Bill Commons

IN HB 1357

enacted

Child services provider background checks.

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

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Quick answers

Did IN HB 1357 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1357 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-03): Public Law 62

What is IN HB 1357 about?

Requires an employee of: (1) a preventative provider that operates a child welfare program; (2) a provider of home based family preservation services; (3) a child caring institution; (4) a group home; or (5) a child placing agency; to undergo a background check once every four years. Provides that the employee is not required to complete a separate federally required background check to provide additional child welfare services for the same employer.

Who sponsors IN HB 1357?

Stacey Donato, Vaneta Becker, Greg Walker and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1357.

Description

Requires an employee of: (1) a preventative provider that operates a child welfare program; (2) a provider of home based family preservation services; (3) a child caring institution; (4) a group home; or (5) a child placing agency; to undergo a background check once every four years. Provides that the employee is not required to complete a separate federally required background check to provide additional child welfare services for the same employer.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-03 — Public Law 62
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Stacey Donatosponsor
  • Vaneta Beckersponsor
  • Greg Walkersponsor
  • Elizabeth Rowrayauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-03

    Public Law 62

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-03

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage

  5. 2026-02-25

    Signed by the Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-02-25

    House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 369: yeas 92, nays 0

  7. 2026-02-24

    Motion to concur filed

    filing

  8. 2026-02-18

    Returned to the House with amendments

    receipt

  9. 2026-02-17

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 44, nays 0

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  10. 2026-02-16

    Senator Becker added as second sponsor

  11. 2026-02-16

    Senator Donato added as third sponsor

  12. 2026-02-12

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-12

    Amendment #1 (Walker G) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  14. 2026-02-09

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  15. 2026-01-27

    First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-01-23

    Referred to the Senate

    referral

  17. 2026-01-22

    Senate sponsor: Senator Walker G

  18. 2026-01-22

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 88, nays 0

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  19. 2026-01-20

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  20. 2026-01-14

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  21. 2026-01-08

    Authored by Representative Rowray

  22. 2026-01-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HB 1357 - Rowray - 3rd Reading

    2026-01-22 · pass · 88-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Dvorak: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • Garcia Wilburn: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Gore: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Bauer: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Behning: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • May: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Cash: yes
    • Hatcher: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • Miller, K: yes
    • Summers: yes
    • Commons: yes
    • Heine: yes
    • Moed: yes
    • Sweet: yes
    • Criswell: yes
    • Hostettler: yes
    • Moseley: yes
    • Teshka: yes
    • Culp: yes
    • Ireland: yes
    • Novak: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • VanNatter: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • DeLaney: yes
    • Johnson, B: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • Jeter: excused
    • Miller, D: excused
    • Morris: excused
    • Pack: excused
    • Meltzer: excused
    • Steuerwald: excused
    • Campbell: not voting
    • Ledbetter: not voting
    • O'Brien: not voting
    • Patterson: not voting
    • Karickhoff: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting

  • HB 1357 - Walker G - 3rd Reading

    2026-02-17 · pass · 44-0

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Raatz: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Deery: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Dernulc: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Ford J.D.: yes
    • McKinley: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Byrne: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Doriot: excused
    • Alting: not voting
    • Garten: not voting
    • Hunley: not voting
    • Pol: not voting
    • Bassler: not voting

  • HB 1357 - Rowray

    2026-02-25 · pass · 92-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garcia Wilburn: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Gore: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Bauer: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Behning: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Heine: yes
    • Meltzer: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Hostettler: yes
    • Miller, D: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Cash: yes
    • Ireland: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Steuerwald: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • Moseley: yes
    • Summers: yes
    • Criswell: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • Novak: yes
    • Sweet: yes
    • Culp: yes
    • Jeter: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Teshka: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • Johnson, B: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Pack: yes
    • VanNatter: yes
    • DeLaney: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • Karickhoff: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • Commons: excused
    • Hatcher: excused
    • May: excused
    • Dvorak: not voting
    • Moed: not voting
    • Payne: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting
    • Miller, K: not voting

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