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HB1324 • 2026

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

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

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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 Ragen Hatcher
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Making Sure Prices Are Clear

This bill makes it illegal for businesses to advertise prices without including all fees and charges except taxes, government fees, or shipping costs.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it against the law for stores to show a price that doesn't include all extra fees you have to pay.
  • Requires businesses to be honest about what total cost will be before you buy something.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Businesses that sell things to customers
  • Customers who buy products or services

Terms To Know

deceptive consumer sales act
A rule that stops businesses from tricking people with misleading prices.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not say what will happen if a business breaks this law.
  • It is unclear how the government will make sure businesses follow this rule.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 House

    Representative Morris added as coauthor

  2. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Hatcher

  3. 2026-01-06 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation.
Consumer pricing information.

Current Bill Text

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

Consumer pricing information.

Provides that it is a deceptive consumer sales act to display or advertise a purchase price for the subject of a consumer transaction that does not include all fees and charges other than: (1) taxes or fees imposed on the purchase by a unit of government; or (2) reasonably expected shipping or handling charges; that are required to be paid by the consumer to complete the consumer transaction.