2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1593: Fraud prevention.

Legislative Summary

Fraud prevention. Amends the definition of "principal office" for purposes of the statutes governing business entities. Provides that if a person submits a biennial report on behalf of another person, the person submitting the biennial report must take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the person for whom the submitting person is submitting the biennial report. Provides certain requirements for a person operating a commercial mail receiving agency. Provides that a domestic filing entity may apply for reinstatement more than five years after the entity is administratively dissolved if the entity describes the: (1) reason the entity is requesting reinstatement; and (2) the intended future activities of the entity.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Authored by Representative Carbaugh
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Representatives Teshka and Andrade added as coauthors
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 94, nays 0
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
3/13/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
3/17/2025
Senator Alexander added as cosponsor
Senate
3/20/2025
Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
3/20/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
3/27/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 302: yeas 49, nays 0
Senate
3/28/2025
Returned to the House with amendments
Senate
4/3/2025
Motion to concur filed
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 369: yeas 91, nays 0
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/9/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
4/16/2025
Signed by the Governor
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

3/20/2025Not Adopted

House Financial Institutions Amendment #1

House Financial Institutions Amendment #1

2/11/2025Not Adopted

House Financial Institutions Amendment #1

House Financial Institutions Amendment #1

2/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - House concurred with Senate amendments
4/3/2025
91
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
3/27/2025
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
2/17/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/16/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/3/2025155.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/20/2025242.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/13/2025215.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/2025205.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/2025130.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/3/202565.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/27/202565.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/21/202565.8 KB
Misc
Misc3/13/202550.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/202565.7 KB
Misc
Misc3/12/202522.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/17/202565.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/13/202565.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/202565.6 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202583.4 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202522.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/15/202563.1 KB