HEA 1041: Requires educational institutions to categorize athletic teams as male, female, or coed, and prohibits individuals assigned male at birth from participating on female-designated teams. It also mandates grievance procedures, allows for civil actions for violations, and protects institutions from legal liability when complying with these rules.
HEA 1051: Provides that the following are eligible for a mobile integration healthcare grant: (1) an emergency medical services provider agency that is operated by a county; (2) an emergency medical services provider organization; and (3) a hospital; if certain conditions are met.
HEA 1143: Revises the education and experience requirements for licensure as a certified public accountant. Repeals language allowing various substitutions for licensure requirements.
HEA 1198: Increases the threshold for public work projects that boards can perform without a contract from $250,000 to $375,000, with annual inflation adjustments published online. It removes distinctions between school and non-school political subdivisions, allows a 90-day contract window when federal grants are involved, and exempts certain public building work from requiring architect or engineer-approved plans.
HEA 1382: Exempts out-of-state vehicle distributors and manufacturers from certain Indiana licensing requirements, reinforces that buying, selling, or trading vehicles on Sundays is a Class B misdemeanor, updates mandatory training for used car dealer license applicants, and restricts license holders from making certain changes unless altering their business entity type.
HEA 1385: Provides an exception to one of the disqualifying conditions for a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee.
HEA 1441: Starting in 2026, non-regulated water and wastewater utilities in Indiana must submit asset management reports every four years to the IURC, demonstrating compliance with state guidelines and certifying operational capability. Repeated deficiencies can lead to increased regulatory oversight, including rate control, mandatory rate cases, or potential receivership.
HEA 1471: Establishes the procedure for placing a law enforcement officer's name on a Giglio list. Provides notice and reconsideration procedures. Provides requirements for prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement officers. Provides civil immunity to prosecuting attorneys for acts related to a Giglio list.
HEA 1490: Allows the horse racing commission (commission) to issue a license for certain individuals to provide teeth floating on a licensed horse race track in Indiana. Provides an exception to the licensing and special permits requirements of veterinary medicine for certain individuals who are licensed by the commission.
HEA 1559: Provides that when a public agency chooses to employ a construction manager as constructor (CMc) on a public works project, the applicable contract award standard for the project is "lowest and best". Increases the maximum amount of work a CMc may perform on a project from 20% of the total value of a project to 30% of the total value of a project.
HEA 1593: The bill updates the definition of "principal office" for business entities and requires those submitting biennial reports on behalf of others to verify their identity. It also sets rules for commercial mail receiving agencies and allows dissolved entities to apply for reinstatement after five years if they explain their reasons and future plans.
HEA 1160: Provides that the governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of a school student if the student participates in certain events offered by the National FFA Organization, the Indiana FFA Association, or a 4-H club. Provides that a student's excused absences may not exceed six days in a school year. Provides that the student must be in good academic standing.
HEA 1687: Prohibits the transfer of a sex or violent offender's probation jurisdiction to another county in Indiana while the offender is required to register as an offender unless certain conditions are met. Prohibits a sexually violent predator or an offender against children from working in any setting where the predator or offender: (1) has more than incidental and occasional contact with a child who is not accompanied by the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; (2) has supervisory or disciplinary power over a child; or (3) is expected to touch a child on a more than incidental and occasional basis.
SEA 3: Provides that any third party administrator or pharmacy benefit manager acting on behalf of a plan sponsor owes a fiduciary duty to the plan sponsor.
SEA 28: Allows owners of significant groundwater withdrawal facilities to file complaints about well failures and requires the Department of Natural Resources to investigate within three business days. If a facility is found responsible for impairing another well, it must provide timely and reasonable compensation to the affected party.
SEA 137: Tightens voter list maintenance procedures by requiring updates within 48 hours of new information, mandating checks for voters inactive in the last two general elections, and clarifying removal criteria. It prohibits educational institution IDs as valid identification, recognizes a Consular Report of Birth Abroad as proof of citizenship, and enhances interstate voter data sharing and death record reporting to improve voter roll accuracy.
SEA 187: Requires all members of county property tax assessment boards of appeal (PTABOA) to be Indiana residents throughout their terms and ends the terms of non-resident members as of July 1, 2025, requiring their replacement by the appropriate county authority.
SEA 209: Allows for the use of electronic pull tab games, electronic pull tab devices, and electronic pull tab systems in charity gaming by certain organizations. Provides for a maximum number of electronic pull tab devices that may be present, for purposes of charity gaming, in a permitted location.
SEA 249: Amends provisions that allow school corporations to provide a supplemental payment to teachers in excess of the salary specified in the school corporation's compensation plan. Makes corresponding changes.
SEA 280: Allows the use of rifles for deer hunting on public property starting after June 30, 2025, with certain restrictions, and removes limitations on rifle case length. It permits centerfire rifles firing bullets 5.56 mm or larger and prohibits the Department of Natural Resources from regulating case length for such rifles.
SEA 281: Mandates timely access to juvenile offense records for law enforcement and prosecutors and requires an electronic case‐summary transmission system for expungement by July 1, 2025. It allows non‑elected individuals to expunge official misconduct with prosecutorial consent but bars expungement for serious violent felons, unlawful firearm possession, commercial CDL holders, and extends these expungement rules to judicial officers.
SEA 306: Provides that a taxpayer may assign any part of the film and media production tax credit (credit) that the taxpayer may claim. Sets forth the procedure for a taxpayer to make the assignment. Establishes a limit of $250,000 for any single tax credit provided. Limits the aggregate amount of tax credits that may be provided to $2,000,000. Extends the credit's expiration date from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2031.
SEA 389: For annexations adopted October 7, 2024, covering no more than 50 acres of vacant land (plus one residence) within a fire protection district, the annexation becomes effective 30 days after adoption/filing rather than the next January 1. It also exempts the municipality from having to begin fire protection service or notify the district within 10 days of the effective date.
SEA 451: Provides for a decrease in the individual adjusted gross income tax rate beginning in 2030 depending on certain conditions being met.
SEA 498: Authorizes the Indiana Board of Pharmacy to share INSPECT data with DCS supervisors investigating child abuse or neglect, redefines “emergency shelter,” and mandates criminal history checks for any contractor with unsupervised access in child caring institutions or group homes. It also removes specified shelter‑care duration limits, updates casework supervisor qualifications, and exempts emergency shelters from immunization verification and psychotropic medication reporting requirements.
SEA 520: Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund.
SEA 1: Delivers meaningful relief and predictability for Hoosier taxpayers by capping annual levy growth at 4% (unless voters affirm an increase), phasing in larger homestead deductions, business personal property exemptions up to $2 million, and enhanced circuit‑breaker credits. It also modernizes local income tax structures, streamlines referendum timing, bolsters school and public‑safety funding fairness, and creates a transparent tax‑comparison portal—promoting fiscal responsibility and stronger community investment.
HEA 1088: Requires personal representatives to serve estate‐administration notices to creditors within one month—providing deadlines, templates, and procedures for late service and claim filing—and allows unsupervised personal representatives or trustees to distribute retirement‐plan assets without court order. It also defines “direct postmortem transfers” to testamentary trusts as effective at death under the Social Security Act and extends a decedent’s tax‐related power‐of‑attorney authority until a personal representative is appointed.
HEA 1118: Ensures that first responders’ communications with CISM providers or peer support teams remain completely confidential and cannot be compelled in any legal or administrative proceeding. It also protects first responders and their employers from liability based on those communications—unless the conduct amounts to wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct.
HEA 1131: Effective January 1, 2027, Cumberland will formally secede from the consolidated city–county to become an excluded city, with local councils taking necessary transition steps and the Department of Local Government Finance realigning property tax levies, rates, budgets, and revenue shares. Cumberland will remain in its existing fire protection districts and bear its pro rata share of outstanding consolidated‑city debt service based on assessed valuation until those obligations are satisfied.
HEA 1167: Provides that the controlled substance paraphernalia statutes do not apply to items marketed to detect the presence of a drug or controlled substance.
HEA 1208: It requires the State Board of Accounts to set annual or biennial training standards for sheriffs (and their designees) overseeing jail commissary funds and shifts sheriff reporting of fund receipts and disbursements from semiannual to quarterly to the county fiscal body. It also authorizes the commissary fund to cover the cost of an independent CPA audit or review in years when the fund isn’t audited by the State Board.
HEA 1220: Requires a teacher's electronic mail address to be used for sending the annual summary of a teacher's rights and protections. Removes the requirement that the attorney general publish an annual newspaper notice regarding unclaimed property held by the attorney general with a value of more than $100.
HEA 1226: Prohibits an issuer of a Medicare supplement policy or certificate from denying, conditioning the issuance or effectiveness of, or discriminating in the pricing of a Medicare supplement policy or certificate because of the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, or medical condition of an applicant who meets certain conditions.
HEA 1248: Households that include a foster parent at the time of the initial CCDF eligibility determination are expressly made eligible for child care assistance. The Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services must also set aside 200 CCDF vouchers specifically for children placed with licensed foster parents.
HEA 1280: Military pay for members of the United States Space Force, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps is exempt from the individual income tax. These members are also eligible for the income tax deduction for military retirement or survivor's benefits.
HEA 1297: Establishes the yellow dot motor vehicle medical information program.
HEA 1322: By March 1, 2026, the Department of Administration may issue a request for information to explore how blockchain technology could enhance cost efficiency, consumer experience, data security, and privacy for state agencies. A report on this exploration must be submitted to the legislative council by October 1, 2026.
HEA 1348: A high school diploma or credential from a nonaccredited nonpublic school is legally sufficient to prove high school completion, and no state or local agency or higher education institution in Indiana may discriminate based on the source of the diploma. The administrator of a nonaccredited school has the authority to execute documents required to provide evidence of a child's education.
HEA 1354: Amends the licensure applicability provision for veterinarians to include registration and permits for veterinary technicians. Requires certain individuals to submit to both a state and national background check. Allows the state police department to release the results of a national criminal history background check to an authorized employee of the board of animal health. Makes a technical correction.
HEA 1380: Provides that the supplemental fee to register an electric vehicle does not apply to a motor driven cycle.
HEA 1467: The bill prohibits foreign nationals from contributing to or engaging in certain actions regarding public questions. It also forbids political action committees from knowingly accepting contributions or expenditures from prohibited sources and establishes reporting and disclosure requirements for independent expenditures.
HEA 1509: Requires disclosure of the appointing authority and term of an appointed public officer: (1) in the meeting notice and agenda of the board on which the public officer is appointed to serve; and (2) on the board's website or appointing authority's website, if any. Provides that if the appointing authority or board does not have a website, the information must be published on the Internet through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology.
HEA 1518: Provides with certain exceptions, that if a state entity purchases or leases a vehicle, the vehicle: (1) must be a government model, base model, or standard model vehicle; and (2) may not be from a luxury or semi-luxury brand if a nonluxury brand alternative exists that uses the same underlying vehicle platform.
HEA 1558: The bill excludes minor league baseball players, who are compensated under a collective bargaining agreement, from the definition of "employee" under minimum wage law. It also removes the requirement for tracking daily and weekly hours and wages for these players.
SEA 120: Requires a sheriff to take a DNA sample of a person taken into custody for a felony. Provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor if a person refuses to provide a DNA sample to a sheriff.
SEA 176: The bill adds members to the Indiana State Board of Nursing and changes the qualifications for certain members. It also adjusts licensing requirements for licensed practical nurses and allows applicants for state-accredited practical nursing programs to apply without a high school diploma, though they must obtain one before completing the program.
SEA 178: Establishes that natural gas and propane are recognized as "clean energy" or "green energy" in Indiana for state and federal programs related to clean energy initiatives or projects. It defines "clean energy" to include natural gas, propane, wind, solar, hydropower, fuel cells, hydrogen, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy, while clarifying that it does not alter existing definitions in Indiana law.
SEA 182: The bill updates adult protective services procedures, including clarifying that reports can be made through a statewide toll-free number or online. It also requires investigations to determine if a report should be referred to law enforcement, removes certain notification and consent requirements, and streamlines coordination of services.
SEA 424: Allows public utilities to petition the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) for approval to incur project development costs for small modular nuclear reactors before obtaining a certificate of public convenience. It outlines the process for cost recovery, including periodic rate adjustments, conditions for approval, and the treatment of costs if the project is canceled or not completed. The bill also specifies the time frame and criteria for the IURC's review and approval of these costs.
SEA 431: Provides that after June 30, 2025, a foreign company may not construct or cause to be constructed a data center in Indiana unless the Indiana utility regulatory commission and the Indiana economic development corporation conduct a joint study of the anticipated electricity use of the prospective data center and certify to the governor and the general assembly that the electricity estimated to be used by the data center will be self-generated and will not affect the load supply of the regional transmission organizations whose service territory includes Indiana.
