Alcoholic beverages and tobacco. Adds the following to the definition of "entertainment complex": (1) A premises located within a five mile (instead of four mile) radius of the center of a consolidated city. (2) A premises used as a museum of fine arts. (3) A premises that has a 200 person audience capacity and artist housing. Provides that a primary source of supply, manufacturer, or wholesaler may supply equipment on a temporary and nondiscriminatory basis to the holder of a retailer permit or a temporary permit for the purpose of holding, storing, and dispensing product to consumers for a special event for the duration of the special event. Makes the following changes regarding breweries: (1) Removes a requirement that the 90,000 barrel limit per calendar year applies to beer manufactured at a brewery located in Indiana. (2) Allows a small brewery to receive, bottle, and package beer from another small brewery if certain requirements are met. (3) Allows a small brewery to sell or transfer beer to certain food manufacturers for the purpose of adding or integrating the beer into a product or recipe. (4) Provides that a product that contains transferred beer may not contain more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume when the product leaves the food manufacturer's facility. Provides for permits for beer or liquor dealer employees who deliver alcoholic beverages. Increases, within a certain historic district, the number of alcoholic beverage restaurant permits from 10 to 15, and changes certain other requirements. Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to issue a certain number of three-way permits to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption in the: (1) cities of Auburn, Kendallville, and Warsaw; and (2) towns of Winona Lake and Syracuse. Permits the issuance of three new three-way permits and three new two-way permits to the town of Whitestown. Requires the commission to issue a beer dealer's permit and a wine dealer's permit to an eligible grocery store. Increases the limit on the amount of liquor that an artisan distiller may produce in a calendar year from 10,000 to 20,000 gallons. Amends the conditions in which a minor can lawfully be in a room on a licensed premises in which is located a bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink. Modifies the definition of "tobacco product", for purposes of the law concerning issuance of a tobacco sales certificate, to include a product that contains nicotine and is not approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for tobacco cessation. Provides that an e-liquid distributor shall purchase and distribute e-liquid from an: (1) Indiana e-liquid manufacturer that has a valid e-liquid manufacturing permit; or (2) Indiana e-liquid distributor that has a valid e-liquid manufacturing permit or a valid tobacco distributor's license.

State payments in lieu of property taxes. Requires the state to make payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOTs) for qualified parcels in counties in which at least 19% of all land in the county is: (1) in the aggregate, owned or leased by the state or the federal government; and (2) subject to an exemption from property taxes. Defines "qualified parcel" as a parcel that is: (1) owned or leased by the state; (2) subject to an exemption from property taxes; and (3) located in a county to which this act applies. Provides that a county containing qualified parcels is entitled to receive PILOTs from the state. Provides that for purposes of calculating a PILOT, each acre of the qualified parcel is considered to have an assessed value of 1/2 of the statewide agricultural land base rate value. Provides that money received from the PILOTs must be used by the taxing units for capital expenditures related to public safety. Annually appropriates from the state general fund the amount necessary to pay the required PILOTs.

Enforcement of habitability standards. Allows a city, county, or town to bring a nuisance action against a tenant or other person responsible for a nuisance. Requires a landlord to repair or replace an essential item not later than 24 hours after being notified by a tenant that the tenant's rental unit is without certain essential services. Provides that a tenant may bring an enforcement action against a landlord by providing notice of the landlord's noncompliance and allows for certain remedies to a prevailing tenant. Allows a court to order that a tenant's regular rental payments are paid into an attorney trust account or to the clerk of the court during the pendency of an enforcement action brought by the tenant.

Removal of immunization requirements. Provides that the department of child services may not require an individual to undergo an immunization as a condition of issuing the individual a foster family home license, or renewing the individual's foster family home license, if the individual provides: (1) written notice that the individual objects to the immunization on religious grounds; or (2) written certification from a physician that the immunization is or may be detrimental to the individual's health.

Adoption of animals from testing facilities. Specifies requirements for release of a cat or dog from an animal testing facility or breeder to a releasing agency. Establishes the adoption of tested animals and animals bred for testing fund. Provides that the Indiana state board of animal health may bring a civil action against an animal testing facility or breeder that violates the requirements. Provides that an animal testing facility or breeder is immune from civil liability for harm caused by, or a defect suffered by, a cat or dog released under this chapter.

Cultural competency in education. Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) assess and monitor school corporations and public schools regarding culturally competent practice and training in instruction and classroom management; and (2) provide technical assistance to school corporations and public schools regarding certain practices. Requires the department to: (1) prepare a report regarding the data assessed and monitored; and (2) submit, not later than July 1 of each year, the report to the governor, the state board of education, and the education standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives.

State and local tax review task force. Establishes the state and local tax review task force (task force). Specifies the membership of the task force and the topics the task force is required to review. Provides that the member of the task force who is an economist is appointed jointly by the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. Provides for the selection of the chairperson and vice chairperson of the task force.

Conviction data. Defines "prohibited person" as a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or carrying a handgun. Provides that the office of judicial administration may establish a system to transmit certain data to assist in determining whether a person is a prohibited person.

Processing, counting, and tabulating ballots. Establishes definitions in election law relating to processing, counting, and tabulating ballots. Defines the process for retracting ballots. Provides that each paper ballot that is to be read by a machine must be marked with a code that permits the votes associated on the ballot to be retracted if a county's voting system has an approved feature that is able to retract a ballot. Provides that a voter who votes on a ballot that is to be scanned by a machine, whether the voter votes on election day or votes early, shall be permitted to place the voter's ballot into the ballot reading machine under the supervision of the precinct election board or the county election board. Provides that absentee ballots may not be tabulated before 6 p.m. on election day. Makes other changes to the statute describing the counting of absentee ballots to conform with these changes.

Cap on assessed valuation increase for homesteads. Limits the annual increase in assessed value of a homestead to 5% unless: (1) ownership of the homestead changes; or (2) the increase results from physical changes to the homestead. Limits the increase in assessed value of a homestead over a 10 year period to 40%.

Unclaimed property matters. Defines "gift card". Makes various changes to statutes in the state's revised unclaimed property act concerning: (1) presumptions of abandonment; (2) reporting of unclaimed property; (3) delivery of property to the attorney general; (4) delivery of property from the attorney general to the presumed owner; (5) payment of gain realized or accrued on property; and (6) filing claims for property.

Designation of state nickname. Provides that "The Hoosier State" is designated as the official nickname of the state of Indiana. Provides that the designation is to recognize and memorialize the legacy of Harry Hoosier. Makes certain findings in recognizing Harry Hoosier as the namesake of The Hoosier State.

Privately made firearms. Defines a "privately made firearm" and other related terms. Makes it a Level 5 felony to possess a privately made firearm. Makes it a Level 5 felony to alter, obliterate, or remove certain marks of firearm identification or to possess a firearm on which those marks of identification have been altered, obliterated, or removed.

Medicaid reimbursement for dental services. Specifies that Medicaid dental service reimbursement rates (reimbursement rates) must at least be in the fiftieth percentile of one of the specified fee schedules. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to: (1) annually review reimbursement rates; and (2) adjust the reimbursement rates based on the review. Requires the new reimbursement rates to be provided before December 15 of each year to the house committee on ways and means and the senate committee on appropriations.

Small modular nuclear reactors. Changes the rated electric generating capacity from 350 megawatts to 470 megawatts for purposes of the definition of "small modular nuclear reactor" as used in the statutes concerning: (1) certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Indiana utility regulatory commission for the construction, lease, or purchase of electric generation facilities; and (2) financial incentives for energy utilities that invest in clean energy projects. Makes a technical correction.