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IntroducedJan 08, 2026
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Passed HouseJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 17, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana House Bill
Child services provider background checks.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 25, 2026: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 369: yeas 92, nays 0
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1357
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Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Sen. Stacey Donatosponsor
Votes
YES: 88
- Abbott
- Dvorak
- Judy
- Pierce, M
- Andrade
- Engleman
- King
- Porter
- Aylesworth
- Errington
- Klinker
- Prescott
- Baird
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lauer
- Pressel
- Barrett
- Genda
- Lawson
- Pryor
- Bartels
- GiaQuinta
- Lehman
- Rowray
- Bartlett
- Gore
- Lindauer
- Shackleford
- Bascom
- Goss-Reaves
- Lopez
- Shonkwiler
- Bauer
- Greene
- Lucas
- Slager
- Behning
- Haggard
- Manning
- Smaltz
- Borders
- Hall
- May
- Smith, H
- Burton
- Hamilton
- Mayfield
- Smith, V
- Carbaugh
- Harris
- McGuire
- Snow
- Cash
- Hatcher
- McNamara
- Soliday
- Clere
- Heaton
- Miller, K
- Summers
- Commons
- Heine
- Moed
- Sweet
- Criswell
- Hostettler
- Moseley
- Teshka
- Culp
- Ireland
- Novak
- Thompson
- Dant Chesser
- Isa
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Davis
- Jackson, C
- Payne
- Wesco
- DeLaney
- Johnson, B
- Pfaff
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Jordan
- Pierce, K
- Zimmerman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 44
- Alexander
- Charbonneau
- Holdman
- Raatz
- Baldwin
- Clark
- Jackson, L
- Randolph
- Becker
- Crider
- Johnson
- Rogers
- Bohacek
- Deery
- Koch
- Schmitt
- Bray
- Dernulc
- Leising
- Spencer
- Brown
- Donato
- Maxwell
- Taylor
- Buchanan
- Ford J.D.
- McKinley
- Tomes
- Buck
- Freeman
- Mishler
- Greg Walker
- Busch
- Gaskill
- Niemeyer
- Kyle Walker
- Byrne
- Glick
- Niezgodski
- Yoder
- Carrasco
- Goode
- Qaddoura
- Young
NO: 0
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 92
- Abbott
- Errington
- Klinker
- Pierce, M
- Andrade
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lauer
- Porter
- Aylesworth
- Genda
- Lawson
- Prescott
- Baird
- GiaQuinta
- Ledbetter
- Pressel
- Barrett
- Gore
- Lehman
- Pryor
- Bartels
- Goss-Reaves
- Lindauer
- Rowray
- Bartlett
- Greene
- Lopez
- Shackleford
- Bascom
- Haggard
- Lucas
- Shonkwiler
- Bauer
- Hall
- Manning
- Slager
- Behning
- Hamilton
- Mayfield
- Smaltz
- Borders
- Harris
- McGuire
- Smith, H
- Burton
- Heaton
- McNamara
- Smith, V
- Campbell
- Heine
- Meltzer
- Snow
- Carbaugh
- Hostettler
- Miller, D
- Soliday
- Cash
- Ireland
- Morris
- Steuerwald
- Clere
- Isa
- Moseley
- Summers
- Criswell
- Jackson, C
- Novak
- Sweet
- Culp
- Jeter
- O'Brien
- Teshka
- Dant Chesser
- Johnson, B
- Olthoff
- Thompson
- Davis
- Jordan
- Pack
- VanNatter
- DeLaney
- Judy
- Patterson
- Wesco
- DeVon
- Karickhoff
- Pfaff
- Yocum
- Engleman
- King
- Pierce, K
- Zimmerman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 369: yeas 92, nays 0
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Motion to concur filed
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 44, nays 0
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Becker added as second sponsor
- Senator Donato added as third sponsor
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Walker G) prevailed; voice vote
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Referred to the Senate
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 88, nays 0
- Senate sponsor: Senator Walker G
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Jan 08, 2026 | House
- Authored by Representative Rowray
- First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
Documents
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Family and Children Services) -- Background checks. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Family and Children Services) -- Background checks. PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1357.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1357.02.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1357.02.COMH.FN002 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1357.02.COMH.FN003 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1357.03.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1357.04.ENGS.FN001 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1357.04.ENGS.FN002 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1357.05.ENRS.FN001 (Enrolled House Bill (H))PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/14/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/09/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/14/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/09/2026PDF
- Concurrence #1 (Passed)PDF
