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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1638: Government and regulatory matters.

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 1638 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Government and regulatory matters. Primary sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform.

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.

Makes changes to requirements for the readoption of administrative rules. Repeals, merges, consolidates, or otherwise modifies various boards, commissions, committees, councils, authorities, and funds. Removes certain appointed members from various boards, commissions, and districts. Modifies the appointing authority for particular funds, boards, and councils. Provides that the professional licensing agency may adopt and enforce procedural rules for the administration of a board if the rule: (1) will affect multiple boards; and (2) is not inconsistent with any rule adopted by the affected board.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve BartelsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Doug MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48

“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. First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
  2. Authored by Representative Bartels
  3. Coauthored by Representative Miller D

Sources

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