Indiana Representative Steve Bartels [R] | House

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INHB1132Engross
50%
Stadium and convention building authority. Provides that the Indiana finance authority is required to provide staff support for the Indiana stadium and convention building authority board. (Current law provides that the Indiana stadium and convention...
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2025-01-31
Referred to the Senate
INHB1016Engross
50%
School safety commission. Provides for the appointment of a fire chief, or the fire chief's designee, to a county school safety commission.
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2025-01-31
Referred to the Senate
INHB1196Engross
50%
Membership of aviation boards. Provides that an eligible entity with a population of less than 38,000 is not subject to the political party membership requirements for a board of aviation commissioners or an airport authority.
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2025-01-31
Referred to the Senate
INHB1044Intro
25%
Dissolution of human remains. Amends the definition of cremation to include alkaline hydrolysis as a means for the dissolution of human remains. Requires the state board of funeral and cemetery service to adopt rules governing the operation of alkali...
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2025-01-30
Representative Hamilton added as coauthor
INHB1122Intro
25%
Unlawful encroachment. Authorizes a law enforcement officer to order a person to stop approaching the law enforcement officer if the officer reasonably believes that the person's presence within 25 feet of the officer will interfere with the performa...
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2025-01-30
Committee report: do pass, adopted
INHB1155Intro
25%
Signal jamming devices. Provides that a signal jammer may be seized. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, offers for sale, imports, markets, sells, possesses, uses, or operates a signal jammer commits unlawful use of a ...
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2025-01-30
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
INHB1186Intro
25%
Law enforcement matters. Provides that a correctional professional is considered a public safety officer for purposes of determining eligibility for line of duty death benefits. (Current law provides that a correctional officer is considered a public...
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2025-01-30
[Hearing: Feb 5 @ 10:30 am]
Recommitted to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code pursuant to House Rule 126.3
INHB1203Intro
25%
Reservist tuition supplement program. Establishes the reservist tuition supplement program fund (fund). Requires the commission for higher education to administer the fund and use money in the fund to award scholarships to eligible applicants.
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2025-01-30
[Hearing: Feb 5 @ 8:30 am]
To House Education Committee
INHB1454Intro
25%
Emergency ambulance services. Specifies that emergency medical services, including emergency ambulance services, are essential services in Indiana. Specifies that the provision of emergency medical services is an essential purpose of political subdiv...
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2025-01-30
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
INHR0010PassRecognizing women's heart health research and supporting awareness for cardiovascular disease. Recognizing women's heart health research and supporting awareness for cardiovascular disease.
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2025-01-30
First reading: adopted voice vote
INHB1670Intro
25%
Assistance in obtaining veteran benefits. Establishes the veteran empowerment act. Provides that a person may not represent a veteran regarding a veterans' benefits matter unless the person meets certain requirements. Provides that a person that advi...
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2025-01-30
Committee report: do pass, adopted
INHR0011PassCelebrating the 90th anniversary of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana. Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana.
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2025-01-30
First reading: adopted voice vote
INHB1214Intro
25%
Worker's compensation. Provides that, after June 30, 2025, a party may not prohibit an employer from bidding on a contract solely on the basis of the employer's experience rating. Requires insurance companies providing worker's compensation insurance...
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2025-01-30
Representatives Teshka, Moseley, Bartels added as coauthors
INHB1051Engross
50%
Mobile integration healthcare grants. Provides that an emergency medical services provider agency that is operated by a county is eligible for a mobile integration healthcare grant.
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2025-01-29
Referred to the Senate
INHB1111Engross
50%
Indiana National Guard. Increases, from $8,800 to $20,000, the amount that shall be paid by the state if a member of the Indiana National Guard dies in the active service of the state. Provides that a spouse or dependent of a member of the Indiana Na...
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2025-01-29
Referred to the Senate
INHB1118Engross
50%
Critical incident stress management debriefings. Provides that a first responder recipient of critical incident stress management (CISM) services may not be compelled to testify or otherwise disclose a communication made to a CISM services provider o...
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2025-01-29
Referred to the Senate
INHB1432Intro
25%
Various gaming matters. Authorizes the lottery commission to operate the sale of draw games and eInstant games over the Internet. Requires the lottery commission to adopt rules concerning the bulk purchase of lottery products. Provides that certain l...
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2025-01-29
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
INHB1007Intro
25%
Energy generation resources. Provides a credit against state tax liability for expenses incurred in the manufacture of a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in Indiana. Establishes procedures under which certain energy utilities may request approval ...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 5 @ 1:30 pm]
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
INHB1045Intro
25%
Teacher compensation. Includes school social workers and school psychologists in the definition of "teacher" for purposes of the requirement for school corporations to expend a certain percentage amount of state tuition support on teacher compensatio...
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2025-01-27
To House Education Committee
INHB1119Intro
25%
Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Provides that a person who operates a vehicle with at least five nanograms of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the person's saliva, as identified by a qualified test, commits the offense of operating a motor ...
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2025-01-27
To House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
INHB1235Intro
25%
Military and veteran matters. Expands the eligibility requirements for admission to the Indiana Veterans' Home. Adds a definition of an "eligible person" for purposes of administering grants for veteran services (GVS). Provides that a qualified entit...
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2025-01-27
Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
INHB1245Intro
25%
Natural resource entrance fees. Allows counties that meet certain criteria to adopt an ordinance to impose a surcharge of not more than $1 in addition to the fees charged by the department of natural resources (department) for entry into certain stat...
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 4]
Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
INHB1422Intro
25%
Free state park admissions for Gold Star families. Requires the department of natural resources to provide free admission to state parks to a Gold Star family member. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to update the Gold Star family member license...
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2025-01-27
To House Natural Resources Committee
INHB1635Intro
25%
Medical cannabis. Permits the use of medical cannabis by a person with a serious medical condition as determined by the person's physician and establishes a procedure for the production and distribution of medical cannabis. Makes conforming amendment...
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2025-01-27
To House Public Health Committee
INHB1637Intro
25%
School and public safety matters. Provides for the appointment of a fire chief, or the fire chief's designee, to a county school safety commission. Establishes the office of school safety within the department of homeland security (department) for th...
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 8:30 am]
To House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
INHB1113Intro
25%
Fire protection districts. Expands the purposes for which a fire protection district may be established.
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2025-01-21
Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
INHB1638Intro
25%
Government and regulatory matters. Makes changes to requirements for the readoption of administrative rules. Repeals, merges, consolidates, or otherwise modifies various boards, commissions, committees, councils, authorities, and funds. Removes certa...
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2025-01-21
To House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee
INHB1630Intro
25%
Cannabis legalization. Establishes a procedure for the lawful production and sale of cannabis in Indiana. Makes conforming amendments.
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2025-01-21
To House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
INHB1650Intro
25%
Vapor products and e-liquids matters. Repeals statutory language that the vapor pens and e-liquid article does not apply to a manufacturer of a closed system vapor product. Requires a manufacturer of vapor products that contain nicotine and e-liquid ...
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2025-01-21
To House Public Policy Committee
INHB1120Intro
25%
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program. Extends the Indiana department of veterans' affairs (department) hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program (program) to June 30, 2027. Provides that, upon exhaustion of funding provided by the department to the In...
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2025-01-13
To House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
INHB1304Intro
25%
Robbery. Provides that knowingly or intentionally taking a motor vehicle from another person is robbery, a Level 4 felony. Provides enhancements. Makes a confirming change.
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2025-01-13
To House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
INHB1383Intro
25%
Indiana civilian cyber corps. Establishes the Indiana civilian cyber corps program (program). Provides that the adjutant general of the military department shall administer the program. Provides that the program includes civilian volunteers who have ...
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2025-01-13
To House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
INHB1388Intro
25%
School protective door assemblies. Requires, not later than July 1, 2026, the fire prevention and building commission to adopt rules to adopt the: (1) Standard for Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) published by the National Fire Protection Association; and...
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2025-01-13
To House Education Committee
INHB1228Intro
25%
Hunting licenses for disabled veterans. Creates a new disabled veteran hunting license bundle that includes a discounted yearly deer hunting license and turkey hunting license.
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2025-01-09
To House Natural Resources Committee
INHB1184Intro
25%
State chemist. Moves the office of the state chemist to the department of agriculture beginning January 1, 2027. Provides that employees of the state chemist will become employees of the state. Removes funds currently going to Purdue University to ca...
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2025-01-08
To House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
INHB1185Intro
25%
Athletic trainers. Establishes the rural athletic trainer support program (program) to address the shortage of health care providers in rural communities by providing grants to athletic trainers committed to working for schools located in rural commu...
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2025-01-08
To House Public Health Committee
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