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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 205: Department of child services ombudsman.

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

SB 205 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of child services ombudsman. Primary sponsor: Jim Tomes (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2025): Senator Doriot 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.

Transfers the office of the department of child services ombudsman from the department of administration to the office of the attorney general.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim TomesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate49
Blake DoriotCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12

“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. Senator Doriot added as coauthor
  2. Authored by Senator Tomes
  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

Sources

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