Southwest Indiana Chamber Bill Report HB1002 CIVIL IMMUNITY
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Southwest Indiana Chamber Bill Report Prepared by: Sally Rideout Report created on January 10, 2021 HB1002 CIVIL IMMUNITY RELATED TO COVID-19 (TORR J) Protects health care providers from professional discipline for certain acts or omissions related to the provision of health care services during a state disaster emergency. Provides that the protection applies to the provision of health care services after February 29, 2020, and before April 1, 2022. Provides that a health care provider is not protected from professional discipline if the health care provider's action, omission, decision, or compliance constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct. Provides that a health care provider is not protected from professional discipline for actions that are outside the skills, education, and training of the health care provider, unless the health care provider's actions are undertaken in good faith and in response to a lack of resources caused by a state disaster emergency. Specifies that orders and recommendations issued by local, state, and federal government agencies and officials during a state disaster emergency do not create new causes of action or new legal duties…MORE Current Status: 1/12/2021 - House Judiciary, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing) State Bill Page: HB1002 HB1003 TUITION SUPPORT (SLAGER H) Establishes a definition of "virtual instruction" for purposes of determining a school corporation's basic tuition support using the average daily membership (ADM). Current Status: 1/7/2021 - Committee Report do pass, adopted; Yeas 24, Nays 0 State Bill Page: HB1003 HB1011 EQUAL PAY; WAGE DISCLOSURE PROTECTION (JACKSON C) Provides that it is an unlawful employment practice to: (1) pay wages that discriminate based on sex for substantially similar work; (2) discharge, discipline, discriminate against, coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any employee or other person because the employee inquired about, disclosed, compared, or otherwise discussed the employee's wages; (3) require as a condition of employment nondisclosure by an employee of the employee's wages; or (4) require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose the employee's wage information. Provides that the civil rights commission has jurisdiction for the investigation and resolution of complaints of these employment actions. Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to House Employment, Labor and Pensions State Bill Page: HB1011 HB1013 RAILROAD CROSSINGS (JACKSON C) Requires a railroad corporation to inform the local law enforcement authority of a blocked railroad-highway grade crossing in certain instances. Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to House Roads and Transportation State Bill Page: HB1013 HB1025 ENTERPRISE ZONE RENEWALS (PRESSEL J) Provides that an enterprise zone may be renewed for an additional five year period if the fiscal body of the municipality in which the enterprise zone is located adopts a resolution to renew the enterprise zone. Provides that a zone business located in the renewed enterprise zone may only access the property tax deduction incentive. Current Status: 1/4/2021 Referred to House Commerce, Small Business & Economic Development State Bill Page: HB1025 HB1026 MEDICAL MARIJUANA (LUCAS J) Permits the use of medical marijuana by persons with serious medical conditions as determined by their physician. Establishes a medical marijuana program to permit the cultivation, processing, testing, transportation, and dispensing of medical marijuana by holders of a valid permit. Requires the state department of health (state department) to implement and enforce the medical marijuana program. Requires that permit holders undertake steps to prevent diversion of medical marijuana to unauthorized persons…MORE Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to House Public Health State Bill Page: HB1026 HB1028 MARIJUANA (LUCAS J) Decriminalizes the possession of: (1) 30 grams or less of marijuana; or (2) five grams or less of hash oil or hashish; by making the violation a Class D infraction. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally possesses an instrument, a device, or another object that the person intends to use for introducing marijuana into the person's body commits a Class D infraction. Establishes a per se intoxication level of 10 nanograms of THC per milliliter of whole blood for purposes of operating while intoxicated laws, and requires that the analysis of controlled substances in a person's blood measure only the controlled substance and not the metabolites of the controlled substance. Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code State Bill Page: HB1028 HB1029 ELIMINATION OF LOWER SPEED LIMIT FOR TRUCKS (AYLESWORTH M) Provides that the maximum speed limit for a vehicle having a declared gross weight greater than 26,000 pounds operated on a highway that is: (1) on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside an urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000; or (2) the responsibility of the Indiana finance authority; is 70 miles per hour. (Current law provides that the maximum speed limit for those vehicles (other than a bus) is 65 miles per hour.) Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to House Roads and Transportation State Bill Page: HB1029 HB1031 RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (MOED J) Defines "residential housing" as housing or workforce housing that consists of single family dwelling units sufficient to secure quality housing in reasonable proximity to employment. Revises the requirements an allocation area must meet for the redevelopment commission to establish a program for housing. Allows the redevelopment commission of a consolidated city (commission) to establish a program for residential housing development and a tax increment funding allocation area for the program if the average of new, residential houses constructed in the consolidated city in each of the preceding three years is less than 1% of the total number of residential houses located in the consolidated city…MORE Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to House Ways and Means State Bill Page: HB1031 HB1036 HOUSING TAX CREDITS (NEGELE S) Provides an affordable and workforce housing state tax credit against state tax liability to a taxpayer for each taxable year in the state tax credit period of a qualified project in an aggregate amount that does not exceed the product of a percentage between 40% and 100% and the amount of the taxpayer's aggregate federal tax credit for the qualified project. Provides that an eligible applicant must apply to the Indiana housing and community development authority for an award of an affordable and workforce housing state tax credit. Provides that a holder of an affordable and workforce housing state tax credit may transfer, sell, or assign all or part of the holder's right to claim the state tax credit for a taxable year. Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to House Ways and Means State Bill Page: HB1036 HB1046 HEMP FLOWER (LUCAS J) Removes smokable hemp as a crime. Legalizes all parts of the hemp plant for the purposes of agricultural production. Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code State Bill Page: HB1046 HB1047 EDUCATION MATTERS (LUCAS J) Provides that any statute or rule establishing requirements regarding teacher salary, evaluations, or curriculum or any other requirement regarding the employment of teachers other than teacher licensing requirements is, as applicable, repealed or voided. Establishes the education options account program (program). Requires the treasurer of state to administer the program. Establishes: (1) the education options account fund; and (2) requirements and conditions for the program. Requires the treasurer of state to: (1) annually request a parent of an eligible student who is participating in the program to complete a written survey; and (2) annually provide a summary of the survey to the governor and the legislative council. Continuously appropriates money from the education options account fund and the accounts established within the fund for the purposes of the program. Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to House Education State Bill Page: HB1047 HB1055 WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS (AYLESWORTH M) Provides that the executives of one or more counties may adopt ordinances designating their counties as members of a proposed watershed development commission and that the watershed development commission is established as a legal entity with the counties as its members if it is recognized by the natural resources commission. Requires the natural resources commission, in deciding whether to recognize a proposed watershed development commission, to answer certain questions. Provides that a county may become a member of an established watershed development commission if its membership is accepted by the member counties and recognized by the natural resources commission. Sets forth certain flood control and drainage purposes for which a watershed development commission may be established…MORE Current Status: 1/4/2021 - Referred to House Natural Resources State Bill Page: HB1055 HB1072 PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES (SULLIVAN H) Provides for a personal delivery device to operate in Indiana under certain circumstances. Requires a personal delivery device operator to maintain certain levels of insurance coverage. Provides that a personal delivery device is exempt from motor vehicle licensing and registration requirements. Provides that a political