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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1428: Freedom of conscience in health care.

In committee 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 1428 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Freedom of conscience in health care. Primary sponsor: Doug Miller (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): Representative Cash added as coauthor.

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 health care provider, health care entity, and a health carrier may not be required to provide or refer an individual for a health care service that violates the conscience of the health care provider, health care entity, or health carrier. Establishes an exception for a health carrier. Specifies that a health care provider, health care entity, or a health carrier may not be subject to discrimination and certain other acts and liability for declining to provide the health care service. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Provides that a person who prevails in a civil action is entitled to certain relief.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Doug MillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Becky CashCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25

“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. Representative Cash added as coauthor
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
  3. Authored by Representative Miller D

Sources

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