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HB1017 • 2026

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

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

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Victoria Garcia Wilburn
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on penalties for non-compliance or specific timelines for notification.

Indiana College Emergency Contact Law

This law requires Indiana colleges to allow students to designate someone who will be notified in case of a medical emergency on campus.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each postsecondary educational institution and state educational institution in Indiana to establish procedures for students to designate a medical emergency contact.
  • Institutions must notify the designated contact if they become aware of a student's medical emergency on campus.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students attending postsecondary schools and state educational institutions in Indiana
  • Postsecondary educational institutions and state educational institutions in Indiana

Terms To Know

Medical emergency contact
A person chosen by a student to be notified if the student has a medical emergency on campus.
Postsecondary educational institution
Colleges, universities, and other schools that offer education beyond high school level.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the student has not designated a medical emergency contact.
  • It is unclear how quickly institutions must notify the emergency contact after they learn of an emergency.
  • There are no details on penalties for schools that do not follow these requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 House

    Representative Cash added as coauthor

  2. 2026-01-06 House

    Representative Bascom added as coauthor

  3. 2025-12-04 House

    Representative Andrade added as coauthor

  4. 2025-12-01 House

    Authored by Representative Garcia Wilburn

  5. 2025-12-01 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.
University notification of emergency contact.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.

University notification of emergency contact.

Requires each postsecondary educational institution in Indiana and state educational institution to: (1) establish and implement a procedure whereby a student may designate a medical emergency contact for medical emergencies that occur on campus; and (2) if the institution has knowledge of the medical emergency, notify the student's medical emergency contact after the student experiences a medical emergency on campus.