IN HB1249

Increases mandatory minimum jail time for repeat OWI offenders: 10 days for one prior conviction (up from 5) and 20 days for two or more prior convictions (up from 10)

Creates new battery offense provisions for attacks on health care employees and school employees while performing job duties, making such battery a Class A misdemeanor or Level 6 felony if bodily injury results

Requires employers of health care and school employees to report workplace batteries to the labor commissioner semi-annually beginning July 1, 2027, with detailed information about each incident

Repeals IC 35-46-9 (operating a motorboat while intoxicated) as a standalone chapter, consolidating boating under the influence offenses into existing vehicle intoxication statutes under IC 9-30-5

Prohibits county residency requirements for public defenders, deputy prosecutors, court personnel, and emergency medical services providers (effective upon passage)