Provides a cause of action for an individual who experiences an adverse medical condition due to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate or mask mandate.
Provides that a device operated by a nonprofit entity for educational purposes is not a regulated amusement device that is subject to certain permitting, insurance, and safety inspection requirements.
Requires, not later than June 30, 2023, and not later than June 30 each year thereafter, each public school to post on the public school's Internet web site, in a manner that is accessible by the public, certain information regarding learning materials and educational activities that are used for student instruction. Requires each public school to update the information and post a notice of the update on the public school's Internet web site. Provides that a resident of a school district may bring an action to compel the governing board to comply with transparency requirements.
Changes, for purposes of the law concerning compensation to victims of violent crime, the definition of "claimant" to include certain family members of a victim. Expands the list of expenses eligible for compensation to include crime scene cleanup and replacement windows or door locks.
Requires a unit to allow a property owner to subdivide the owner's property by deed if: (1) the owner requests a subdivision exemption; and (2) certain requirements are met. Requires the property owner to file an application with the plan commission accompanied by a plat drawing, the recorded deed of the parent parcel, and any application fee. Provides that the application must be reviewed and approved by the plan commission staff or the plan director, without a public hearing or the approval of the plan commission. Provides that approval of the application does not exempt the property owner from complying with any other requirements regarding construction of a new residential home, including obtaining a building permit. Provides that if the number of lots that are created by the subdivision make the provisions of the subdivision ordinance applicable, the property owner must comply with the ordinance, except for any provisions controlling lot size.
With certain exceptions, prohibits a supplier of nonalcoholic packaged beverages (supplier) from discriminating among retailers as to sales price, discounts, allowances, or service charges. Provides that the supplier's discrimination is an unconscionable act under the deceptive consumer sales law. Provides that the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general may request a court to: (1) enjoin the unconscionable act on behalf of identified retailers; (2) award the state a civil penalty equal to twice the amount of the price difference between two retailers; and (3) award an identified retailer twice the amount of the price difference between two retailers plus the retailer's attorney's fees.
Makes it a Class C infraction if a person or retail establishment sells or distributes tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette without performing age verification of the purchaser with scanning technology or an automated software system. Provides that a good faith effort to verify the age of a purchaser of e-liquids includes performing age verification with scanning technology or an automated software system.
Allows a political subdivision to publish legal notices on a legal notice web site instead of in a newspaper. Establishes requirements regarding availability and accessibility of a legal notice web site. Requires a political subdivision to designate an official responsible for the electronic publication of legal notices, if the political subdivision publishes legal notices electronically. Provides that if a political subdivision does not have an official web site, legal notices may be published on an official web site of the county government. Establishes requirements for the duration of the posting of a legal notice and proof of posting. Provides that a towing service acting as an agent of a government agency that provides the notice required to dispose of abandoned vehicles or parts is subject to the same public notice advertising rates as a governmental agency.
Requires the attorney general to randomly select a special prosecutor from a statewide special prosecuting attorney pool to prosecute a case involving a law enforcement officer who kills or causes serious bodily injury to another person through the use of deadly force.
Adds dental therapists and advanced dental therapists to the dental practitioners who are eligible for grants under the Indiana dental recruitment fund. Provides for the licensure of dental therapists and the certification of licensed dental therapists as advanced dental therapists. Requires a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist to practice in an underserved area or a setting that serves low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients. Specifies the services and procedures that may be performed by a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist. Requires a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist to operate under a collaborative agreement or advanced collaborative agreement with a dentist. Allows a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist to dispense and administer analgesics, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics under certain parameters. Establishes penalties. Makes conforming changes.
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to study the issue of creating a defense to possession of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia.
Provides that the amount of certain taxes (covered taxes) that are: (1) calculated as a percentage of the gross retail income received by a merchant or seller in an electronic payment transaction; and (2) listed separately on the payment invoice or other demand for payment; must be excluded from the amount upon which any interchange fee is charged by a payment card network for the electronic payment transaction. Defines an "interchange fee" as a fee established, charged, or received by a payment card network to compensate an issuer of a debit card or credit card for the issuer's involvement in an electronic payment transaction. Requires a payment card network to do one of the following: (1) At the time of settlement of an electronic payment transaction, deduct from the calculation of any interchange fees the amount of any covered taxes that are specific to that form or type of electronic payment transaction. (2) Rebate an amount of the interchange fee in an amount proportionate to the amount of the interchange fee attributable to all covered taxes imposed in the electronic payment transaction. Provides that the required deduction or rebate must occur at the time of settlement when the merchant or seller, as part of the transaction finalization, is able to capture and transmit tax and fee amounts relevant to the sale at the time of sale. Provides an exception allowing a payment card network to credit a merchant's or seller's settlement account for interchange fees collected on amounts that included covered taxes, in cases in which a merchant or seller is not able to capture and transmit tax or fee amounts relevant to the sale at the time of sale. Provides that a payment card network that violates these provisions: (1) is liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation, payable to a person aggrieved by the violation; and (2) shall refund to each affected merchant or seller the amount of excess interchange fees collected.
