HB 1040 IN

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Passed One Chamber

Increases the penalty for battery on certain health care employees and school employees. Specifies that the enhancement for battery committed against a department of child services (DCS) employee applies only to those DCS employees whose responsibilities include personally supervising a child or parent, personally providing services to a child or parent, or personally interviewing a child or parent as part of an investigation. Requires the employer of a health care or school employee who is the victim of battery to make a semiannual report to the department of labor concerning workplace batteries.

• Wendy McNamara Republican · author
• Aaron Freeman Republican · sponsor
• Cyndi Carrasco Republican · sponsor
• Jeff Raatz Republican · sponsor

1. Dec 2, 2025 Coauthored by Representatives Engleman, Barrett · lower
2. Dec 2, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
3. Dec 2, 2025 Authored by Representative McNamara · lower
4. Jan 8, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
5. Jan 8, 2026 Representative Pfaff added as coauthor · lower
6. Jan 12, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
7. Jan 13, 2026 Senate sponsors: Senators Freeman, Carrasco, Raatz · lower
8. Jan 13, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 44: yeas 92, nays 1 · lower
9. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to the Senate · lower
10. Jan 27, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
12. Feb 19, 2026 Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · upper
13. Feb 19, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper