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HB 1092 IN
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Child services matters.

IN · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 5, 2026

Latest action (Mar 4, 2026) Public Law 78

Summary

Requires a sports wagering certificate holder and vendor to withhold funds from a person who requests a certain type of withdrawal from the person's mobile sports wagering account if the person is delinquent in the person's child support payments. Requires an order establishing paternity to be obtained without further proceedings if certain conditions are met. Allows the state to approve additional payment facilities for purposes of accepting child support payments. Provides that if a child who is the subject of an adoption petition is also the subject of an open or pending child in need of services (CHINS) or delinquency proceeding, the adoption petition must identify: (1) the court in which the CHINS or delinquency proceeding is open or pending and the cause number; and (2) the case number of the CHINS or delinquency proceeding; if known to the petitioner. Requires a volunteer of an applicant for licensure as a child caring institution to undergo a criminal background check if the volunteer is likely to have unsupervised contact with children in the child caring institution or will have access to a child's medical records. Provides that the department may deny an application for licensure as a child caring institution, group home, or child placing agency if the applicant was previously licensed as a residential child care provider and the license was revoked within one year of the application. Provides that a department caseworker who wishes to interview a child at the child's school must provide the caseworker's department issued credential in order to interview the child alone.

Sponsors (2)

2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (23)

  1. Jan 5, 2026 Authored by Representative DeVon · lower
  2. Jan 5, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs · lower
  3. Jan 12, 2026 Representative Olthoff added as coauthor · lower
  4. Jan 22, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  5. Jan 28, 2026 Amendment #1 (DeVon) prevailed; voice vote · lower
  6. Jan 28, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
  7. Feb 2, 2026 Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor · lower
  8. Feb 2, 2026 Senate sponsor: Senator Walker G · lower
  9. Feb 2, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 169: yeas 80, nays 0 · lower
  10. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to the Senate · lower
  11. Feb 5, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
  12. Feb 12, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  13. Feb 19, 2026 Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  14. Feb 19, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  15. Feb 24, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 232: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
  16. Feb 24, 2026 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
  17. Feb 25, 2026 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 373: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
  18. Feb 25, 2026 Motion to concur filed · lower
  19. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  20. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  21. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  22. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
  23. Mar 4, 2026 Public Law 78 · lower
Subjects
AGENCIES; Department of Child Services (DCS)CHILDREN AND MINORS; Child Care ProgramsCHILDREN AND MINORS; Children in Need of Services (CHINS)COURTS; Juvenile CourtsMARRIAGE AND FAMILY LAW; Child Support, Custody, and Visitation

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