| SB0256 | Intro
Sine Die | Evaluation of agencies and programs. Provides procedures to evaluate and terminate all state agencies and programs on a 10 year cycle. Requires the schools of public and environmental affairs or business schools of state educational institutions to d... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-07 To Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee |
| SB0270 | Intro
Sine Die | Real estate brokers and appraisers. Provides that after June 30, 2015: (1) the real estate commission (commission) must include one member who is licensed or certified as a real estate appraiser; and (2) the real estate appraiser licensure and certif... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-07 To Senate Commerce & Technology Committee |
| SB0250 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle clearance when overtaking a bicycle. Provides that it is a Class C infraction for the operator of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle to not: (1) allow at least three feet of clearance between the vehicle and the bicycle; and (2) wait to return to... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-07 To Senate Homeland Security & Transportation Committee |
| SB0227 | Intro
Sine Die | Removal of exemptions from "do not call" law. Removes existing exemptions from the statute governing telephone solicitations of consumers (Indiana's "do not call" list) for calls made by the following: (1) Tax exempt charitable organizations. (2) Lic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Commerce & Technology Committee |
| SB0111 | Intro
Sine Die | Unemployment insurance overpayments. Requires the department of workforce development (department) to waive repayment of unemployment benefit overpayments made: (1) during the pendency of an appeal under which the individual is determined to be ineli... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Pensions and Labor Committee |
| SB0045 | Intro
Sine Die | Meetings by electronic mail. Amends the definition of "meeting" for purposes of the open door law to include a gathering that occurs by electronic means, including by electronic mail. Provides that electronic mail communications between governing bod... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Local Government Committee |
| SB0029 | Intro
Sine Die | Supervised practice driving. Provides that a licensed driver supervising the practice driving of certain newly licensed drivers while in a state of intoxication caused by the licensed driver's use of alcohol or a controlled substance commits a Class ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee |
| SB0237 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriations of county funds. Specifies that money in certain county funds may be paid from those funds only upon appropriation by the county fiscal body. (Current law governing those funds allows money to be paid or distributed from the funds with... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Appropriations Committee |
| SB0181 | Intro
Sine Die | Unemployment insurance overpayments. Requires the department of workforce development to waive repayment of unemployment benefit overpayments made because of an error by the department. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Pensions and Labor Committee |
| SB0022 | Intro
Sine Die | Charity gaming operations. Charity gaming operations. Allows an operator of or a worker at a charity gaming event (other than a full-time employee of the qualified organization conducting the event) to receive remuneration of not more than $50 for co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Public Policy Committee |
| SB0053 | Intro
Sine Die | Approval of annexation agreements. Establishes requirements for an annexation agreement that is executed and recorded after June 30, 2015. Requires that the agreement must be signed by: (1) the owners of real property who are parties to the agreement... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Local Government Committee |
| SB0142 | Intro
Sine Die | Beverage container deposits. Requires returnable beverage containers to be used beginning in 2016. Requires a $0.10 refundable deposit on each container. Allows manufacturers or distributors to be the originator of the deposit. Requires retailers to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Commerce & Technology Committee |
| SB0028 | Intro
Sine Die | Learner's permit and driver's license examination. Requires the written part of an examination for a learner's permit or driver's license be in English. Prohibits an applicant from using a translator to take the written part of the examination. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Homeland Security & Transportation Committee |
| SB0240 | Intro
Sine Die | Jail commissary fund reports. Requires the county sheriff to provide monthly a copy of the receipts and disbursements from the jail commissary fund to the county fiscal body. (Current law requires this reporting to be done semiannually.) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Local Government Committee |
| SB0015 | Intro
Sine Die | Use of consumer reports for employment purposes. Use of consumer reports for employment purposes. Prohibits an employer from using a consumer report for employment purposes unless certain conditions apply. Allows a consumer to bring a civil action ag... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Pensions and Labor Committee |
| SB0081 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0167 | Intro
Sine Die | Certified registered nurse anesthetists. Allows a certified registered nurse anesthetist to administer anesthesia under the direction and in the immediate presence of a podiatrist if the administration of the anesthesia takes place in a hospital and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Health and Provider Services Committee |
| SB0140 | Intro
Sine Die | Tax credit for hiring certain individuals. Provides a nonrefundable tax credit to a small business for employing an individual who is receiving unemployment benefits or returning from military service (qualified new employee). Provides that the small... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee |
| SB0124 | Intro
Sine Die | Local regulation of fireworks. Provides that a county or municipality may adopt an ordinance to limit or prohibit the days and hours when consumer fireworks or certain other fireworks may be used, ignited, or discharged within the county or municipal... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Commerce & Technology Committee |
| SB0024 | Intro
Sine Die | Selection of superintendent of public instruction. Provides for the state superintendent of public instruction (superintendent) to be appointed by the governor after January 10, 2021. Provides that, after January 10, 2021, the governor appoints the m... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0077 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0091 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0153 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0088 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0115 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibition on smoking. Removes a requirement for certain businesses that the vote of the members to allow smoking on the premises of the business occur within the previous two years. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Public Policy Committee |
| SB0068 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0104 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0117 | Intro
Sine Die | Identification cards without a photograph. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to issue a commercial identification card that does not bear the photograph of the holder and that is to be used for the limited purpose of commercial transactions. Requ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Homeland Security & Transportation Committee |
| SB0229 | Intro
Sine Die | Grand jury and special prosecutor study committee. Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate committee a study of the statutes that authorize grand juries and special prosecutors. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0220 | Intro
Sine Die | Property owners associations and flag displays. Provides that a property owners association may not adopt or enforce a covenant, bylaw, or other rule that prohibits or restricts a member of the property owners association from displaying the flag of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Civil Law Committee |
| SB0235 | Intro
Sine Die | Elected school board members. Provides that the elected members of the governing body of certain school corporations are elected on a partisan basis, beginning after December 31, 2014. Makes conforming changes to related sections. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Elections Committee |
| SB0213 | Intro
Sine Die | Legislative business per diems. Provides a greater legislative business per diem amount for legislators who reside more than 50 miles from the state capitol building. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Appropriations Committee |
| SB0046 | Intro
Sine Die | Self defense. Specifies that a person is not justified in using force against another person if the person using force: (1) is the initial aggressor; (2) has reached a place of safety after escaping an attack and immediately returns to the location o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee |
| SB0110 | Intro
Sine Die | Environmental license plate fees. Provides that after December 31, 2015, the fee for registration of a vehicle for issuance of an environmental license plate may not include a supplemental fee of $10, used for the bureau of motor vehicles commission ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Homeland Security & Transportation Committee |
| SB0245 | Intro
Sine Die | Kidney early evaluation fund. Establishes the kidney early evaluation fund, and annually appropriates $50,000 to the fund. Distributes money quarterly from the fund to the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana (foundation) to administer the Kidney Ea... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Health and Provider Services Committee |
| SB0076 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0082 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0049 | Intro
Sine Die | School corporation capital projects funds. Provides that money in a school corporation's capital projects fund may be used to pay for the purchase, lease, maintenance, or repair of maintenance vehicles. Provides permanent authority for a school corpo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Appropriations Committee |
| SB0138 | Intro
Sine Die | Prosecutorial consent with expungements. Requires a prosecuting attorney to file objections to an expungement petition with the court and serve a copy on the petitioner. Provides that the court shall set a hearing regarding the objections if the cour... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0247 | Intro
Sine Die | Local government ombudsman. Requires the department of local government finance (DLGF) to establish a local government assistance program and designate an individual to serve as an ombudsman to local governments. Specifies the duties of the ombudsman... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee |
| SB0074 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0023 | Intro
Sine Die | Economic development incentive accountability. Economic development incentive accountability. Renames the annual "economic incentives and compliance report" in current law to the "job creation incentives and compliance report" (report). Adds various ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee |
| SB0064 | Intro
Sine Die | Solemnizing a marriage. Allows a notary public to solemnize a marriage. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0165 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0054 | Intro
Sine Die | Artisan distiller's permit. Removes and repeals certain permit requirements for artisan distillers. Allows the holder of an artisan distiller's permit to: (1) sell liquor for carryout on Sunday; and (2) upon approval, conduct business at three additi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Public Policy Committee |
| SB0075 | Intro
Sine Die | Vehicle Bill. None [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee |
| SB0043 | Intro
Sine Die | Availability of funds to recycling board. Provides that the Indiana recycling market development board (board) may make a loan or a grant from the recycling promotion and assistance fund (fund) without the approval of the governor and the budget agen... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Appropriations Committee |
| SB0228 | Intro
Sine Die | Lobbying and funding of certain organizations. Adds a prohibition against a lobbyist providing anything of value to, or paying for or reimbursing any expenses of, a legislative person when the legislative person is traveling out of state. Makes it a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee |
| SB0112 | Intro
Sine Die | Real estate. Specifies that the certain exceptions to the real estate licensing requirement that are granted to persons who sell or rent their own property do not apply if the person's only ownership interest is an equitable interest created by an ex... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Commerce & Technology Committee |
| SB0030 | Intro
Sine Die | Certificates of title and motor vehicle dealers. Provides that a vehicle dealer that fails to deliver a certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee within 21 days after the date of sale or transfer is subject to the following civil penalties:... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-06 To Senate Civil Law Committee |