Indiana 2023 Regular Session All Bills (Page 58)

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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1128

Introduced
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Reporting of child abuse or neglect. Provides that coaches and athletic facility staff members have a duty to report child abuse to: (1) the department of child services (department) or the local law enforcement agency; and (2) the individual in charge of the school or athletic facility. Provides that the individual in charge of the school or athletic facility has a duty to report or cause the child abuse to be reported. Provides that a criminal investigation under this law does not affect a victim's right to seek civil remedies. Requires that if a report alleges that a youth coach is the abuser, the department shall investigate the school or athletic facility to determine whether the school or athletic facility reasonably should have known that the alleged abuse was happening. Provides that in determining whether the school or athletic facility reasonably should have known, the department may consider: (1) whether there have been previous allegations against the coach; (2) whether there are disciplinary records for the coach involving inappropriate behavior with a minor; and (3) whether the school or athletic facility properly reported any previous allegations against the coach or disciplinary records involving the coach's inappropriate behavior with a minor. Raises the penalty for failure to report to a Level 5 felony. (Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor.)
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1229

Introduced
1/10/23  
Infant formula price gouging. Defines "price gouging" to include charging a consumer an unconscionable amount for the sale of infant formula. Provides that price gouging occurs in the sale of infant formula if the price at which the infant formula is sold grossly exceeds the average price charged for infant formula of the same brand and type in retail establishments in Indiana on or about the date on which the infant formula is sold. Authorizes the attorney general to investigate complaints, seek injunctive relief, seek restitution for victims, and institute actions to collect civil penalties in cases of price gouging in the sale of infant formula. Provides that a court may assess a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each transaction against a retailer found to have committed price gouging in the sale of infant formula.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1231

Introduced
1/10/23  
Gender transition procedures for minors. Prohibits specified health care professionals from providing gender transition procedures to a minor that are intended to alter the gender of the minor or delay puberty. Provides for certain medical exceptions. Prohibits public funds, Medicaid, or a health carrier from providing reimbursement or coverage for gender transition procedures to a minor. Creates a civil cause of action. Makes conforming changes.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1151

Introduced
1/10/23  
Discriminatory appraisal practices. Adds the following to the duties of the homeowner protection unit (unit) of the office of the attorney general: (1) Cooperating with law enforcement agencies in investigating violations of the federal Fair Housing Act. (2) Investigating and enforcing: (A) existing law prohibiting improperly influencing the preparation of a real estate appraisal; and (B) the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory practices in the appraisal of residential real property. Prohibits a person whose business includes appraising residential real property from making an excessively low appraisal of the value of real estate that is the subject of a mortgage loan on the basis of the race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin of: (A) the loan applicant; or (B) residents of the neighborhood in which the real estate is located. Establishes the fair housing practices fund (fund), to be administered by the Indiana housing and community development authority (authority), for the purpose of: (1) providing down payment assistance, financial assistance for closing costs, and restitution for individuals injured by a violation the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory appraisal practices; and (2) providing grants for: (A) community education and outreach efforts; and (B) community reinvestment initiatives; for neighborhoods or communities adversely impacted by the prohibited discriminatory appraisal practices. Requires the authority to adopt rules to develop certain criteria and procedures necessary to: (1) administer the fund; and (2) provide assistance from the fund. Requires the unit to: (1) amend the form that creditors are required to provide to mortgage loan applicants to include information about how prospective borrowers can report suspected violations of the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory appraisal practices; and (2) accept complaints concerning these suspected violations. Provides that a person that knowingly or intentionally violates the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory appraisal practices: (1) commits an act that is actionable by an aggrieved individual and the attorney general under the deceptive consumer sales act; and (2) is liable for a civil penalty. Provides that any civil penalty collected shall be deposited in the fund. Requires the real estate appraiser licensure and certification board (board) to, not later than January 1, 2024, submit recommendations to the Indiana real estate commission (commission) concerning the following: (1) Rules requiring as a condition of initial licensure or certification at least one hour of instruction in cultural competency training, and at least one hour of instruction in implicit bias training. (2) Rules requiring as a condition of renewal for licensure and certification at least one hour of continuing education instruction in cultural competency training, and at least one hour of continuing education instruction in implicit bias training. (3) Policies to foster diversity in the real estate appraisal profession. Requires the commission to adopt the recommended rules not later than July 1, 2024. Provides that the office of the attorney general and the professional licensing agency (agency) may use an existing investigative fund to investigate and enforce: (1) existing law prohibiting improperly influencing the preparation of a real estate appraisal; and (2) the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory appraisal practices. Requires the board to submit, on at least a quarterly basis, a request to the attorney general for certain information concerning complaints filed against real estate appraisers. Requires the agency to publish and update on the board's web page, on at least a quarterly basis, certain data received by the board in the most recent quarterly report from the attorney general. Beginning in 2025, requires the agency to submit an annual report to the legislative council concerning: (1) the cultural competency and implicit bias training educational requirements adopted by the commission; and (2) the policies to foster diversity in the real estate appraisal profession implemented by the commission.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1240

Introduced
1/10/23  
Registration of recovery residences. Requires the operator of a recovery residence to register with the division of mental health and addiction (division). Sets forth the requirements for registration. Requires the division to: (1) establish a registration fee and a renewal fee; and (2) post a list of registered recovery residences on its website and include certain information concerning each recovery residence. Requires the division to adopt rules concerning: (1) the investigation of certain complaints; (2) the issuance, revocation, and denial of a registration; and (3) any rules necessary to implement these provisions. Allows the division to contract with a nonprofit organization that specializes in recovery residences to administer the registration of recovery residences.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1113

Introduced
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Report Pass
1/24/23  
Report Pass
2/2/23  
Engrossed
2/14/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Refer
3/9/23  
Report Pass
3/23/23  
Enrolled
3/29/23  
Passed
4/20/23  
Chaptered
4/20/23  
Dental compliance fund. Removes a requirement that dentists and dental hygienists pay a $20 compliance fee when renewing a license that is deposited into the dental compliance fund (fund). Provides that money in the fund is to be used to provide funds for administering and enforcing the provisions of the Indiana Code chapter concerning the regulation of dentists (as opposed to the Indiana Code article concerning dentists).
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0174

Introduced
1/9/23  
Indiana historic tax credits. Allows a credit against a qualified taxpayer's state tax liability in an amount equal to either 25% or 30% of the qualified taxpayer's qualified expenses related to the rehabilitation of a qualified historic structure. Provides that, for a qualified taxpayer that is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the credit is equal to 30% of the qualified taxpayer's expenses. Provides that the credit is transferrable and may be carried forward for 10 years, but may not be carried back.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1101

Introduced
1/10/23  
Music and art therapy. Provides that art therapy services provided by a licensed art therapist to an individual who receives mental health services or to an individual who receives services from a community mental health center are reimbursable under Medicaid. Provides for the licensure of music therapists, art therapists, and art therapist associates. Adds music therapists and art therapists to the behavioral health and human services licensing board (board). Creates the music therapist and art therapist sections of the board. Requires music therapists to be licensed. Establishes requirements and procedures for an individual to be licensed as a music therapist, art therapist, and art therapist associate. Prohibits a person who is not licensed as a music therapist, an art therapist, or an art therapist associate from using certain titles or certain words in a title. Makes technical and conforming changes.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1124

Introduced
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Report Pass
2/9/23  
Engrossed
2/17/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Report Pass
3/16/23  
Enrolled
3/22/23  
Passed
4/20/23  
Chaptered
4/20/23  
Civil proceeding advance payment contracts. Amends the law concerning civil proceeding advance payment (CPAP) transactions to provide that in a civil proceeding in which a consumer claimant has entered into a CPAP contract, the consumer claimant or the consumer claimant's attorney is required to provide to: (1) each of the other parties in the civil proceeding; and (2) each insurer that has a duty to defend another party in the civil proceeding; written notice that the consumer claimant has entered into a CPAP contract with a CPAP provider. Provides that in a civil proceeding in which a consumer claimant is a party, the existence and contents of the CPAP contract are subject to discovery under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure by: (1) a party other than the consumer claimant; or (2) an insurer that has a duty to defend another party in the civil proceeding. Provides that a written notice concerning a CPAP contract with a CPAP provider is not admissible in a court proceeding.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1167

Introduced
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Report Pass
1/24/23  
Report Pass
2/9/23  
Engrossed
2/15/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Report Pass
3/27/23  
Enrolled
4/5/23  
Passed
5/1/23  
Chaptered
5/1/23  
Live streaming and archiving meetings. Requires governing bodies of state and local agencies (excluding a state supported college or university) to provide, on a publicly accessible platform: (1) live transmissions of public meetings; and (2) an archive of copies of the live transmissions with links to any meeting agendas, minutes, or memoranda. Provides that if a governing body does not have Internet capability for live transmission of public meetings, the governing body shall record the meeting. Provides that transmissions and recordings of public meetings may be destroyed after 90 days.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1186

Introduced
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Report Pass
2/9/23  
Engrossed
2/15/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Report Pass
3/7/23  
Enrolled
3/22/23  
Passed
4/20/23  
Chaptered
4/20/23  
Encroachment on an investigation. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally approaches within 25 feet of a law enforcement officer after the law enforcement officer has ordered the person to stop commits a Class C misdemeanor. Specifies that "emergency incident area" may include an area 25 feet in all directions from the perimeter of an emergency incident area. (Under current law, the area is 150 feet).
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1106

Introduced
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Report Pass
2/9/23  
Engrossed
2/15/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Report Pass
4/4/23  
Enrolled
4/11/23  
Passed
5/4/23  
Chaptered
5/4/23  
Mine reclamation tax credit. Provides a mine reclamation tax credit (credit), retroactive beginning January 1, 2023, for a taxpayer that enters into an agreement with the Indiana economic development corporation (corporation) for a qualified investment for development of property located on reclaimed coal mining land. Provides that the amount of a credit that a taxpayer receives in a taxable year may not exceed the lesser of: (1) the taxpayer's qualified investment multiplied by 30%; or (2) $5,000,000. Provides that the aggregate amount of tax credits allowed may not exceed $25,000,000 over the five year period that the credit is available. Provides for the assignment of the credit by a taxpayer to certain lessees. Provides that a taxpayer is not entitled to the credit if the corporation determines that the taxpayer has substantially reduced or ceased its operations in Indiana in order to relocate them within the mine reclamation site. Provides that the tax credit expires December 31, 2027.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1103

Introduced
1/10/23  
Renewal of SNAP benefit registration. Allows the division of family resources to contract with a community partner for purposes of recertifying an individual's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1127

Introduced
1/10/23  
Exemption from COVID-19 immunization requirements. Provides that an employer may not require an employee to submit to testing for the presence of COVID-19 unless the employee had a known high risk exposure to COVID-19 or has active symptoms of COVID-19. Removes a provision that allows an employer to require an employee who receives an exemption from COVID-19 immunization requirements to submit to testing under certain conditions. Provides that an employer may not subject an employee who claims an exemption based on religious reasons to religious testing or questioning unless the employer has documented evidence of an insincere belief. Removes a provision that allows an employer to request a new laboratory test result from an employee who claims an exemption based on immunity from COVID-19 not more than once every three months. Allows an employee or prospective employee to bring a civil action against an employer to enforce the exemption requirements.
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1125

Introduced
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Report Pass
2/2/23  
Engrossed
2/8/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Report Pass
3/23/23  
Enrolled
4/18/23  
Passed
5/4/23  
Chaptered
5/4/23  
Delivery network companies. Amends the law regarding transportation network companies (TNC) to provide that, after June 30, 2024, the primary motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirement while a TNC driver is logged on to the TNC's digital network, but is not engaged in a prearranged ride, is at least $50,000 per incident for property damage. (Under current law, the coverage requirement is at least $25,000 per incident for property damage.) Provides that, after June 30, 2024: (1) a delivery network company (DNC) driver who connects to a DNC's digital network is an independent contractor of the DNC, and the DNC is not considered to control or manage the DNC driver or to own or manage the personal vehicle used by the DNC driver to provide delivery services; but (2) the DNC driver, or the DNC on the DNC driver's behalf, is required to maintain primary motor vehicle insurance meeting certain requirements on the DNC driver's personal vehicle. Establishes different minimum insurance coverage requirements for a delivery available period than for a delivery service period. Provides that if motor vehicle insurance maintained by a DNC driver lapses or does not provide the required coverage: (1) motor vehicle insurance maintained by the DNC must provide the required coverage beginning with the first dollar of a claim; and (2) the DNC's insurer has a duty to defend the claim. Provides that coverage under a DNC insurer's policy may not be dependent on the denial of a claim by the DNC driver's insurer. Requires a DNC driver, in the event of an accident, upon request, to provide proof of required insurance coverage and to disclose whether the accident occurred during a delivery available period or a delivery service period. Requires a DNC to make certain disclosures in writing to a prospective DNC driver. Authorizes an insurer writing motor vehicle insurance in Indiana to exclude coverage on a personal vehicle owned or operated by a DNC driver for loss or injury occurring during a delivery available period or a delivery service period. Requires a DNC's insurer to assume primary liability for a claim arising from an accident when: (1) a dispute arises as to whether the accident occurred during a delivery available period or a delivery service period; and (2) the DNC does not have, did not retain, or fails to provide precise information on when the delivery available period or delivery service period began or ended.