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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1032: Foreign interests.

Passed one chamber 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 1032 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Foreign interests. Primary sponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Craig Haggard (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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.

Prohibits a prohibited person from entering into a contract for the provision of goods or services with the state, a state agency, and a political subdivision. Provides that a local hospital authority or corporation is excluded from a political subdivision for purposes of a prohibition on contracts with certain foreign owned companies and individuals. Requires agents acting on behalf of certain countries of concern to register with the attorney general. Requires schools and school corporations in Indiana to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts. Requires public and private postsecondary educational institutions in Indiana to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts. Prohibits certain individuals and business entities from acquiring: (1) an interest in business entities governed under Indiana law; and (2) real property located in Indiana. Provides that a prohibited person shall not act as an instrumentality of a foreign adversary. Repeals existing statutes regarding foreign ownership of real property. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott AlexanderPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Eric KochPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Craig HaggardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Kendell CulpCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Chris JeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Ben SmaltzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
  2. Referred to the Senate
  3. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 241: yeas 69, nays 21
  4. Senate sponsors: Senators Koch and Alexander
  5. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  6. Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; voice vote
  7. Amendment #2 (Manning) prevailed; voice vote
  8. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  9. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
  10. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  11. Representatives Jeter, Culp, Smaltz added as coauthors
  12. Authored by Representative Haggard

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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