Requires a sports wagering operator to withhold winnings from a person who requests a withdrawal from the person's mobile sports wagering account if the person is delinquent in the person's child support payments. Requires an order establishing paternity to be obtained without further proceedings if certain conditions are met. Allows the state to approve additional payment facilities for purposes of accepting child support payments. Provides that if a child who is the subject of an adoption petition is also the subject of an open or pending child in need of services (CHINS) or delinquency proceeding, the adoption petition must identify: (1) the court in which the CHINS or delinquency proceeding is open or pending; and (2) the case number of the CHINS or delinquency proceeding; if known to the petitioner. Provides that the department of child services (department) has the right to intervene as a party to an adoption proceeding under certain circumstances. Requires a volunteer of an applicant for licensure as a child caring institution to undergo a criminal background check if the volunteer is likely to have unsupervised contact with children in the child caring institution or will have access to a child's information. Provides that the department may deny an application for licensure as a child caring institution, group home, or child placing agency if the applicant was previously licensed as a residential child care provider and the license was revoked within one year of the application. Provides that a department caseworker who wishes to interview a child at the child's school must provide the caseworker's department issued credential in order to interview the child alone.

Statutes affected:
Introduced House Bill (H): 4-38-11-1, 31-16-9-1, 31-19-2-6, 31-19-19-2, 31-27-3-3, 31-27-3-5, 31-27-5-6, 31-27-6-3
House Bill (H): 4-38-11-1, 31-16-9-1, 31-19-2-6, 31-19-2-12, 31-19-19-2, 31-27-3-3, 31-27-3-5, 31-27-5-6, 31-27-6-3, 31-33-8-7
Engrossed House Bill (H): 4-38-11-1, 31-16-9-1, 31-19-2-6, 31-27-3-3, 31-27-3-5, 31-27-5-6, 31-27-6-3, 31-33-8-7, 31-19-2-12