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IN HB 1404

died on adjournment

Workplace violence restraining orders.

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

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Did IN HB 1404 pass?

No. IN HB 1404 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-08): First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

What is IN HB 1404 about?

Provides that the chapter regarding the limitation on the issuance of injunctions for labor disputes does not apply to a case to obtain a workplace violence restraining order to protect an employee from unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence solely related to a dispute arising between two employees over their own personal controversy if the dispute does not involve claims governed by a collective bargaining agreement.

Who sponsors IN HB 1404?

Wendy Dant Chesser is the primary sponsor of IN HB 1404, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Provides that the chapter regarding the limitation on the issuance of injunctions for labor disputes does not apply to a case to obtain a workplace violence restraining order to protect an employee from unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence solely related to a dispute arising between two employees over their own personal controversy if the dispute does not involve claims governed by a collective bargaining agreement.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-08 — First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wendy Dant Chesserauthor
  • Edward Clerecoauthor

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-01-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

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  2. 2026-01-08

    Authored by Representative Dant Chesser

  3. 2026-01-08

    Coauthored by Representative Clere

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Official source

https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1404

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