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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1118: Critical incident stress management debriefings.

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 1118 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Critical incident stress management debriefings. Primary sponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Wendy McNamara (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Public Law 51.

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.

Provides that a first responder recipient of critical incident stress management (CISM) services may not be compelled to testify or otherwise disclose a communication made to a CISM services provider or peer support team member relating to the first responder recipient's CISM services in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding. Provides that a first responder recipient or the first responder recipient's employer may not be held liable for damages for any act, error, or omission committed by the first responder recipient based on a communication provided between a first responder recipient and CISM team, CISM services provider, or peer support team as part of the CISM services unless the act, error, or omission constitutes wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott BaldwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Wendy McNamaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Steve BartelsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Cyndi CarrascoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Brett ClarkCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Mitch GoreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Eric KochCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Jim PresselCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Daryl SchmittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48

“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 51
  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. Senator Schmitt added as cosponsor
  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 263: yeas 47, nays 0
  9. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  11. Senators Koch and Carrasco added as cosponsors
  12. Committee report: do pass, adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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