IndianaReporting of child abuse or neglect.
What it does
Provides that an individual's duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect may only be delegated to another person if certain conditions are met. Requires that if a report of suspected child abuse or neglect alleges that a staff member, youth coach, or volunteer of an institution, school, facility, organization, or agency is the abuser, law enforcement shall investigate to determine whether the institution, school, facility, organization, or agency knew that the alleged abuse was happening and failed to report the alleged abuse. Allows law enforcement to consider certain facts when determining whether the institution, school, facility, organization, or agency knew about the alleged abuse.
More detail
Provides that a child is not a child in need of services due to a parent, guardian, or custodian referring to and raising a child consistent with the child's biological sex. Makes conforming changes.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 1Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- May 1Public Law 168Major
- Apr 23Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 21Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Apr 17Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Apr 16House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 474: yeas 59, nays 19
- Vote recorded HB 1412 - Cash. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Motion to concur filedMinor
- Apr 8Returned to the House with amendmentsMinor
- Apr 7Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- Vote recorded HB 1412 - Goode - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7Third reading: passed; Roll Call 346: yeas 31, nays 18Passed Senate
- Apr 3Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Apr 3Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Apr 3Amendment #4 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Mar 25Senator Carrasco removed as third sponsor
- Mar 18Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 20First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children ServicesMinor
- Feb 12Referred to the SenateMinor
- Feb 11Representatives Sweet and Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
- Vote recorded HB 1412 - Cash - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Cosponsor: Senator Dernulc
- Feb 11Senate sponsors: Senators Goode, Crider, Carrasco
- Feb 11Third reading: passed; Roll Call 138: yeas 91, nays 0Passed House
- Feb 10Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 6Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 30Recommitted to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Jan 30Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 13First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human AffairsMinor
- Jan 13Coauthored by Representative Olthoff
- Jan 13Authored by Representative CashIntroduced