Medicaid claim payments for nursing facilities. Beginning July 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) and a managed care organization to pay 87.5% of a claim to a nursing facility if the claim is not paid within a specified time. Requires the office to assess a managed care organization a fine of $4,800 per claim for failure to pay a nursing facility claim within the required time. Repeals a provision concerning reporting that has expired.

Determining existence and class of wetlands. Amends the definition of Class I wetland to provide that, to be categorized as a Class I wetland, a wetland must be determined by a hydrologist to possess no significant hydrologic function. Defines "hydrologic function" as the capacity of a wetland to store floodwaters by spreading water out over a large, flat area, which decreases runoff velocity, reduces flood peaks, and distributes stormflows over longer time periods. Provides that a wetland that meets the other conditions of the definition of "Class I wetland" but is not determined by a hydrologist to possess no significant hydrologic function is a Class II wetland. Provides that, for purposes of the law on state regulated wetlands, the existence of a wetland and the wetland class of a wetland shall be determined through use of: (1) the National Wetlands Inventory produced by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and made available by the department of environmental management on the Internet for public use; and (2) the soil data and other information available through the Web Soil Survey website operated by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Law enforcement powers of fire investigators. Provides that a fire investigator appointed after June 30, 2024, who is a member of: (1) a fire department that provides service to a first or second class city (city); or (2) a city fire department; may exercise police powers for the city if certain requirements are satisfied, including meeting basic training standards established by the law enforcement training board (board) and written notification is sent from the city fire chief to the city police chief and county sheriff. (Under current law, the fire investigator must be authorized to exercise police power by the police chief and fire chief of the first class or second class city.) Provides that a fire investigator who exercised police powers before July 1, 2024, and has not completed the basic training standards established by the board must complete supplemental training and education established by the board to continue exercising police powers after June 30, 2026. Allows the board to adopt interim rules to establish the supplemental training and educational requirements for fire investigators.

Electronic payments to governmental bodies. Amends the definition of "electronic payment" for purposes of the statute governing electronic payments to a governmental body (defined as the state or a state agency) to include a payment made by means of any of the following: (1) Interactive voice response. (2) A digital wallet. (3) A digital currency. Provides that after June 30, 2024, a governmental body may not enter into or renew a contract: (1) that is made with a provider or vendor of payment processing services; and (2) the terms of which provide that any: (A) vendor transaction charge; (B) discount fee; (C) or other service charge or fee; assessed in connection with the contract is payable by the person who makes an electronic payment.

Vehicle Bill. None

Administrative subpoena for certain investigations. Authorizes the state police department to issue an administrative subpoena to obtain certain records, if: (1) the subpoena relates to an investigation of an offense that involves the sexual exploitation of a minor; and (2) there is reasonable cause to believe that an Internet or electronic service account has been used in the sexual exploitation or attempted sexual exploitation of the minor.

Medicaid pregnancy related reimbursement rates. Sets forth increases in Medicaid reimbursement rates for: (1) prenatal obstetric and gynecological services; (2) pregnancy delivery care services; and (3) postnatal care services.

Safe haven infants. Requires the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults to cooperate with licensed child placing agencies for purposes of locating missing children. Amends the definition of "safe haven infant" to provide that the term means any infant taken into custody by an emergency medical services provider under specified circumstances. Amends the definition of "abandoned infant" for purposes of juvenile law to provide that the term does not include a safe haven infant. Requires an emergency medical services provider who takes custody of a safe haven infant at a location other than a hospital to transport the safe haven infant to a hospital. Requires the department of child services (department) to do the following: (1) Create and maintain: (A) a means by which licensed child placing agencies may opt to receive notice of a safe haven infant having been taken into custody by an emergency medical services provider; and (B) a registry of licensed child placing agencies that have opted to receive notice. (2) Accurately track the number of safe haven infants taken into custody by emergency medical services providers. Requires a licensed child placing agency that assumes custody of a safe haven infant to immediately notify the department that the licensed child placing agency has assumed custody of the safe haven infant. Provides that if a licensed child placing agency assumes custody of a safe haven infant from an emergency medical services provider with which the licensed child placing agency, or an employee of the licensed child placing agency, has a financial relationship that could be construed as providing an incentive for the emergency medical services provider to give custody of the safe haven infant to the licensed child placing agency, the licensed child placing agency: (1) may not place the safe haven infant; and (2) shall, without unnecessary delay after taking custody of the safe haven infant, transfer custody of the safe haven infant to the department. Provides that if the department or a licensed child placing agency files a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship, the petition must be accompanied by an affidavit attesting to the existence of specified conditions. Specifies that notice to an unnamed or unknown putative parent regarding the surrender of a safe haven infant must be published only in Indiana counties. Makes technical corrections.

K-12 curriculum. Prohibits certain instruction on various historical figures.

Sessions of the general assembly. Eliminates the second regular session and the second regular technical session of the general assembly. Provides that a regular session of the general assembly shall adjourn sine die not later than May 15 of any odd-numbered year. Makes technical and conforming changes.

Vehicle Bill. None

Racial equity impact notes. Requests the legislative council to assign a study of directing the legislative services agency to prepare a racial equity impact note for a legislative bill introduced in a session of the general assembly, if requested by an author or sponsor of the bill, the chair of a standing committee to which the bill is assigned, or the ranking minority member of a standing committee to which the bill is assigned.

Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Creates the artificial intelligence task force (task force) to study and assess use of artificial intelligence technology by state agencies. Provides that political subdivisions, state agencies, school corporations, and state educational institutions (public entities) may adopt a: (1) technology resources policy; and (2) cybersecurity policy; subject to specified guidelines. Specifies requirements for: (1) public entities; and (2) entities other than public entities; that connect to the state technology infrastructure of Indiana. Provides, with regard to a licensing contract entered into by a state agency for use of a software application designed to run on generally available desktop or server hardware, that the contract may not restrict the hardware on which the state agency installs or runs the software. Provides that if a state agency enters into a contract with a person under which the state agency runs software on hardware owned or operated by the person, the office of technology shall ensure that the state agency fully complies with the licensing terms of all software run on the person's hardware. Provides that an executive or legislative state agency may submit to the office of technology and the task force an inventory of all artificial intelligence technologies in use, or being developed or considered by the state agency for use, by the state agency. Provides that, subject to specified exceptions: (1) title to any record of state government is held by the state; and (2) title to any record of a local government is held by that local government.

Expungement and firearms. Specifies, for purposes of the expungement statute, that a person whose conviction for a misdemeanor involving the use of a firearm, or for a felony, is expunged is entitled to restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm only if the court finds, following a hearing, that restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm is unlikely to present a danger to the public.

Deadline to apply for standard deduction. Provides that to obtain the homestead standard deduction for a desired calendar year in which property taxes are first due and payable, the statement to obtain the deduction must either be completed and dated in the immediately preceding calendar year and filed with the county auditor on or before January 5 of the calendar year in which the property taxes are first due and payable or, subject to a processing fee of $100, completed, dated, and filed with the county auditor on or before April 30 of the year in which the property taxes are first due and payable.