IN HB 1389

enacted

Adoption and foster care matters.

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

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Did IN HB 1389 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1389 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): Signed by the Governor

What is IN HB 1389 about?

Prohibits a governmental entity from discriminating against a person in adoption and foster care matters based on the person's sincerely held religious belief, unless the discriminatory act as applied to the person is required to advance a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the interest. Specifies that a governmental entity may consider whether a person involved in adoption or foster care matters shares the same religion or faith tradition as a child or the child's parent when considering placement of a child. Allows a person to bring a cause of action against a governmental entity for discriminating against the person, or raise a violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding, and allows for certain remedies. Provides that there is a two year statute of limitation for a discrimination claim.

Who sponsors IN HB 1389?

Shane Lindauer, Stacey Donato, Greg Walker and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1389, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-26 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-26
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-26
Public Law 43
became-law
2026-02-25
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-24
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-23
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-19
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 300: yeas 84, nays 12
2026-02-19
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-18
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-17
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 194: yeas 44, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-16
Senator Donato added as third sponsor
2026-02-16
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-16
Senators Gaskill, Alexander added as cosponsors
2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-09
Senators Deery, Byrne, Brown L added as cosponsors
2026-02-09
Senator Walker G added as second sponsor
2026-02-09
Senator Buchanan added as cosponsor
2026-02-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-03
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-02-02
Senate sponsor: Senator Johnson T
2026-02-02
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 196: yeas 69, nays 29
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-29
Amendment #3 (Garcia Wilburn) failed; Roll Call 159: yeas 29, nays 62
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-29
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-29
Amendment #2 (Garcia Wilburn) failed; Roll Call 158: yeas 26, nays 63
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-27
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-13
Representatives Jeter, DeVon, Heaton added as coauthors
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Representative Lindauer

Versions

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Documents

Votes

HB 1389 - Lindauer - 2nd Reading
2026-01-29 · fail · 26-63
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Porter: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Errington: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Burton: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Novak: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gore: yes
- Pack: yes
- Summers: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Harris: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Abbott: no
- Engleman: no
- Ledbetter: no
- Pressel: no
- Aylesworth: no
- Goss-Reaves: no
- Lehman: no
- Rowray: no
- Baird: no
- Greene: no
- Lindauer: no
- Shonkwiler: no
- Barrett: no
- Haggard: no
- Lopez: no
- Slager: no
- Bartels: no
- Hall: no
- Lucas: no
- Smaltz: no
- Bascom: no
- Heaton: no
- Manning: no
- Smith, H: no
- Behning: no
- Heine: no
- May: no
- Snow: no
- Borders: no
- Hostettler: no
- McGuire: no
- Soliday: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Ireland: no
- McNamara: no
- Steuerwald: no
- Cash: no
- Isa: no
- Meltzer: no
- Sweet: no
- Clere: no
- Jeter: no
- Miller, D: no
- Thompson: no
- Commons: no
- Jordan: no
- O'Brien: no
- VanNatter: no
- Criswell: no
- Judy: no
- Olthoff: no
- Wesco: no
- Culp: no
- King: no
- Patterson: no
- Yocum: no
- Davis: no
- Lauer: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Zimmerman: no
- DeVon: no
- Lawson: no
- Prescott: no
- Mayfield: excused
- Morris: excused
- Moseley: excused
- Payne: excused
- Genda: not voting
- Johnson, B: not voting
- Moed: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
- Hatcher: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Teshka: not voting
HB 1389 - Lindauer - 3rd Reading
2026-02-02 · pass · 69-29
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Baird: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Slager: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manning: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Heaton: yes
- May: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heine: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Snow: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Borders: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Isa: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Cash: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Morris: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Commons: yes
- Judy: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Culp: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Davis: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Andrade: no
- Errington: no
- Klinker: no
- Porter: no
- Bartlett: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Bauer: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Moed: no
- Shackleford: no
- Burton: no
- Gore: no
- Moseley: no
- Smith, V: no
- Campbell: no
- Hamilton: no
- Novak: no
- Summers: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Harris: no
- Pack: no
- DeLaney: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pfaff: no
- Dvorak: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Johnson, B: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1389 - Johnson T - 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 1389 - Lindauer
2026-02-19 · pass · 84-12
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Baird: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Barrett: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manning: yes
- Slager: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Burton: yes
- Harris: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heaton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heine: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pack: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Bartlett: no
- Gore: no
- Miller, K: no
- Shackleford: no
- Campbell: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Smith, V: no
- Dvorak: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pryor: no
- Summers: no
- Jeter: excused
- Miller, D: excused
- Moed: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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