2023 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1343: Occupational regulations.

Legislative Summary

Occupational regulations. Provides that all occupational regulations must be limited to those demonstrably necessary and carefully tailored to fulfill legitimate public health, safety, or welfare objectives. Requires each public agency to conduct a review of all occupational regulations within the public agency's jurisdiction not later than July 1, 2025. Provides that a public agency shall take certain actions to modify or repeal an occupational regulation that does not conform to these standards. Provides that after July 1, 2025, a person who engages in an occupation or profession to which an occupational regulation applies may file a petition for repeal or modification of the occupational regulation with the public agency having jurisdiction over enforcement of the occupational regulation.

Bill History

1/17/2023
Coauthored by Representative Speedy
House of Representatives
1/17/2023
Authored by Representative Teshka
House of Representatives
1/17/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/20/2023
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
Senate sponsors: Senators Gaskill and Walker K
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 178: yeas 93, nays 1
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
Senate
4/6/2023
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
4/10/2023
Amendment #3 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
4/10/2023
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
4/11/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 371: yeas 48, nays 0
Senate
4/12/2023
Returned to the House with amendments
Senate
4/18/2023
Motion to concur filed
House of Representatives
4/18/2023
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 444: yeas 86, nays 4
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/26/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
5/1/2023
Signed by the Governor
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Public Law 142
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House - House concurred in Senate amendments
4/18/2023
86
Yea
4
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
4/11/2023
48
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
2/21/2023
93
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/1/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/18/202398.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/10/2023146.6 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/6/2023170.1 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/16/2023119.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/2023115.4 KB