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HB1181 • 2026

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

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

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Robin Shackleford
Last action
2026-01-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not mention the impact on lawyers and legal aid organizations specifically.

Eviction Task Force Law

This law creates an Eviction Task Force to review ways to increase tenant access to legal counsel during eviction proceedings and report findings to the legislative council.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates an Eviction Task Force to study how tenants can get more legal support during evictions.
  • Lists who will be on the task force and what their job is.
  • Requires the task force to write a report for the legislative council about their findings.
  • Sets a deadline of December 31, 2026, for when the task force must end its work.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Renters facing eviction
  • Members of the Eviction Task Force

Terms To Know

Eviction
When a landlord legally forces a tenant to leave their home.
Legislative council
A group that helps the Indiana General Assembly with research and information.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much funding will be provided for legal aid.
  • It is unclear what specific changes to eviction laws, if any, might come from this task force's work.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Shackleford

  2. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning the general assembly.
Eviction task force.

Current Bill Text

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

Eviction task force.

Establishes the access to counsel in eviction task force (task force) to review matters related to the eviction process and potential funding sources to increase a tenant's access to counsel in an eviction proceeding. Sets forth membership, and requires the task force to issue a report to the legislative council. Provides that the task force expires December 31, 2026.