There are now some more House Bills online. Previously it had just been HB 1001 – Elimination of child welfare levies. In addition, now, we have:
* HB 1001 — Elimination of child welfare levies.
* HB 1011 — Miscellaneous election law matters.
* HB 1012 — Charges for small consumer loans.
* HB 1013 — In God We Trust license plate.
* HB 1014 — Indiana time zones.
* HB 1015 — Residential property tax deduction.
* HB 1016 — Pretrial fees.
* HB 1017 — Property appraisers.
* HB 1018 — Water authority audits.
* HB 1019 — Employee’s right to work.
* HB 1020 — Regulation of teen clubs.
* HB 1021 — Hay baling on interstate rights-of-way.
* HB 1022 — State fair commission.
* HB 1023 — Addiction treatment facilities.
* HB 1024 — Kidnapping and criminal confinement.
* HB 1025 — Howard County innkeeper’s tax.
HB 1014 on time zones is by Rep. Crooks and requires the following:
Requires a public question to be placed on the 2006 general election ballot asking voters whether the state should petition the federal government to place all of Indiana in the Central Time Zone except Clark, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, and Ohio counties. Provides that if the voters approve the public question, the governor shall: (1) petition the United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings to change the time zone boundary so that all of Indiana except the named counties is located in the Central Time Zone; and (2) develop evidence and present the best case to the Department of Transportation to support the requested change.
As I’ve mentioned before, I think it’s a mistake to leave those 5 southeastern counties out of the mix. I think the state would be best served on one time zone. Nobody is going to like having the time line through their back yard, but the state is only 140 miles wide. There is no compelling justification for dividing the state.
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