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1996 Bill(s) * SB 516Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S Ways & MeansDescription: Extend reassessment period from every 2 years to every 4. Also lower percentage of value in state school fund formula. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S Ways & MeansDescription: Require State Tax Commission members be former asessors. And one have been a certified appraiser. Official legislative description and status
* SB 518Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S Civil and Criminal JurisprudenceDescription: Toughen penalty for false bomb report. From misdemeanor to felony crime. Official legislative description and status
* SCS SB 569Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: H ChildrenDescription: Cut time state can keep unsubstantiated child abuse reports. From five years to 60 days. Official legislative description and status
* SB 570Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S CommerceDescription: Tougher financial regulation of preneed funeral contracts. Official legislative description and status
* SB 571Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S TransportationDescription: Stronger disclosures required for rebuilt salvaged cars. Require disclosure of how vehicle was damaged. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: WITHDRAWNDescription: Remove expiration of tax on landfills for econ. development. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S CorrectionsDescription: Exempt community-service probation work from govt retirement benefits. Official legislative description and status
* SB 596Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S JudiciaryDescription: Raise mandatory retirement age for municipal judges from age 70 to age 75. Official legislative description and status
* SB 602Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S Civil and Criminal JurisprudenceDescription: Allow civil lawsuits against drug pushers. Official legislative description and status
* SB 603Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S JudiciaryDescription: Ban gov't lawyers from talking at non-gov't public meetings. Effects only non-governmental public meetings. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: GOVERNOR SIGNEDDescription: Include transactional analysts in counselor licensing law. Final version requires agency psychologists be licensed. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: GOVERNOR SIGNEDDescription: Let any Conservation Dept. worker detain violators of wildlife and forestry regulations, if trained. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: GOVERNOR SIGNEDDescription: Repeal sunset of landfill fees for economic development. Set to expire July 1998. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: IN SB 604Description: Require continuing education for pschologist license renewals. Official legislative description and status
* SCS SB 726Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: H 3rd ReadDescription: State Health Department coordinate state health services. Broad expansion of authority, in general language. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: GOVERNOR SIGNEDDescription: Several changes in family trust provisions. Amended to include ban on same-sex marriages. Official legislative description and status
* SB 800Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S CorrectionsDescription: Exempt smaller town officials from financial disclosure requirments. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: IN SB 604Description: Remove some exemptions from psychologist licensing. Require licensing of gov't psychologists & hpynotherpists. Official legislative description and status
* SB 840Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S AgricultureDescription: Sales tax exemption on livestock. Official legislative description and status
Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S Public Health and WelfareDescription: Let pyschologists prescribe drugs. Official legislative description and status
* SB 972Sponsor: Howard, Jerry Status: S AgricultureDescription: Promote production of industrial hemp for commercial uses. Official legislative description and status
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