IN HB 1147

enacted

Licensure of certified public accountants.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

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Quick answers

Did IN HB 1147 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1147 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Signed by the Governor

What is IN HB 1147 about?

Provides that an individual is eligible to take the examination for licensure as a certified public accountant if the individual has at least a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in accounting or equivalent as determined by the board to be appropriate.

Who sponsors IN HB 1147?

Stacey Donato, Linda Rogers, Heath VanNatter and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1147, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-24 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-24
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-24
Public Law 25
became-law
2026-02-23
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-19
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-19
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-18
Returned to the House without amendments
receipt
2026-02-17
Senator Buchanan added as third sponsor
2026-02-17
Senator Donato added as second sponsor
2026-02-17
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 179: yeas 43, nays 2
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-16
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-12
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-27
First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-23
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-01-22
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 73: yeas 90, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-22
Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers
2026-01-20
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-20
Representatives Payne, Teshka, Morris added as coauthors
2026-01-15
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Authored by Representative VanNatter

Versions

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Votes

HB 1147 - VanNatter - 3rd Reading
2026-01-22 · pass · 90-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Burton: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Snow: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Summers: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heine: yes
- Moed: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Isa: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Jeter: excused
- Miller, D: excused
- Morris: excused
- Pack: excused
- Meltzer: excused
- Steuerwald: excused
- Errington: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Rowray: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1147 - Rogers - 3rd Reading
2026-02-17 · pass · 43-2
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Koch: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Leising: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Brown: yes
- Donato: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Young: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bohacek: no
- Glick: no
- Doriot: excused
- Bassler: not voting
- Garten: not voting
- Hunley: not voting
- Pol: not voting

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