Indiana Senate Bill 316 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Passed on April 15 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-15 - Public Law 53
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Military and veterans matters. Changes the definition of a "qualified service member" for purposes of eligibility under the military family relief fund (fund). Requires the Indiana veterans' affairs commission (commission) to: (1) develop, adopt, and issue a policy listing the disallowable separation codes of each branch of the armed forces; and (2) review the policy for amendment and adopt any necessary amendments before July 1 of each year. Provides that the department of veterans' affairs (department) may use not more than 10% of the average annual license plate revenue to cover direct costs associated with the marketing and promotion of the military relief fund. Specifies that the department may not use any of the amount for administrative costs, including payroll or any other overhead expenses. Provides that the department may deny an incomplete application for a grant under the fund if all required documentation is not received within 30 days after the date the applicant filed the application. Provides that, if an applicant appeals a denial of tuition and fee exemption benefits (benefits) not later than 15 days before the start of the semester for which the benefits would apply, the commission shall make a reasonable effort to issue a final order before the start of the semester.

Military and veterans matters.

Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Philip Boots [R]	Sen. Scott Baldwin [R]
Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Rep. Steve Bartels [R]	Rep. Shane Lindauer [R]	Rep. Carey Hamilton [D]
Rep. Earl Harris [D]

2021-03-30 - House - House Floor - (Y: 90 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-24 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-03-16 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed (Y: 9 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2021-02-11 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-15	Senate	Public Law 53
2021-04-15	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2021-04-14	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2021-04-07	House	Signed by the Speaker
2021-04-05	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2021-03-31	House	Returned to the Senate without amendments
2021-03-30	House	Representatives Lindauer, Hamilton, Harris added as cosponsors
2021-03-30	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 333: yeas 90, nays 3
2021-03-29	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-03-25	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2021-03-16	House	Referred to the Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2021-03-16	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2021-03-02	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2021-02-17	Senate	Referred to the House
2021-02-16	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Bartels
2021-02-16	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 46, nays 0
2021-02-15	Senate	Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
2021-02-15	Senate	Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 104: yeas 9, nays 35
2021-02-15	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-02-11	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-02-02	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-25	Senate	Senator Houchin added as coauthor
2021-01-12	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military
2021-01-12	Senate	Coauthored by Senator Baldwin
2021-01-12	Senate	Authored by Senators Garten, Tomes, Boots

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/316/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/e/b/5/9eb5288a/SB0316.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/d/d/a/3dda11f0/SB0316.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/1/f/7/f1f7d7a7/SB0316.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/9/f/5/b9f5bba8/SB0316.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/c/d/f/ecdf2e84/SB0316.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/5/2/3/752328c9/SB0316.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/7/c/e/27ce8eb4/SB0316.04.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/e/6/1/ce61d133/SB0316.05.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/b/7/8/3b78f8f6/SB0316.05.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/f/8/2/6f823c8d/SB0316.06.ENRH.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/0/c/4/70c4e995/SB0316.03.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/8/4/7/78470099/SB0316.03.COMS.AMS002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/c/c/f/9ccffa13/SB0316.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/6/9/7/369736e5/SB0316.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/2/1/c/521caf11/SB0316.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/8/b/c/18bcabe5/SB0316.02.COMS.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/b/2/6/5b26a5a2/SB0316.03.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/a/9/3/2a93a81d/SB0316.03.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/d/d/2/7dd26538/SB0316.03.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/2/4/c/c24c85b4/SB0316.04.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/e/c/d1ec58d8/SB0316.03.COMS.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/7/2/2/7722c1dc/SB0316.04.COMH.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/0/c/d/e0cdaff7/SB0316.05.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/2/3/3/02335d08/SB0316.05.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/f/5/b/2f5bf964/SB0316.05.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/5/f/0/05f05b71/SB0316.06.ENRH.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/c/3/c/dc3c393e/SB0316.01.INTR.02.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/d/5/d/8d5d72b3/SB0316.02.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/c/9/3/3c93ed6d/SB0316.104_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/5/7/a/157a7ef5/SB0316.133_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/f/8/e/cf8e6322/SB0316.03.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/5/e/c/d5ec789b/SB0316.04.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/e/2/0/ee20189b/SB0316.333_H.pdf