Representation of unlicensed caregiver in CHINS cases. Provides that a unlicensed caregiver is entitled to representation by counsel in a child in need of services (CHINS) proceeding under certain circumstances.

Vehicle Bill. None

Vehicle Bill. None

Exclusion of discharged student loans as income. Provides that the Indiana adjusted gross income add back of forgiven federal student loan debt that is excluded under the Internal Revenue Code applies only to the 2021 taxable year and does not apply to forgiven federal student loan debt forgiven in subsequent taxable years.

Elimination of annual adjustments to assessed values. Eliminates the annual adjustments (or "trending") to assessed values of certain real property for assessment dates beginning after December 31, 2023. Retains the provisions in current law that require four year cyclical reassessments. Allows a reassessment plan for the four year cyclical reassessments to include trending factors in the plan. Does not eliminate the annual adjustment for agricultural land. Makes conforming changes. Makes technical corrections.

Biofuel tax credits. Provides tax credits for: (1) the sale of higher ethanol blend; and (2) the: (A) sale of blended biodiesel; and (B) blending of biodiesel. Provides that the amount of the higher ethanol blend tax credit is $0.05 per gallon of higher ethanol blend sold at the taxpayer's fueling station. Provides that the total amount of higher ethanol blend tax credits that may be awarded for a state fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000. Provides that the amount of the biodiesel tax credit is computed as follows: (1) $0.05 per gallon of blended biodiesel of at least 5% but not more than 10%: (A) sold at the taxpayer's fueling station; or (B) sold by a distributor directly to the final user. (2) $0.10 per gallon of blended biodiesel that is more than 10% but not more than 20%: (A) sold at the taxpayer's fueling station; or (B) sold by a distributor directly to the final user. (3) $0.18 per gallon of blended biodiesel that is more than 20%: (A) sold at the taxpayer's fueling station; or (B) sold by a distributor directly to the final user. (4) For a person who blends biodiesel, the product of: (A) $0.035; multiplied by (B) the number of gallons of blended biodiesel that are produced by blending biodiesel at a terminal located in Indiana. Provides that the biodiesel tax credit is refundable. Provides that the total amount of biodiesel tax credits that may be awarded for a state fiscal year may not exceed $5,000,000.

Vehicle Bill. None

Employee misclassification. Requires the department of state revenue, the state department of labor, the worker's compensation board of Indiana, and the department of workforce development to report before November 1 of each year for three years, beginning November 1, 2023, to the interim study committee on employment and labor for the immediately preceding state fiscal year: (1) the number of employers that each department or the board determined during the immediately preceding state fiscal year improperly classified at least one worker as an independent contractor; (2) the total number of improperly classified workers employed by those employers; (3) the department's or board's calculation of actual revenue not collected or the additional costs to the state that the department or board attributes to the improperly classified workers; (4) the amount of the penalties and interest assessed against those employers by each department or the board, and the amount of the penalties and interest assessed that has been collected; and (5) the classification criteria used by the department or board to classify workers. Requires that the reports include information only in the form of aggregate statistics and do not include information that can be used to identify specific employers or workers.

Throwing stars. Makes throwing stars legal in Indiana except for on school property.

Transportation matters. Provides that a transit development district may be established in a municipality that is located in a county that is a member of the development authority and has operated regularly scheduled commuter bus services to Chicago, Illinois, with prior financial assistance from the development authority, and shuttle bus services that transport riders to a train station or a regular train stop along the Chicago to South Bend line. Provides for a public transportation corporation located in a county having a population of more than 185,000 and less than 200,000 to expand service beyond the boundary of the county to an adjacent county if the counties have entered into an interlocal cooperation agreement to expand service.

Donation of income tax refund for cancer research. Establishes the Senator David C. Ford cancer research account (Ford account) within the Indiana health care account. Provides that a taxpayer may designate all or a part of the taxpayer's state income tax refund to be paid over to the Ford account. Provides that the budget agency shall distribute the money in the Ford account in equal amounts to the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center and the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research.

Firefighter discipline. Provides that a fire department of a fire protection district or fire protection territory is subject to certain disciplinary and due process requirements.

Cause of action concerning restraint of trade. Amends the statute concerning combinations restraining trade as follows: (1) Provides that the attorney general may bring an action for the following on behalf of the state or a political subdivision in connection with a violation of the statute: (A) Appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief, including disgorgement of any gains derived from the violation. (B) A civil penalty. (Current law provides only that the attorney general may bring an action for injuries or damages sustained directly or indirectly by the state or political subdivision as a result of the violation.) (2) Provides that the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state as parens patriae on behalf of one or more natural persons residing in Indiana for one or more of these same remedies, in connection with a violation of the statute. (3) Specifies that in an action brought under these provisions, the attorney general may recover costs and expenses of the suit, including reasonable attorney's fees and expert fees. (Current law does not specify that the attorney general may recover expenses and expert fees.) (4) Provides that in an action brought under these provisions after June 30, 2023, the attorney general may recover a civil penalty of not more than: (A) $100,000 per violation from any natural person who violates the statute; or (B) $1,000,000 from any other person, other than a natural person, that violates the statute.

Sex with a minor. Adds the criminal offense of sex with a minor, which is committed when a person who is at least 22 years of age engages in sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct, fondling, or touching with a child who is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age. Makes conforming amendments.

Vehicle Bill. None