The IDS is tracking prominent bills from the 2025 legislative session
that would have a particular impact on IU and Monroe County.
See the progress of each bill as it makes its way through the Indiana Senate and House of
Representatives
and read our in-depth coverage of each bill.
6SB 10Voter registrationPendingsignedRemoves school-issued IDs, like IU’s Crimson Card, as valid proof of identification required to vote.Jan. 14, 2025Apr. 1, 2025Feb. 4, 2025Apr. 1, 2025Apr. 2, 2025Apr. 7, 2025Apr. 16, 2025https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/04/senate-enrolled-act-10-student-voters-rights1SB 2Medicaid mattersPendingactiveMakes changes to Medicaid, including capping enrollment in the Healthy Indiana Plan at 500,000. The latest version of the bill no longer includes a lifetime eligibility cap.Jan. 14, 2025Apr. 8, 2025Feb. 18, 2025Apr. 10, 2025Apr. 22, 2025https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/01/indiana-medicaid-hip-reform-senate-bill-2-healthy-indiana-plan7SB 284Early votingIntroducedinactiveShortens the early voting period from 28 days to 14 days, ending at noon before Election Day.Jan. 13, 20258SB 201Closed primary electionsIntroducedinactiveMakes party registration required to vote in a primary election, effectively turning Indiana from an open to a closed primary state.Jan. 8, 20252HB 1393Immigration noticePendingactiveMandates Indiana law enforcement to report suspected undocumented immigrants they arrest or cite to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bill strikes at the heart of a lawsuit filed from Attorney General Todd Rokita against the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, which has a policy restricting employees from communicating with ICE unless required by law.Jan. 13, 2025Feb. 4, 2025Mar. 24, 2025Mar. 24, 2025Apr. 16, 2025Apr. 21, 2025https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/01/monroe-county-sheriff-amended-lawsuit-todd-rokita-ice-immigration3HB 1007Energy generation resourcesPendingactiveCreates a 20% tax credit for manufacturers of small modular nuclear reactors and allows utilities to recover costs associated with SMRs from consumers. No operational SMRs currently exist in the U.S.Jan. 13, 2025Feb. 13, 2025Apr. 15, 2025Apr. 16, 2025Apr. 22, 2025https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/02/ai-nuclear-power-data-centers-google-microsoft-meta-indiana-electricity-bills9SB 11Minor access and use of social mediaIntroducedinactiveRequires social media operators to restrict viewing of social media for users under 16 years of age without parental consent.Jan. 23, 20254SB 1Property tax reliefPendingsignedLimits school referendums and freezes local property tax increases until 2027, when it will have a 1% increase cap and a 2% increase cap the following year. A Feb. 11 fiscal analysis projected Monroe County would lose $7.6 million in tax revenue in 2026 as a result of the legislation.Jan. 14, 2025Apr. 10, 2025Feb. 17, 2025Apr. 10, 2025Apr. 15, 2025Apr. 15, 2025Apr. 15, 2025https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/02/mike-braun-property-tax-monroe-county-council-sb15SB 289Nondiscrimination in employment and education.PendingactiveProhibits the promoting or mandating of diversity, equity and inclusion programming, which the bills defines as attempts to “manipulate or otherwise influence the composition of employees with preference to race, sex, color or ethnicity.”Jan. 13, 2025Apr. 14, 2025Feb. 6, 2025Apr. 17, 2025https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/02/senate-bill-289-how-a-dei-targeted-bill-could-impact-iu
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Medicaid matters
Pending
Makes changes to Medicaid, including capping enrollment in the Healthy Indiana Plan at 500,000. The latest version of the bill no longer includes a lifetime eligibility cap.
Mandates Indiana law enforcement to report suspected undocumented immigrants they arrest or cite to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bill strikes at the heart of a lawsuit filed from Attorney General Todd Rokita against the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, which has a policy restricting employees from communicating with ICE unless required by law.
Creates a 20% tax credit for manufacturers of small modular nuclear reactors and allows utilities to recover costs associated with SMRs from consumers. No operational SMRs currently exist in the U.S.
Limits school referendums and freezes local property tax increases until 2027, when it will have a 1% increase cap and a 2% increase cap the following year. A Feb. 11 fiscal analysis projected Monroe County would lose $7.6 million in tax revenue in 2026 as a result of the legislation.
*Amended bills must be approved again before they
can pass. When the original author does not approve of the changes, it may go to a conference
committee before heading back to the House and Senate for final approval.
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