Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1309: Pediatric mental health.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1309 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pediatric mental health. Primary sponsor: Mike Andrade (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2025): Coauthored by Representatives Ledbetter and Garcia Wilburn.
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.
Establishes the pediatric mental health professional recruitment pilot program. Provides that the purpose of the pilot program is to increase the availability of pediatric mental health care services for residents of Indiana by providing incentives to students who agree to provide pediatric mental health services in a pilot program county immediately after becoming pediatric mental health professionals. Specifies that the pilot program counties include Lake County, Marion County, and a county having a population of less than 65,000. Requires an applicant for a scholarship to execute a written agreement with the commission for higher education promising to provide pediatric mental health care services in a pilot program county for at least four years after graduation. Appropriates $1,000,000 per state fiscal year for the pilot program.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Andrade | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 75 |
| Victoria Garcia Wilburn | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 32 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Coauthored by Representatives Ledbetter and Garcia Wilburn
- Authored by Representative Andrade
- First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health