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R Indiana Senate · District 7

Sen. Brian Buchanan

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Total votes
2,053
all sessions
Attendance
100%
3 missed
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
441
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
441 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
441
Primary
182
Co-sponsor
259
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Primary HB 1179
Passed · Indiana House · Lead sponsor
Professional licensing.

Allows a state agency to adopt a policy governing electronic meetings conducted by a board or committee of the agency, if the board or committee has not adopted a policy. Allows the reinstatement of a professional license that was retired, inactive, or surrendered (inactive) if the applicant meets the requirements for a delinquent or lapsed license. Provides that provisions regarding reinstatement of a retired license do not apply if the license was retired while a complaint or investigation regarding professional conduct was pending. Provides that the reinstatement law applies to all licenses that were inactive for more than three years. Requires, for purposes of the license reinstatement law, that each board make available a list of standards that require a personal appearance before the board. Requires a provider of a continuing education course to: (1) obtain approval of the course from the licensing board; and (2) provide the licensing board or agency with a certificate showing that a practitioner completed a course. Eliminates random continuing education audits of practitioners. Adds certain nonhealth professions to the professions that an out-of-state applicant may use to apply for license under the general reciprocity law. Provides that if a board does not act on an application within one year for an applicant who holds a provisional license or provisional certificate under the reciprocity law, the professional licensing agency shall issue the applicant a license or certificate. Allows the use of certain titles by an individual who is enrolled in or has graduated from a school of architecture or an accredited curriculum of landscape architecture.

Passed Feb 27, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 2
Signed into law · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Taxation of pass through entities.

Authorizes certain pass through entities to make an election to pay tax at the entity level based on each owner's aggregate share of adjusted gross income. Provides a refundable tax credit equal to the amount of tax paid by the electing entity with regard to the owner's share. Allows a credit for pass through entity taxes that are imposed by and paid to another state. Makes certain changes to provisions that apply to taxpayers who file a combined return for the financial institutions tax. Makes conforming changes for purposes of partnership audit and administrative adjustments.

Signed into law Feb 22, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Primary SCR 12
Passed · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor
Congratulating Dr. Scott Robison.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating Dr. Scott Robison on his retirement and honoring his thirty-eight years of dedicated service to Indiana's schools.

Passed Feb 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SCR 15
Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Honoring Indiana 4-H.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana 4-H and recognizing February 7, 2023, as Indiana 4-H Day at the Statehouse.

Passed Feb 16, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 398
In committee · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
School property taxes.

Requires a county auditor to distribute a portion of revenue received from a school corporation's operations fund property tax levy to each: (1) charter school in which students who receive not more than 50% virtual instruction and who have legal settlement in the school corporation attend; and (2) transferee corporation that a transferred student who has legal settlement in the school corporation attends. Phases in the distributions over three years.

In committee Feb 14, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 347
In committee · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor
Work sharing unemployment benefits program.

Establishes a work sharing unemployment insurance program (program). Requires an employer that desires to participate in the program to submit a work sharing plan for approval by the commissioner of the department of workforce development. Establishes the work sharing benefit as equal to an affected employee's unemployment benefit reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage of the employee's normal weekly work hours that the employee works under the approved work sharing plan. Makes a technical correction.

In committee Feb 9, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SR 8
Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Honoring Mary Lemieux.

A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Mary Lemieux for her years of service as a doorkeeper for the Indiana Senate.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SR 10
Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Honoring Senator Michael Griffin.

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

Passed Feb 2, 2023 1 co-sponsor
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