2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1273: Child welfare task force.

Legislative Summary

Child welfare task force. Establishes the child welfare task force (task force) to study specified topics regarding child welfare services in Indiana. Requires the task force to submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, and not later than October 15, 2027, for review by the interim study committee on child services.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Representative DeVon
House of Representatives
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Representative McGuire added as coauthor
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Representative Lauer added as coauthor
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Representative Jackson added as coauthor
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 87: yeas 90, nays 0
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
Senate
3/18/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
3/27/2025
Amendment #2 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
3/27/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
3/27/2025
Senator Donato added as second sponsor
Senate
3/27/2025
Senator Brown L added as third sponsor
Senate
3/31/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 308: yeas 42, nays 4
Senate
3/31/2025
Senator Jackson added as cosponsor
Senate
3/31/2025
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Senate
3/31/2025
Returned to the House with amendments
Senate
4/14/2025
Motion to concur filed
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 468: yeas 81, nays 0
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/23/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

3/20/2025Not Adopted

Senate Family and Children Services Amendment #2

Senate Family and Children Services Amendment #2

3/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - House concurred with Senate amendments
4/16/2025
81
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
17
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
3/31/2025
42
Yea
4
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
2/4/2025
90
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/16/2025137.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/27/2025171.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/18/2025159.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/2025157.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/2025140.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/21/202548.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/31/202548.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/28/202548.5 KB
Misc
Misc3/18/202543.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/18/202548.8 KB
Misc
Misc3/17/202522.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/4/202548.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/3/202548.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/30/202548.3 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/202573.9 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/202521.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/9/202548.3 KB