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HB1013 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Jim Lucas
Last action
2025-12-01
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the bill's applicability in emergency medical situations or requirements for healthcare providers to respect patient choices.

Health Care Choice Act

This bill stops people from being forced to put certain medicines or vaccines in their bodies.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits an individual from being required to inject, receive an injection of, ingest, inhale, or otherwise incorporate a qualified substance into the individual's body.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who receive healthcare in Indiana
  • Healthcare providers and institutions

Terms To Know

Qualified substance
A specific medicine or vaccine that is covered by the bill's rules.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what substances are considered 'qualified'.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-01 House

    Authored by Representative Lucas

  2. 2025-12-01 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
Exemption from certain health care mandates.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Exemption from certain health care mandates.

Prohibits an individual from being required to inject, receive an injection of, ingest, inhale, or otherwise incorporate a qualified substance into the individual's body.