Ind. Code § 22-12-2.1-1 Transfer of responsibility for fire prevention and building safety to the department of homeland security
Effective 7-1-2027.
Sec. 1. (a) On July 1, 2027, all powers, duties, agreements, and liabilities of the fire prevention and building safety commission are transferred to the department.
(b) On July 1, 2027, all records and property of the fire prevention and building safety commission, including appropriations and other funds under the control or supervision of the fire prevention and building safety commission, are transferred to the department.
(c) After June 30, 2027, any amounts owed to the fire prevention and building safety commission before July 1, 2027, are considered to be owed to the department as the successor agency.
(d) After June 30, 2027, a reference to the fire prevention and building safety commission in a statute, rule, or other document is considered a reference to the department.
(e) Proceedings pending before the fire prevention and building safety commission on July 1, 2027, shall be transferred from the fire prevention and building safety commission to the department and treated as if initiated by the department.
(f) A license or permit issued by the fire prevention and building safety commission before July 1, 2027, shall be treated after June 30, 2027, as a certification issued by the department.
(g) The rules adopted by the fire prevention and building safety commission before July 1, 2027, are considered, after June 30, 2027, rules of the department. For purposes of applying IC 4-22-2.6 to the readoption of rules transferred by this subsection, the rules shall be treated as not expiring. Except as permitted under IC 4-22-2-38 to make nonsubstantive technical corrections, the department may not revise or repeal the transferred rules, including matters incorporated by reference, unless authorized by act of the general assembly.
(h) Not later than July 1, 2028, and each year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 making recommendations for amendment of the rules of the fire prevention and building safety commission transferred to the department under this section. The legislative council shall assign the report to be reviewed by an interim study committee established under IC 2-5-1.3. In preparing the report required by this subsection, the department shall consult with industry experts, professionals, and interested stakeholders who have indicated an interest in the subject matter of the recommendations contained in the report.
As added by P.L.152-2026, SEC.359.