Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1412: Reporting of child abuse or neglect.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1412 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Reporting of child abuse or neglect. Primary sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Greg Goode (Republican), Becky Cash (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2025): 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.
Provides that an individual's duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect may only be delegated to another person if certain conditions are met. Requires that if a report of suspected child abuse or neglect alleges that a staff member, youth coach, or volunteer of an institution, school, facility, organization, or agency is the abuser, law enforcement shall investigate to determine whether the institution, school, facility, organization, or agency knew that the alleged abuse was happening and failed to report the alleged abuse. Allows law enforcement to consider certain facts when determining whether the institution, school, facility, organization, or agency knew about the alleged abuse. Provides that a child is not a child in need of services due to a parent, guardian, or custodian referring to and raising a child consistent with the child's biological sex. Makes conforming changes.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 6
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crider | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 28 |
| Greg Goode | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 38 |
| Becky Cash | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 25 |
| Dan Dernulc | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Julie Olthoff | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 19 |
| Lonnie Randolph | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 2 |
| Lorissa Sweet | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 50 |
| 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
- Signed by the Governor
- Public Law 168
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Signed by the Speaker
- House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 474: yeas 59, nays 19
- Motion to concur filed
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 346: yeas 31, nays 18
- Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
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