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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1017: University notification of emergency contact.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1017 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: University notification of emergency contact. Primary sponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2026): Representative Cash added as coauthor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires each postsecondary educational institution in Indiana and state educational institution to: (1) establish and implement a procedure whereby a student may designate a medical emergency contact for medical emergencies that occur on campus; and (2) if the institution has knowledge of the medical emergency, notify the student's medical emergency contact after the student experiences a medical emergency on campus.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Victoria Garcia WilburnPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Mike AndradeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Garrett BascomCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Becky CashCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Representative Cash added as coauthor
  2. Representative Bascom added as coauthor
  3. Representative Andrade added as coauthor
  4. First reading: referred to Committee on Education
  5. Authored by Representative Garcia Wilburn

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source