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IntroducedJan 05, 2026
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Passed HouseJan 28, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Indiana House Bill
Child services matters.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 02, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Feb 09, 2026 10:00am
Room 233
Summary
Comments on HB 1257
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Rep. Lori Goss-Reavescoauthor
- Sen. Stacey Donatosponsor
- Sen. Tyler Johnsonsponsor
Votes
YES: 93
- Abbott
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lehman
- Porter
- Andrade
- Genda
- Lindauer
- Prescott
- Aylesworth
- GiaQuinta
- Lopez
- Pryor
- Baird
- Gore
- Lucas
- Rowray
- Barrett
- Goss-Reaves
- Manning
- Shackleford
- Bartels
- Greene
- May
- Shonkwiler
- Bartlett
- Haggard
- Mayfield
- Slager
- Bascom
- Hamilton
- McGuire
- Smaltz
- Borders
- Harris
- McNamara
- Smith, H
- Burton
- Hatcher
- Meltzer
- Smith, V
- Campbell
- Heaton
- Miller, D
- Snow
- Carbaugh
- Hostettler
- Miller, K
- Soliday
- Cash
- Ireland
- Moed
- Steuerwald
- Clere
- Isa
- Morris
- Summers
- Commons
- Jackson, C
- Moseley
- Sweet
- Criswell
- Jeter
- Novak
- Teshka
- Culp
- Johnson, B
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Dant Chesser
- Jordan
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Davis
- Judy
- Pack
- Wesco
- DeLaney
- King
- Patterson
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Klinker
- Payne
- Zimmerman
- Dvorak
- Lauer
- Pfaff
- Engleman
- Lawson
- Pierce, K
- Errington
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, M
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
Actions
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Referred to the Senate
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 132: yeas 93, nays 0
- Senate sponsors: Senators Donato, Johnson T
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Representative DeVon removed as coauthor
- Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Representative Morris added as coauthor
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Representative Jackson C added as coauthor
- Jan 05, 2026 | House
- Authored by Representative McGuire
- Coauthored by Representative DeVon
- First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
Documents
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Family, Children and Human Affairs) -- Child services matters. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Family, Children and Human Affairs) -- Child services matters. PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1257.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1257.02.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1257.02.COMH.FN002 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1257.02.COMH.FN003 (House Bill (H))PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/21/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/21/2026PDF
