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HB1210 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration and to make an appropriation.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration and to make an appropriation.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Craig Snow
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text is extensive, and many details are too complex for a summary.

Indiana Code Amendments and Appropriations

This act amends Indiana's state and local administration laws by requiring municipal entities to publish contracts with financial advisors on their websites, modifying gambling tax distributions to Gary, establishing the Lake County Convention Center Authority upon completion of a center, allowing schools to use an alternative method for issuing refunding bonds, and mandating cooperation in creating a statewide base map.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires municipal entities that hire or retain a financial advisor to publish contract details on their website.
  • Modifies the distribution of gambling tax revenue to Gary's riverboat casino and city.
  • Establishes the Lake County Convention Center Authority upon completion of the convention center.
  • Allows schools to use an alternative method for issuing refunding bonds.
  • Requires state agencies and local governments to cooperate in creating a statewide base map.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Cities, towns, and other local government entities in Indiana.

Terms To Know

municipal advisor
A financial expert hired by cities or towns to give advice on money matters.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill includes many detailed changes that are too complex for a summary.
  • Some parts of the bill may be hard to understand without knowing more about Indiana's specific laws and regulations.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1210.03.ENGH.AMS91

Committee Engrossed House Bill (S) • Senator Scott Baldwin

Filed

Plain English: This amendment makes various unspecified changes to the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

  • The amendment alters parts of the Indiana Code related to state and local administration, but does not specify what those changes are.
  • The official text does not provide specific details about the nature or extent of the changes being made.
HB1210.01.INTR.AMH50

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Craig Snow

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes various parts of Indiana's laws related to state and local financial management.

  • Modifies sections of the Indiana Code dealing with state and local administration, likely involving budgeting or fiscal policies.
  • The specific details about which parts of the law are being changed are not provided in the amendment text.
  • It is unclear what exact appropriations or financial changes this amendment would make without more detailed information.
HB1210.01.INTR.AMH40

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Cherrish Pryor

Filed

Plain English: This amendment adds a new section to the Indiana Code that allows surviving spouses of World War I veterans to receive certain tax deductions.

  • Adds a new provision in the Indiana Code for surviving spouses of World War I veterans to qualify for specific tax benefits.
  • The exact details and amount of the tax deduction are not specified in the amendment text, so more information would be needed to understand the full impact.
HB1210.01.INTR.AMH39

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Craig Snow

Filed

Plain English: This amendment introduces new rules for tourism improvement districts in Indiana.

  • Adds provisions to the Indiana Code that allow local governments to create tourism improvement districts.
  • The exact details of how these districts will operate and be funded are not provided in this amendment text.
HB1210.02.COMH.AMH001

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Craig Snow

Passed

Plain English: This amendment does not provide specific details about changes to the bill.

  • The official text of the amendment does not specify any concrete changes or amendments to the bill, making it impossible to describe its effects.
HB1210.02.COMH.AMH002

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Danny Lopez

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not provide specific details about what changes would be made.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration, but it does not specify exactly how these modifications will occur.
  • The official text of the amendment is incomplete and does not provide enough information to explain the specific changes it intends to make.
HB1210.02.COMH.AMH003

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Harold Slager

Passed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to make specific adjustments in state and local administration, but the exact details of these adjustments are not provided in the given text.

  • The amendment modifies the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration, though it does not specify what those modifications entail.
  • The official amendment text is incomplete and does not provide specific details about the changes to be made to the Indiana Code.
HB1210.02.COMH.AMH004

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Cherrish Pryor

Passed

Plain English: This amendment changes how Indiana handles certain state and local administration issues, but the specific details of these changes are not provided in the given text.

  • The amendment modifies parts of the Indiana Code related to state and local administration.
  • The official text does not provide enough information to explain the exact nature of the changes to the Indiana Code.
HB1210.02.COMH.AMH005

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Chris Campbell

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not provide specific details about what changes would be made.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration, but it does not specify exactly how these modifications will occur.
  • The official text of the amendment is incomplete and does not provide enough information to explain the specific changes it intends to make.
HB1210.02.COMH.AMH006

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Craig Snow

Passed

Plain English: This amendment does not provide specific details about the changes it intends to make, as the official text is incomplete.

  • The provided amendment text is too brief and lacks specifics about what changes are being proposed.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS001

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Liz Brown

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks and includes a budget allocation.

  • Modifies the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration.
  • The official text does not provide specific details about which parts of the Indiana Code are being amended or the exact nature of the budget appropriation, making it hard to explain further changes.
  • This amendment failed in its current form.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS002

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Liz Brown

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not specify exact changes in the provided text.
  • The official text is too brief to provide specific details about what exactly will be changed or added to the Indiana Code.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS003

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Liz Brown

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not specify exact changes in its provided text.
  • The official text of the amendment is incomplete and does not provide specific details about what changes are being proposed.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS004

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Linda Rogers

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not specify exact changes in the provided text.
  • The official text is too brief to provide specific details about what exactly will be changed or added to the Indiana Code.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS005

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Ed Charbonneau

Failed

Plain English: This amendment would change how Indiana manages certain state programs by altering the rules in the Indiana Code.

  • The amendment modifies specific sections of the Indiana Code related to state and local administration.
  • The official text does not provide enough details about which specific parts of the Indiana Code are being changed or what those changes would be.
  • Without more information, it's unclear how these changes would affect current programs or operations in Indiana.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS006

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Randy Maxwell

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not specify exact changes in the provided text.
  • The official text is incomplete and does not provide specific details about what parts of the Indiana Code would be amended or how they would change.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS007

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Brian Buchanan

Passed

Plain English: This amendment changes how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks and includes a budget allocation.

  • Modifies the Indiana Code to adjust rules for state and local administration.
  • Includes an appropriation, which is a specific amount of money set aside for a particular purpose.
  • The official text does not provide details on what specific administrative tasks are changed or how much money is appropriated.
  • Without more context, it's unclear exactly which parts of the Indiana Code will be amended and in what way.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS008

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Michael Young

X

Plain English: This amendment changes how Indiana handles certain state and local administration issues, but the specific details are not provided in the given information.

  • The exact nature of the change to state and local administration is unclear from the provided text.
  • The official amendment text does not provide enough detail to explain the concrete changes it would make.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS009

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Rick Niemeyer

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not specify exact changes in the provided text.
  • The official text of the amendment is incomplete and does not provide specific details about what parts of the Indiana Code would be changed or how.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS010

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Rodney Pol

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not specify exact changes in its provided text.
  • The official text of the amendment is too brief to provide specific details about the concrete changes it would make.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS011

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Shelli Yoder

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not specify exact changes in the provided text.
  • The official text is incomplete and does not provide specific details about what parts of the Indiana Code would be amended or how they would change.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS012

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Shelli Yoder

Failed

Plain English: This amendment would change how Indiana manages certain state programs by altering the rules in the Indiana Code.

  • The amendment modifies specific sections of the Indiana Code related to state and local administration.
  • The official text does not provide enough details about which specific parts of the Indiana Code are being changed or what those changes would be.
  • Without more information, it's unclear how these changes would affect current programs or operations in Indiana.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS013

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Shelli Yoder

Failed

Plain English: This amendment would change how Indiana manages certain state programs by altering the rules in the Indiana Code.

  • The amendment modifies specific sections of the Indiana Code related to state and local administration.
  • The official text does not provide enough details about which specific parts of the Indiana Code are being changed or what those changes would be.
  • Without more information, it's unclear how these changes would affect current programs or operations in Indiana.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS014

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Eric Bassler

Failed

Plain English: This amendment would add new requirements for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to report on certain environmental programs.

  • Requires IDEM to submit an annual report detailing the number and types of permits issued, enforcement actions taken, and compliance rates for regulated entities.
  • The amendment text does not provide specific details about how these reports will be used or what consequences might follow from their findings.
  • It is unclear if there are any penalties for failing to comply with the reporting requirements.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS015

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Eric Bassler

Failed

Plain English: This amendment would add new requirements for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to report on certain environmental programs.

  • Requires IDEM to submit an annual report detailing the number and types of permits issued, enforcement actions taken, and compliance rates for regulated entities.
  • The amendment text does not specify all details about how these reports will be structured or what specific data must be included beyond general categories.
  • It is unclear if there are any penalties or consequences for failing to comply with the reporting requirements.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS016

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Scott Baldwin

Passed

Plain English: This amendment changes how Indiana handles certain state and local administration issues, but the specific details of these changes are not provided in the given information.

  • The amendment modifies parts of the Indiana Code related to state and local administration.
  • The official text does not provide enough detail about what specific changes will be made to the Indiana Code.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS017

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Fady Qaddoura

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration, but does not provide specific details about what changes would be made.

  • The amendment aims to modify parts of the Indiana Code related to state and local administration, but it does not specify exactly which sections or how they will be changed.
  • The official text provided is incomplete and does not give enough information about the specific changes proposed.
  • Without more details, it's unclear what exact modifications this amendment would make to the Indiana Code.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS018

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Fady Qaddoura

Failed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) handles certain administrative tasks.

  • Modifies the process for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to handle specific administrative duties.
  • The official text does not provide enough details about what specific changes are being proposed, making it hard to explain further concrete impacts.
  • It is unclear which particular administrative tasks or processes would be affected by this amendment.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS019

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Andrea Hunley

X

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change how Indiana manages certain state and local administrative tasks and includes a budget allocation.

  • Modifies the Indiana Code regarding state and local administration.
  • Includes an appropriation, which is a specific amount of money set aside for a particular purpose.
  • The official text does not provide detailed specifics about what exactly in the Indiana Code will be amended or how much money is being appropriated.
  • Without more details, it's unclear what administrative changes are intended and their impact.
HB1210.04.COMS.AMS020

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Brian Buchanan

Failed

Plain English: This amendment would change how Indiana manages certain state programs by altering the Indiana Code.

  • The amendment modifies specific sections of the Indiana Code related to state and local administration.
  • The official text does not provide enough details about which specific parts of the Indiana Code are being changed or what those changes entail.
  • Without more information, it's unclear what exact programs or processes would be affected by this amendment.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-12 House

    Public Law 157

  3. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-03-03 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. 2026-02-27 House

    CCR # 1 filed in the House

  7. 2026-02-27 Senate

    CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  8. 2026-02-27 House

    Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 415: yeas 91, nays 3

  9. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 324: yeas 48, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-25 House

    House dissented from Senate amendments

  11. 2026-02-25 House

    Motion to dissent filed

  12. 2026-02-25 House

    House advisors appointed: Jordan, Thompson, Lopez, Campbell, Harris

  13. 2026-02-25 House

    House conferees appointed: Snow, Pryor

  14. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate advisors appointed: Holdman, Mishler, Qaddoura

  15. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate conferees appointed: Baldwin, Hunley

  16. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 242: yeas 38, nays 10

  17. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Returned to the House with amendments

  18. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  19. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Amendment #16 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote

  20. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Amendment #19 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  21. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Amendment #7 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote

  22. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Amendment #8 (Young M) failed; Roll Call 197: yeas 9, nays 38

  23. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  25. 2026-02-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  26. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to the Senate

  27. 2026-02-02 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 82, nays 1

  28. 2026-02-02 House

    Senate sponsors: Senators Holdman, Baldwin, Mishler

  29. 2026-02-02 House

    Cosponsor: Senator Rogers

  30. 2026-01-29 House

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  31. 2026-01-29 House

    Amendment #1 (Snow) prevailed; voice vote

  32. 2026-01-29 House

    Amendment #3 (Slager) prevailed; voice vote

  33. 2026-01-29 House

    Amendment #4 (Pryor) prevailed; voice vote

  34. 2026-01-29 House

    Amendment #6 (Snow) prevailed; voice vote

  35. 2026-01-27 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  36. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Snow

  37. 2026-01-05 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Lopez, Slager, Pryor

  38. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration and to
make an appropriation.
Department of local government finance.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration and to
make an appropriation.

Department of local government finance.

Requires a municipal entity that hires or retains a municipal advisor to publish a contract in a prominent location on the municipal entity's website. Modifies the amount of supplemental wagering tax that the treasurer of state is required to pay to the riverboat operating in Gary and the distribution of wagering tax revenue to the city of Gary. Provides that the Lake County Convention Center Authority is established upon the substantial completion of the convention and event center. Establishes an alternative procedure for certain school corporations to issue refunding bonds. Requires state agencies and political subdivisions to cooperate with the state GIS officer in preparing a statewide base map. Eliminates the requirement that the department of local government finance (DLGF) work with the office of technology or another organization that is part of a state educational institution for purposes of posting information on the Indiana transparency website and submitting forms regarding data for local units. Allows a person to satisfy any notice statute by publishing notice in specified forms of media and modifies related provisions regarding notice by publication. Provides that in assessing or reassessing land, the land shall be assessed as agricultural land regardless of who owns the property or who is liable for the property taxes. Modifies procedures as to the reporting of assessment values of real and personal property and parcel level data. Changes the deadline for a county to submit to the DLGF data regarding real property, personal property, and geographic information system information. Requires the purchaser of a mobile home to process the paperwork with the bureau of motor vehicles to transfer the title into the purchaser's name within 90 days of the sale. Specifies eligibility for certain townships to petition for an increase to the maximum property tax levy for the firefighting and emergency services fund. Makes procedural changes for civil taxing units not subject to levy limits. Provides that certain local property tax credits result in a reduction of property tax collections in a political subdivision in which such a credit is applied. Specifies the procedures for the submission of certain forms and related allocation amounts with regard to various allocation areas. Amends various tax increment financing allocation area provisions, including provisions to redefine "residential property" and to require the original owner of certain nonowner-occupied residential property in an allocation area to enter into a written agreement with the appropriate entity to pay the property taxes for the portion of outstanding bonds until the bonds are retired. Changes reporting requirements by governing bodies to the DLGF regarding guaranteed savings contracts and energy efficient programs used by school corporations. Provides that the property tax rate for the levy imposed for the replacement of fire protection territory equipment is considered part of the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy and may not exceed $0.0333 per $100 of assessed value. Extends a temporary increase in the capitalization rate percentage under the statewide agricultural land base rate determination. Requires the DLGF to annually publish on the Indiana Register the adjusted cost estimate threshold for certain local public work projects. Provides a real and personal property tax exemption for Indiana nonprofit senior living communities beginning with property taxes that are first due and payable in 2027. Adds the Indiana Historical Society, Inc. to a list of organizations exempt from property taxation. Allows certain taxpayers to retroactively file a property tax exemption application. Increases the amount of the property tax deduction for a model residence and a residence in inventory to 100% of the assessed value of the property for each deduction. Increases the number of model residences and residences in inventory from three to ten that may be claimed for purposes of those property tax deductions. Requires an individual to reside on the real property, mobile home, or manufactured home to be eligible for the over 65 property tax credit. Increases the property tax deduction for a veteran who is totally disabled to 100% of the assessed value of the individual's real property (instead of $14,000). Expires property tax deductions for certain veterans, and instead provides a property tax liability credit. Restores the property tax deduction available to a surviving spouse of a World War I veteran that was limited by SEA 1-2025. Provides, if a taxpayer claims the homestead deduction for property that is not eligible for the deduction, that the taxpayer shall (instead of may) be liable for any additional taxes that would have been due on homestead property plus a civil penalty. Requires the county auditor to include in a notice of tax due a 10% fine as a penalty for claiming the homestead deduction falsely, which is in addition to all other penalties for which the taxpayer is liable. Allows the executive of Miami Township in Cass County to submit a petition to the DLGF requesting an increase in the township's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for property taxes first due and payable in 2027. Requires the Hancock County fiscal body to adopt a resolution to allow a one time transfer of money from the library property tax replacement fund. Provides that for purposes of fixing and reviewing budgets, tax rates, and tax levies, before a county auditor makes an amendment, the county auditor must provide written notice to the county fiscal body, the DLGF, and the fiscal officers of the affected taxing units. Provides that the DLGF may not approve the budget for a political subdivision until an attestation statement concerning the uploading of contracts is submitted. Allows a school corporation to allocate the effects of supplemental homestead credits granted for property taxes first due and payable in 2026 proportionately among all the school corporation's property tax funds. Requires certain qualified data center users to enter into an agreement with local officials before the qualified data center user may use a specific transaction award certificate. Adds a provision regarding repayment in the redevelopment tax credit. Specifies eligibility and procedures for a health reimbursement arrangement income tax credit. Moves the effective date for the local income tax changes enacted in SEA 1-2025 from 2028 to 2029. Makes corresponding changes to move the expiration date regarding a county with a single voting bloc enacted in HEA 1142-2025. Specifies procedures for the imposition of local income taxes and distribution of local income tax revenue. Removes provisions enacted in SEA 1-2025 providing for the expiration of local income tax expenditure rates for counties or municipalities that fail to adopt an ordinance to renew an existing expenditure tax rate. Provides that the county may determine an allocation method for revenue raised from a tax rate for fire protection or emergency medical services. Provides that the county and certain township fire departments must receive an allocation of revenue raised from a tax rate for fire protection or emergency medical services. Provides a formula for the distribution of revenue from the local income tax rate imposed by a county for certain small cities and towns. Specifies procedures for determining population for purposes of a municipal local income tax rate. Specifies that taxing units may deposit distributions of excise tax revenue in any fund maintained by the taxing unit. Allows each county to establish a local strategic taskforce to negotiate and determine certain maximum local income tax rates. Allows the Marshall County jail fund to be used for costs otherwise incurred for the operation of the county jail. Provides that distributions of certain excise tax revenue to a taxing unit may be deposited in any fund maintained by the taxing unit and may be used for any purpose allowed by law. Makes numerous changes and additions to the local innkeeper's tax and food and beverage tax statutes, including new food and beverage tax authorizations, modifications to distributions of innkeeper's tax revenue, and revisions to the composition of various innkeeper's tax boards and commissions. Replaces the definitions of "manufactured home" and "mobile home" throughout the Indiana Code with a singular definition. Subject to an exception, limits voting eligibility in a homeowners association to members of the homeowners association who use their property as a homestead as to certain matters. With certain exceptions, prohibits a unit from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, regulation, policy, or rule that prohibits or restricts an owner of a privately owned residential property from using the property as a rental property. Retroactively amends the definition of "short term rental" to specify that certain private, owner occupied businesses are excluded from that definition. Requires a person appointed to a fire protection district board of trustees to reside in the fire protection district. Sets forth an alternative procedure that may be used to appoint the board of trustees of certain fire protection districts. Specifies maximum property tax rates for certain fire protection territories. Revises a provision of the municipal Barrett Law concerning deferred installments. Amends provisions in the drainage law as to bidding on certain projects and the term of loans. Authorizes the budget agency, subject to budget committee review, to augment the state agency contingency fund appropriations in HEA 1001-2025 through July 1, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 for Indiana office of technology contracts, in addition to the uses for the appropriation authorized in HEA 1001-2025.