the department beginning January 1, 2022. Specifies the contents of the annual registration form. Defines "payroll service provider" and "responsible person" for purposes of these provisions. Provides that the department may charge an annual payroll service provider registration fee for purposes of the registration program. Provides that a provider shall be permitted to retain any income generated on business client (client) funds while held in a provider's legal possession pending remittance to authorized payees if the client agreement expressly permits it and the provider complies with certain rules. Provides that a payroll service provider contract must include a provision that specifies that if the payroll service provider fails to deposit or remit a business client's employer withholding taxes when due, and the failure is caused by an error or omission of the payroll service provider and not by the business client, the payroll service provider shall be required to reimburse the business client for the business client's payment of any penalties or interest assessed by the department as a result of the failure. Provides that, if a provider knowingly or intentionally fails to remit taxes withheld, the provider is liable and responsible persons shall be personally liable for such taxes that were withheld and not remitted, along with penalties and interest. Provides that a responsible person of the provider who knowingly or intentionally fails to remit taxes that were withheld commits a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty depending on the amount of taxes that were not remitted. Provides that the liability shall not be construed to relieve the liability of the employer or any person otherwise with a duty to withhold. Provides that the employer's address shall be the address of record with the department for withholding tax purposes and that a payroll service provider may not change the address of record with the department.

Signed into law Apr 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor
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