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HB1427 • 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.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify what information is included in the quarterly and annual reports.

Gender Transition Procedure Reporting

This bill requires doctors who perform gender transition procedures to send quarterly reports about these procedures to their regulating board, which then compiles an annual report for public viewing and submission to lawmakers.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires practitioners performing gender transition procedures to submit quarterly reports to their regulating board with certain information about the procedures.
  • The submitted reports must be provided to the professional licensing agency to compile as an annual report.
  • The professional licensing agency is required to post the annual report on its website and send it to the general assembly.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Practitioners who perform gender transition procedures
  • Regulating boards overseeing these practitioners
  • Professional licensing agencies

Terms To Know

gender transition procedure
Medical treatments and surgeries that help people change their physical appearance to match the gender they identify with.
regulating board
A group responsible for overseeing and setting rules for a specific profession or industry, such as practitioners who perform certain medical procedures.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what information must be included in the reports.
  • It is unclear how often the general assembly will review these annual reports.
  • There are no details on penalties for failing to submit required reports.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 House

    Authored by Representative Smith H

  2. 2026-01-08 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Barrett, McGuire, Carbaugh

  3. 2026-01-08 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.
Reporting on gender transition procedures.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Reporting on gender transition procedures.

Requires practitioners who perform gender transition procedures to report on a quarterly basis certain information to the practitioner's regulating board concerning the gender transition procedures. Requires the submitted reports to be provided to the professional licensing agency (agency) to be compiled as an annual report. Requires the agency to post the annual report on the agency's website and submit the report to the general assembly.