IN HB 1360

enacted

Access to public records.

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

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Did IN HB 1360 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1360 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Signed by the Governor

What is IN HB 1360 about?

Allows a public agency to establish and maintain an electronic portal for submission of public records requests that: (1) incorporates CAPTCHA or an equivalent mechanism for ensuring that a requestor is a human; (2) requires verification of a requestor's physical address; (3) indicates to the public agency whether the requestor is a resident of Indiana; and (4) automatically tracks and reports submissions suspected to be automated or to have originated from known sources of phishing or data scraping. Provides that a public agency may deny a public record request if the request: (1) is made by a person that is a party to pending or ongoing litigation; and (2) is duplicative of a discovery request made by the person in the pending or ongoing litigation. Provides that: (1) a public agency may decline to respond to a public records request if the public agency suspects: (A) the request to be data scraping or phishing activity; or (B) that responding to the request electronically may: (i) expose the public agency's electronic systems or data to unauthorized access or alteration; or (ii) otherwise jeopardize the security of the public agency's electronic systems or data; and (2) if the public agency declines to respond to the request, the public agency must report: (A) the request; and (B) the public agency's reason for declining to respond to the request; to the public access counselor. Allows a public agency to collect a supplemental fee for processing public records requests submitted by non-Indiana residents or out-of-state entities. Allows a public agency to give priority in fulfilling public records requests to: (1) Indiana residents; and (2) requests submitted for civic, journalistic, academic, or personal use. Requires public agencies to report to the public access counselor regarding public records requests suspected of being automated, data scraping activity, or phishing activity (suspect public records requests). Provides that the general assembly may establish reasonable and narrowly tailored procedural safeguards to preserve the integrity and availability of public agency resources. Requires the public access counselor to: (1) take specified actions with regard to identifying excessive and suspect public records requests; and (2) include in the public access counselor's annual report: (A) information regarding the volume and nature of public records requests received by public agencies, including information regarding suspect public records requests reported by public agencies; and (B) recommendations to the general assembly regarding statutory or administrative remedies to excessive and suspect public records requests.

Who sponsors IN HB 1360?

Liz Brown, Matt Lehman are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1360, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-04
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-04
Public Law 97
became-law
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-26
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-25
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-25
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-25
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 381: yeas 95, nays 0
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 257: yeas 48, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-19
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-02
First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-01-28
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 94, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-28
Senate sponsor: Senator Brown L
2026-01-27
Amendment #1 (Lehman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-27
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-22
Representative Miller D added as coauthor
2026-01-22
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-15
Representative Porter added as coauthor
2026-01-08
Coauthored by Representative Carbaugh
2026-01-08
Authored by Representative Lehman
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

HB 1360 - Lehman - 3rd Reading
2026-01-28 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Behning: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Bauer: excused
- Heine: excused
- Bartels: not voting
- Cash: not voting
- Genda: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1360 - Brown L - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 48-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Busch: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Pol: excused
- Young: excused
HB 1360 - Lehman
2026-02-25 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Cash: excused
- Hatcher: excused
- May: excused
- Barrett: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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