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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1018: School age child care.

Enacted 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 1018 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: School age child care. Primary sponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2026): Public Law 17.

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Official summary

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

Removes certain transportation requirements in the approval criteria for the school age child care project fund. Requires the division of family resources to adopt rules specifying cost and expense standards for transporting a child to a facility where the child does not attend school.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dale DeVonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Stacey DonatoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Greg WalkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate41
J.D. FordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Lori Goss-ReavesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Julie OlthoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“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. Public Law 17
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker
  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  6. Returned to the House without amendments
  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 45, nays 0
  8. Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
  12. Referred to the Senate

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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