HB 1103 IN

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Repeals code provisions regarding commercial fishing on Lake Michigan. Removes the requirement that the director of the department of natural resources (department) send, to a person who has a license that is placed on probationary status, notice that includes a description of the amount of child support in arrears and an explanation of the procedures to pay child support arrearage. Repeals the mussels license issued by the department. Provides that a law enforcement officer or an employee of the department is not liable for the destruction of a permitted animal that escapes an enclosure and poses a threat to public safety. Provides instances when a construction permit for a floodway is not required to remove a logjam or mass of wood debris that has accumulated in a river or stream. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2022, the director of the department shall not exercise authority to remove or eliminate an abode or residence from a floodway if the abode or residence was constructed before January 1, 2022. (Current law provides that the director of the department shall not exercise the authority if the residence or abode was constructed before January 1, 2020.) Provides that before July 1, 2023, the department shall adopt a license for the removal of trees; channel maintenance; and bank reconstruction, repair, and stabilization in a floodway. Provides that a local floodplain administrator shall utilize the best floodplain mapping data available as provided by the department and located on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal when reviewing a permit application for a structure or a construction activity in, or near, a floodplain. Provides that a contract to purchase timber must be in writing. Allows the collection of damages for costs associated with a claim or action, including attorney's fees, or damages specified in a contract with a timber buyer or a person who cuts timber but is not a timber buyer. Requires a timber buyer to keep complete and accurate records for at least five years after a transaction. Allows the director of the department to suspend a timber buyer's license for not more than 90 days before a final adjudication if the director of the department finds that the holder of the timber buyer's license poses a clear and immediate danger to public health, safety, or property if allowed to continue to operate. Provides that the director of the department may renew the suspension for periods of not more than 90 days. Makes technical and conforming changes.

• Sean Eberhart · author
• Susan Glick Republican · sponsor
• Michael Crider Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Representative Eberhart · lower
2. Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 13, 2022 Representative Boy added as coauthor · lower
4. Jan 24, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
5. Jan 25, 2022 Representatives Abbott D and May added as coauthors · lower
6. Jan 26, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
7. Jan 27, 2022 Senate sponsor: Senator Glick · lower
8. Jan 27, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 120: yeas 90, nays 0 · lower
9. Jan 28, 2022 Referred to the Senate · lower
10. Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · upper
11. Feb 21, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
12. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #1 (Glick) prevailed; voice vote · upper
13. Feb 24, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
14. Feb 28, 2022 Senator Crider added as second sponsor · upper
15. Mar 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 284: yeas 40, nays 10 · upper
16. Mar 2, 2022 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
17. Mar 2, 2022 Motion to dissent filed · lower
18. Mar 2, 2022 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
19. Mar 3, 2022 House conferees appointed: Eberhart and Hatfield · lower
20. Mar 3, 2022 House advisors appointed: Abbott, Ellington, King, Boy, Jackson and Pfaff · lower
21. Mar 3, 2022 Senate conferees appointed: Glick and Niezgodski · upper
22. Mar 3, 2022 Senate advisors appointed: Ford Jon and Randolph Lonnie M · upper
23. Mar 8, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
24. Mar 8, 2022 Motion to concur filed · lower
25. Mar 8, 2022 House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 384: yeas 92, nays 4 · lower
26. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
27. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
28. Mar 15, 2022 Public Law 141 · lower
29. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
30. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Mar 8, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 3, 2022 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Jan 24, 2022 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Feb 21, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · Feb 24, 2022 · PDF