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HB1230 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Doug Miller
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide detailed specifics about the changes made to each board or the exact duties that are merged.

Changes to Professional Licensing Rules

This law modifies how state agencies handle violations, renewals, fines, and responsibilities for certain professions.

What This Bill Does

  • It extends the time a state agency has to notify someone if they have fixed a problem with rules or laws from 30 days to 90 days.
  • It adds new language about certification for license renewals.
  • It permits some boards to impose different fines on individuals and businesses when there are violations.
  • It makes changes to the state board of cosmetology, hearing aid dealers, and respiratory care committees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have professional licenses in Indiana
  • State agencies that handle licensing for various professions

Terms To Know

substantial compliance
When someone follows the rules or laws well enough to be considered okay.
disciplinary sanctions
Punishments given by a board for breaking rules.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which fines can differ between individuals and businesses.
  • It is unclear how the changes to appraisal management companies will affect current owners.
  • Some details about the merged duties of the professional licensing agency are not provided in this summary.

Amendments

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

HB1230.01.INTR.AMH01

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Doug Miller

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to add new requirements for dental assistants in Indiana.

  • Adds a requirement that dental assistants must complete a state-approved training program before they can work.
  • The exact details of what constitutes a 'state-approved training program' are not specified in the amendment text, so more information would be needed to understand fully how this will affect current and future dental assistants.
HB1230.02.COMH.AMH001

Filed House Bill (S) • Representative Robert Morris

Failed

Plain English: This amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding professions and occupations, but does not provide specific details about what changes it intends to make.

  • The amendment seeks to change the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations, but the exact nature of these changes is not specified in the provided text.
  • The official amendment text does not include detailed information on the specific changes proposed, making it difficult to explain concrete modifications.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-02-24 House

    Public Law 29

  3. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-20 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. 2026-02-18 Senate

    Returned to the House without amendments

  7. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 183: yeas 45, nays 0

  8. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Senator Buchanan added as second sponsor

  9. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Senator Donato added as third sponsor

  10. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-01-27 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology

  13. 2026-01-23 House

    Referred to the Senate

  14. 2026-01-22 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 95, nays 0

  15. 2026-01-22 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers

  16. 2026-01-20 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  17. 2026-01-15 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  18. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Miller D

  19. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.
Professional licensing agency.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Professional licensing agency.

Provides that a state agency must determine if an alleged violator has substantially corrected the violation and notify an alleged violator whether the alleged violator is in substantial compliance with a state rule or state statute not more than 90 days after certain occurrences (current law provides for 30 days). Adds certification language for purposes of renewals. Allows certain boards to assess different fines for individuals and businesses for purposes of disciplinary sanctions. Makes various changes to the following boards: (1) The state board of cosmetology and barber examiners. (2) The committee of hearing aid dealer examiners. (3) The respiratory care committee. Provides that certain persons may not own an interest in an appraisal management company. Repeals the Indiana Code chapter relating to the professional licensing agency's duties and merges the agency's duties in another existing Indiana Code chapter.