House Bill Tracking List for the 2006 Session

HB 1001 Terminates the Authority of a Taxing Unit to Impose a Property Tax After 2008
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Espich
Permits members of the Indiana finance authority, the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC), or a committee or subcommittee appointed by IEDC who are not physically present at a meeting to participate in the meeting under certain conditions. Specifies when a lot or tract held for sale in the ordinary course of trade or business may be reassessed for property tax purposes. Provides that a taxpayer is entitled to an enterprise zone investment deduction in a military installation designated as an enterprise zone only if the deduction is approved by the military base reuse authority board. Provides that money in a property tax reassessment fund may not be transferred to any other fund. Increases the $35,000 standard deduction from the assessed value of homesteads by an amount based on the statewide average percentage increase in the assessed value of homesteads. Provides that certain equipment installed in an economic revitalization area or a maritime opportunity district after being used in Indiana by a person other than the tax abatement applicant is eligible for tax abatement. Provides that certain prohibitions against a political subdivision promoting a position on a petition or remonstrance concerning bonds or a lease apply after the political subdivision makes a preliminary determination to issue the bonds or enter into the lease. Provides standards for reviewing signatures on remonstrance petitions. Provides that for property taxes payable in 2006 and 2007, the county fiscal body may decide whether to authorize the credit for residential property taxes in excess of 2% of the gross assessed value of the property. For property taxes payable in 2008 and 2009, provides a credit for residential property taxes in excess of 2% of the gross assessed value of the property (without any action by the county fiscal body). For property taxes payable in 2010 and after, provides a credit for taxes in excess of 2% of the gross assessed value of all real and personal property (without any action by the county fiscal body). Provides a reduced property tax replacement credit beginning in 2007 for real property when a C corporation is liable for the property taxes and requires compliance with certain additional reporting procedures. Requires the department of local government finance to prescribe a combined statement for billing property taxes and special assessments and providing information to taxpayers. Provides that an out-of-state provider is subject to the utility services tax whenever the provider furnishes utility services to an end user in Indiana for consumption in Indiana and the transaction is not otherwise exempt from taxation. Imposes a utility services use tax on a person that uses or consumes utility services received from an out-of-state provider. Provides a sales tax exemption for sales of home energy after June 30, 2006, and before July 1, 2007, to a person who acquires the energy through certain home energy assistance programs. Provides that certain persons who use, store, distribute, or consume tangible personal property in Indiana are subject to the use tax. Provides that retail merchants may not assign certain deductions from sales and use taxes. Requires corporations under certain circumstances to add back to state adjusted gross income certain deductions taken from federal income taxes for intangibles expenses and directly related intangible interest expenses. Increases, over four years, the sales factor used to apportion business income for purposes of the adjusted gross income tax. Eliminates the property factor and payroll factor that are also used in apportioning income for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010. Requires a corporation that files combined income tax returns to petition the department of state revenue for permission to discontinue filing combined returns. Extends by two years (from June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2009) the economic development for a growing economy tax credit for retained jobs and increases the aggregate annual credits from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. Deletes the January 1, 2008, deadline for a purchase of motion picture or audio production equipment to be eligible as a qualified investment for purposes of the Hoosier business investment tax credit (HBITC). Extends by two years (from December 31, 2007, to December 31, 2009) the date by which a qualified investment must be made in order to be eligible for the HBITC. Allows Jackson County to impose a county adjusted gross income tax (CAGIT) rate of 1.1% through June 30, 2011. Allows Jasper County, Elkhart County, and Marshall County to adopt up to an additional 0.25% CAGIT rate for operating and maintaining certain criminal justice facilities. Allows Scott County to impose an additional county option income tax rate to construct, improve, or operate a jail facility. Repeals the current dog tax and establishes a county option dog tax. Allocates revenue from the county option dog tax revenue to the Purdue University School of Veterinary Science and to each adopting county. Increases the 2006 calendar year cap on state tuition support distributions. Increases the state fiscal year appropriation for state tuition support distributions for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006. Provides that a farm mutual insurance company may elect taxation under the gross premium tax instead of the adjusted gross income tax. Permits a county to freeze the property tax levies imposed in the county and fund the growth in local tax levies from an additional county income tax. Permits an additional county income tax rate of not more than 1% to further reduce the property taxes imposed in the county. Limits the amount of local property tax relief that may be granted to C Corporations. For 2006 only, establishes a June 1 deadline (instead of April 1) for a county to adopt an ordinance imposing an additional county economic development tax rate for a property tax credit to mitigate the impact of the statewide deduction of assessed value of inventory. Provides that a company that meets certain criteria may file refund claims for property tax deductions for new manufacturing equipment placed in service in an economic revitalization area. Provides a property tax exemption with respect to certain property taxes for a college fraternity that did not timely comply with filing requirements. Permits a nonprofit corporation that operates a youth soccer program to claim a refund for certain property taxes. Authorizes a property tax levy appeal to the department of local government finance by certain fire protection districts that have experienced growth. Permits a certain nonprofit entity to receive a property tax exemption for property taxes due in 2005. Permits redevelopment commissions in counties other than Marion County to establish a housing program and a tax increment funding allocation area for that program. Provides procedures that permit the Indiana stadium and convention center to enter into a single source contract for supplies and waive performance bonds for public works contracts. Requires adjustment of school fund tax rates to eliminate the effects of annual assessed valuation adjustments. Increases the maximum permissible property tax levy for certain rapidly growing municipalities.

11/22/05 Authored by Representative Espich
11/22/05 First reading: referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
11/22/05 Rules suspended
1/17/05 Committee report; amend do pass, adopted
1/17/05 Roll Call 15: Yeas 86, Nays 10
1/17/05 Amendment 22 (Espich), prevailed; Voice Vote
1/25/05 Amendment 5 (Dobis), prevailed; Roll Call 44: Yeas 98, Nays 0
1/25/05 Amendment 19 (Orentlicher), prevailed; Voice Vote
1/25/05 Amendment 26 (Dobis), prevailed; Division of the House: Yeas 49, Nays 42
1/25/05 Amendment 3 (Klinker), failed; Roll Call 43: Yeas 45, Nays 52
1/25/05 Amendment 15 (Orentlicher), failed; Voice Vote
1/25/05 Amendment 12 (Crawford), failed; Roll Call 46: Yeas 45, Nays 48
1/25/05 Amendment 9 (Kuzman), ruled out of order
1/25/05 Amendment 10 (Crawford), ruled out of order
1/25/05 Amendment 20 (Turner), withdrawn
1/25/05 Amendment 25 (Borders), withdrawn
1/25/05 Amendment 2 (Aguilera), withdrawn
1/25/05 Amendment 2 (Aguilera), withdrawn
1/26/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 50: Yeas 97, Nays 1
1/26/05 Referred to the Senate
1/26/05 First Senate Sponsor: Senator Kenley
2/01/06 First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2/07/06 Senator Garton removed as coauthor
2/23/06 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/28/06 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/28/06 Amendment 10 (Kenley), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/28/06 Amendment 9 (Jackman), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/28/06 Amendment 14 (Dillion), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/28/06 Amendment 7 (Breaux), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/28/06 Amendment 2 (Broden), prevailed; Voice Vote
3/01/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 270: Yeas 37, Nays 12
3/01/06 Returned to the House with amendments
3/01/06 Third reading: recommitted to Committee of One, amendment adopted, passed; Voice Vote
3/02/06 House dissented from Senate amendments
3/06/06 House conferees appointed: Representative Espich and Representative Crawford
3/06/06 House advisors appointed: Representative Turner, Representative Buell, Representative Klinker and Representative Kersey
3/07/06 Senate conferees appointed: Senator Kenley and Senator Hume
3/07/06 Senate advisors appointed: Senator Dillon and Senator Mrvan
3/17/06 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
3/20/06 Signed by the Speaker

HB 1006 Allocation of School Resources; Homeless Students
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Noe, Representative Stutzman, Representative Behning
Provides that a homeless student has the right to be transported to the school in which the homeless student was enrolled before becoming homeless, and provides for apportioning the costs of transportation. Allows the use of a special purpose bus or another appropriate vehicle for the transportation of homeless students. Allows school corporations to undertake certain actions to save money in nonacademic areas and reallocate the saved money to student instruction and learning. Requires the department of education and the state board of education to develop a plan to upgrade the financial management, analysis, and reporting system for school corporations and schools.

1/12/06 Authored by Representative Noe
1/12/06 Co-authored by Representative Stutzman and Representative Behning
1/12/06 First reading: referred to the Committee on Education
1/19/06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/24/06 Amendment 1 (Behning), prevailed; Voice Vote
1/24/06 Amendment 2 (Hinkle), prevailed; Voice Vote
1/24/06 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/02/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 177: Yeas 56, Nays 47
2/02/06 Referred to the Senate
2/02/06 First Senate sponsor: Senator Lubbers
2/02/06 Second Senate sponsor: Senator Drozda
2/06/06 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2/16/06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/20/06 Amendment 1 (Simpson): failed; Roll Call 196: Yeas 18, Nays 0
2/20/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/21/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 204: Yeas 34, Nays 15
2/21/06 Returned to the House with amendments
3/14/06 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 477: Yeas 51, Nays 47
3/17/06 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
3/21/06 Signed by the Speaker

HB 1040 Recodification of Title 21 and Related Provisions
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Foley
Corrects various technical problems in the Indiana Code and in noncode provisions. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the code revision commission.)

1/04/06 Authored by Representative Foley
1/04/06 First reading: referred to the Committee on Judiciary
1/05/06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/09/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
1/10/06 Representative Thomas added as coauthor
1/10/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 10: Yeas 97, Nays 1
1/10/06 Referred to the Senate
1/10/06 First Senate Sponsor: Senator Kenley
1/10/06 Cosponsor: Senator Bowser
1/10/06 Second Senate Sponsor: Senator Landske
1/26/06 First reading: assigned to Committee on Judiciary
2/01/06 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/06/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/07/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 179: Yeas 48, Nays 0
2/07/06 Returned to the House without amendments
3/17/06 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
3/21/06 Signed by the Speaker

HB 1093 Offences on School Property or Against School Employees
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Dobis, Representative Cheney, Representative Ayres, Representative Koch
Makes possessing a knife on school property or on a school bus a Class B misdemeanor. Makes the offense a Class A misdemeanor if the offender has a previous unrelated conviction and a Class D felony if the offense results in bodily injury or serious bodily injury to another person. Adds battery against, and the harassment of, a school employee to the list of offenses that must be reported to a local law enforcement agency.

1/05/06 Authored by Representative Dobis
1/05/06 Co-authored by Representative Cheney and Representative Ayres
1/05/06 First reading: referred to the Committee on Education
1/25/06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/31/06 Amendment 1 (Koch), prevailed; Voice Vote
1/31/06 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/01/06 Representative Koch added as coauthor
2/02/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 169: Yeas 94, Nays 2
2/02/06 Referred to the Senate
2/02/06 First Senate sponsor: Senator Wyss
2/02/06 Second Senate sponsor: Senator Sipes
2/02/06 Cosponsors: Senator Garton and Senator Steele
2/06/06 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters
2/07/06 Senator Garton removed as coauthor
2/23/06 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/27/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/28/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: Yeas 41, Nays 8
2/28/06 Returned to the House without amendments
2/28/06 Senator Heinold added as cosponsor
2/28/06 Senator Landske added as cosponsor
3/07/06 Signed by the Speaker
3/08/06 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
3/17/06 Signed by the Governor

HB 1134 Recodification of Title 21 and Related Provisions
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Foley
Recodifies the grade K-12 education finance law, including teacher pension and education property tax control provisions, without substantive change. Makes conforming amendments. Repeals: (1) provisions in IC 6-1.1-19 and Title 21 that are recodified by this bill; and (2) various obsolete education finance law provisions. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Code Revision Commission.)

1/04/06 Authored by Representative Foley
1/04/06 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/04/06 Coauthored by Representatives Behning, Kuzman and VanHaaften
1/05/06 Committee report: do pass, adopted
1/09/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
1/10/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 09: Yeas 93, Nays 3
1/10/06 Referred to the Senate
1/10/06 First Senate Sponsor: Senator Landske
1/10/06 Cosponsor: Senator Bowser
1/10/06 Second Senate Sponsor: Senator Kenley
1/26/06 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2/01/06 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/06/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/07/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 180: Yeas 48, Nays 0
2/07/06 Returned to House without amendments
3/02/06 Signed by the Speaker
3/07/06 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
3/15/06 Signed by the Governor

HB 1240 ISTEP; Mentor Teacher Stipends
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning, Representative Heim, Representative V. Smith
Requires the department of education and the state board of education, before November 1, 2006, to review the current statewide student testing program and develop a long-term plan for student testing. Sets forth objectives for the program review and plan development. Provides that mentor teacher stipends may be paid from certain appropriations to the department of education or from private funds donated to the department. Repeals a provision requiring the grading of certain parts of the ISTEP assessment to take place in Indiana.

1/10/06 Authored by Representative Behning
1/10/06 First reading: referred to the Committee on Education
1/11/06 Committee report: do pass, adopted
1/17/06 Representative Heim and Representative V. Smith added as coauthors
1/17/06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
1/25/06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/30/06 Amendment 1 (Behning), prevailed; Voice Vote
1/30/06 Amendment 2 (Denbo), failed; Voice Vote
1/30/06 Amendment 3 (Porter), failed; Roll Call 102: Yeas 50, Nays 50
1/30/06 Amendment 6 (Orentlicher), failed; Roll Call 101: Yeas 45, Nays 51
1/30/06 Amendment 7 (Cheney), Failed; Roll Call 100: Yeas 23, Nays 77
1/30/06 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/02/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: Yeas 52, Nays 47
2/02/06 Referred to the Senate
2/02/06 First Senate sponsor: Senator Lubbers
2/02/06 Second Senate sponsor: Senator Riegsecker
2/06/06 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2/16/06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/23/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/27/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 241: Yeas 48, Nays 2
2/27/06 Returned to the House with amendments
3/02/06 House dissented from Senate amendments
3/06/06 House conferees appointed: Representative Behning and Representative Porter
3/06/06 House advisor appointed: Representative Messer
3/07/06 Senate advisors appointed: Senator Riegsecker and Senator Skinner
3/07/06 Senate conferees appointed: Senator Lubbers and Senator Rogers
3/08/06 Representative V. Smith appointed as House advisor
3/14/06 Conference committee report 1: filed in the House
3/14/06 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 404: Yeas 48, Nays 2
3/14/06 Rules suspended
3/14/06 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 485: Yeas 94, Nays 0
3/21/06 Signed by the Speaker
3/24/06 Signed by the Governor

HB 1347 Various Education Matters
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Messer, Representative Behning
Adds financial hardship and illness to the reasons a student may withdraw from high school before graduating. Requires the following information to be included in a school's annual report: (1) The number of student work permits revoked. (2) The number of student driver's licenses revoked. (3) The number of students suspended for any reason. (4) The number of students who have not advanced to grade 10 due to a lack of completed credits. Requires an annual review of a student's career plan and requires remediation programs if needed. Allows an excused absence for a student who attends an educationally related nonclassroom activity, and requires each school corporation to: (1) maintain a record of such activities; and (2) report the information to the department of education annually. Allows Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and Vincennes University to offer fast track to college programs in which a qualified student may earn a high school diploma while also earning credits for a certificate program, an associate's or a baccalaureate degree. Allows other state educational institutions to establish a fast track to college program. Requires a school corporation to pay the tuition for high school diploma courses taken by certain students who are less than 19 years of age. Requires each state supported college and university to report annually to the commission for higher education and the legislative council: (1) financial aid availability; and (2) attendance and graduation rates; of students who are Indiana residents. Allows a student to graduate from high school without passing the graduation examination, subject to certain requirements. Requires the number of students: (1) receiving international baccalaureate degrees; and (2) participating in a school flex program; to be included in a school's annual report. Establishes the double up for college dual high school-college credit program. Requires high schools to offer at least two dual credit and advanced placement courses each year to high school students who qualify to enroll in the courses. Requires a student who seeks to withdraw from school before reaching 18 years of age or graduating to sign a written acknowledgment that the student and the student's parent or guardian understand that withdrawing from school is likely to reduce the student's future earnings and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed in the future. Requires the department of education to develop guidelines for a school corporation to follow in implementing the written acknowledgment.

1/12/06 Authored by Representative Messer
1/12/06 First reading: referred to the Committee on Education
1/17/06 Representative Behning added as coauthor
1/25/06 Committee report: do pass, adopted
1/31/06 Amendment 4 (Turner), prevailed; Voice Vote
1/31/06 Amendment 5 (Turner), withdrawn
1/31/06 Amendment 6 (Messer), prevailed; Voice Vote
1/31/06 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/02/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: Yeas 100, Nays 0
2/02/06 Referred to the Senate
2/02/06 First Senate sponsor: Senator Lubbers
2/02/06 Second Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers
2/07/06 First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
2/09/06 Reassigned to the Committee on Education and Career Development
2/16/06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/20/06 Amendment 2 (Simpson), failed; Roll Call 200: Yeas 17, Nays 32
2/20/06 Senator Miller and Senator Sipes added as cosponsors
2/20/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/21/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 226: Yeas 49, Nays 1
2/21/06 Returned to the House with amendments
3/06/06 House concurred in Senate amendments: Roll Call 396: Yeas 96, Nays 0
3/09/06 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the Senate
3/13/06 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House
3/17/06 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
3/21/06 Signed by the Speaker
3/24/06 Signed by the Governor

HB 1368 PERF and TRF Cost of Living Adjustments
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Neese, Representative Woodruff, Representative Thomas
Provides a 2% cost of living adjustment for all members, survivors, and beneficiaries of the public employees' retirement fund (PERF) who were retired or disabled before January 1, 2006, beginning in 2007. Provides cost of living adjustments for certain members, survivors, and beneficiaries of the teachers' retirement fund (TRF) beginning in 2007. Provides for a thirteenth check in 2006 for PERF members, survivors, and beneficiaries based on the complete years of service credited to a member at retirement.

1/12/06 Authored by Representative Neese
1/12/06 First reading: referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
1/19/06 Representative Woodruff added as coauthor
1/25/06 Representative Welch added as coauthor
1/25/06 Committee report: do pass, adopted
1/26/06 Representative Thomas added as coauthor
1/30/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/02/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 201: Yeas 81, Nays 0
2/02/06 Referred to the Senate
2/02/06 First Senate sponsor: Senator R. Meeks
2/02/06 Second Senate sponsor: Senator Hume
2/02/06 Cosponsors: Senator Craycraft and Senator Gard
2/07/06 First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
2/16/06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/20/06 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/21/06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 227: Yeas 47, Nays 3
2/21/06 Returned to the House with amendments
2/21/06 Senator Landske added as cosponsor
3/06/06 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 397: Yeas 79, Nays 0
3/09/06 Signed by the Speaker
3/13/06 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
3/20/06 Signed by the Governor