Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1036: Children in need of services.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1036 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Children in need of services. Primary sponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), Linda Rogers (Republican), Rodney Pol (Democratic), Brett Clark (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): Signed by the Governor.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Requires the department of child services, subject to certain procedural safeguards, to have in-person contact with an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect: (1) before concluding an assessment; and (2) before dismissing or terminating a pending child in need of services case with the juvenile court.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 11
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Garcia Wilburn | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 32 |
| Linda Rogers | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 11 |
| Rodney Pol | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| Brett Clark | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 24 |
| Alex Burton | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 77 |
| Stacey Donato | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 18 |
| J.D. Ford | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 29 |
| Mike Gaskill | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 25 |
| Greg Goode | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 38 |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 31 |
| Andrea Hunley | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 46 |
| Tyler Johnson | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 14 |
| Randy Maxwell | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 43 |
| Julie McGuire | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 93 |
| Fady Qaddoura | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Daryl Schmitt | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 48 |
| Greg Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 41 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Signed by the Governor
- Public Law 37
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Signed by the Speaker
- House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 294: yeas 94, nays 0
- Motion to concur filed
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 45, nays 0
- Senator Maxwell added as cosponsor
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Senator Hunley added as cosponsor
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