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passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 260: Alcohol and tobacco commission permits.

Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to refuse to grant or renew or to suspend or revoke a permit if a licensed premises becomes a public nuisance or engages in certain criminal conduct. Allows the commission to temporarily suspend an alcoholic beverage retail permit if certain crimes are committed on the licensed premises and one or more of the following apply: (1) The permit holder failed to take reasonable action to prevent the occurrence of a crime. (2) Multiple crimes have occurred on the licensed premises in the last 12 months. (3) The continued operation of the licensed premises would pose a clear and immediate danger to the safety of the community or the general public. Requires the commission to: (1) provide immediate notice to the permit holder of the time and place of a hearing on the suspension; and (2) hold the hearing not later than five business days after the permit is suspended.
Ron Alting (R) Fady Qaddoura (D) Ethan Manning (R) Kyle Walker (R) · 3 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 359: Student well-being and resiliency.

Requires the department of education (department), in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental well-being resources for certain schools. Requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school to publish and publicly post the approved student well-being resources. Establishes the resiliency program (program) to provide eligible schools the opportunity to participate in a program designed to help students build resiliency and grit so that students are ready to learn. Requires the department to develop guidelines to determine which eligible schools may participate in the program. Requires an eligible school selected by the department to participate in the program to follow certain requirements and procedures before a student may participate in the program. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning the program and submit the report to the legislative council.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates mental well-being resources for schools, establishes resiliency program, directly enhancing student support programs per education topic indicators.95% confidence
Scott Alexander (R) Stacey Donato (R) Linda Rogers (R) Julie McGuire (R) · 3 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 518: School property taxes.

Provides that all school corporations that adopt a resolution for a property tax levy for a controlled project or a school safety referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, must share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Specifies, for purposes of making distributions to charter schools from a property tax levy for a controlled project, that only charter schools located within the attendance area of the school corporation shall receive a distribution of revenue from that levy and requires such a charter school to establish a separate account to deposit the revenue. Requires all school corporations to share revenue received from a debt service levy with certain charter schools. Requires all school corporations that adopt a resolution for an operating referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, to share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Requires, beginning with distributions in 2028, that all school corporations begin sharing revenue from the school corporation's operations fund levy with certain charter schools. Provides for the phasing in of the sharing of revenue with certain charter schools from the school corporation's operations fund levy. Excludes school corporations meeting specified criteria from the sharing of property tax revenue received under the bill's provisions. Provides a calculation for determining the amount of an annual grant from the charter and innovation network school grant program based on the amount of property tax revenue received by a charter school from school corporations. Provides for the appointment of additional board members to the governing board of a charter school that receives property tax revenue. Sets forth additional procedures related to the closure of a charter school. Makes conforming changes.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates sharing property tax levy revenue with charter schools, directing existing tax funds toward educational programs per budget allocation requirements.92% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates sharing property tax revenue with charter schools, directing funds toward educational access within attendance areas.85% confidence
Mike Gaskill (R) Jeff Raatz (R) Jeff Thompson (R) Linda Rogers (R) · 3 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · House Mar 3, 2025

HB 1500: Teacher appreciation grants.

Establishes a new teacher appreciation grant program. Removes and repeals certain requirements concerning staff performance evaluations. Repeals the current teacher appreciation grant provisions. Makes conforming changes.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes new teacher appreciation grant program, directly allocating state funds under 'Funds and Budgets' for public education, aligning with funding essential programs.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationCreates new teacher grant program and removes evaluation requirements, directly funding educators per bill's purpose.95% confidence
Bob Behning (R) Jeff Raatz (R) Spencer Deery (R) · 3 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SR 21: Recognizing Hoosier Boys State.

This Senate Resolution (SR 21) formally recognizes Hoosier Boys State for its educational work in promoting understanding of government. It specifically acknowledges their efforts to highlight the value of the U.S. governmental system. As a symbolic gesture, the resolution does not create new laws or affect any policies, and it was adopted by the Senate via voice vote on March 3, 2025.
J.D. Ford (D)
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 181: Nurse training in trauma informed care.

Requires the state board of nursing to adopt or amend rules to require trauma informed care training as part of the required curriculum for nursing education programs.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates trauma-informed care curriculum in nursing programs, strengthening higher education academic standards.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires trauma-informed care training in nursing curricula, enhancing provider competency in mental health and patient care access.95% confidence
Lori Goss-Reaves (R) Michael Crider (R) Ed Charbonneau (R) · 7 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 11: Minor access and use of social media.

Requires a social media operator to restrict a minor user's viewing of social media without first obtaining verifiable parental consent for the minor user. Defines a "minor user" as an individual who is less than 16 years of age. Allows the attorney general to: (1) bring an action against a social media operator that fails to implement a verifiable parental consent method; and (2) issue a civil investigative demand if the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in a violation.
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires parental consent for minors' social media use, enhancing data privacy protections for children per bill's mandate.95% confidence
Jim Pressel (R) Mike Bohacek (R) Liz Brown (R) Chris Garten (R) · 7 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 126: Annexation.

With certain exceptions, requires a municipality that initiates an annexation to file with the court an annexation petition approved by the signatures of: (1) at least 51% of the owners of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory; or (2) the owners of at least 75% in assessed valuation of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory. Requires the court to hold a hearing if the petition has enough signatures. Adds provisions for determining the validity of signatures. Eliminates the following: (1) Remonstrances and remonstrance waivers. (2) Reimbursement of remonstrator's attorney's fees and costs. (3) Adoption of a fiscal plan for voluntary annexations requested by 100% of landowners in the annexation territory. (4) Settlement agreements in lieu of annexation. (5) Provisions regarding contiguity of a public highway.
Mike Young (R) Rick Niemeyer (R) Jim Buck (R) Dave Hall (R) · 4 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 186: Oath of ballot counter.

Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter to the election division not later than 30 days after the election. Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter for the 2024 general election to the election division not later than August 31, 2025.
Rick Niemeyer (R) Dan Dernulc (R) Julie Olthoff (R)
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 96: Pharmacist administration of immunizations.

Allows a pharmacist to administer an immunization that is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and approved by federal Food and Drug Administration to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met. (Current law allows a pharmacist to administer specified immunizations to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met.) Authorizes the commissioner of the Indiana department of health to remove during the legislative interim a vaccination from the list of vaccinations otherwise recommended and approved by the federal government. Provides that the commissioner's removal of the vaccination from the list is effective until the date that the general assembly adjourns sine die in the ensuing calendar year.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands pharmacist authority to administer CDC/FDA-approved vaccines, increasing public access to immunizations and strengthening preventive healthcare services without restrictions.95% confidence
Jean Leising (R) Lori Goss-Reaves (R) Vaneta Becker (R) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 3, 2025

SB 304: Food and beverage taxes.

Authorizes the city of Marion and the city of Richmond respectively to impose a food and beverage tax of not more than 1% of the gross retail income received from a taxable transaction. Allows the fiscal body of the town of Shipshewana to increase its food and beverage tax. Specifies that the provisions authorizing the imposition of a food and beverage tax and the increase to a food and beverage tax expire January 1, 2047. Repeals the Indiana Code chapter authorizing the imposition of food and beverage taxes in Wayne County.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAuthorizes local food/beverage taxes (up to 1% gross retail income), directly expanding tax authority and revenue streams for municipalities.95% confidence
Brian Buchanan (R) Andy Zay (R) Joanna King (R) · 2 co-sponsors
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