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SB61 • 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.

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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
Senator Greg Taylor
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Radon Disclosure for Real Estate Sales

This bill requires real estate brokers to ensure that sellers provide buyers with information about radon before signing a purchase agreement.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires real estate brokers to make sure sellers give buyers a warning statement about radon before signing a purchase agreement.
  • Needs sellers to write down and share any knowledge they have about radon concentrations in the home being sold.
  • Makes it necessary for sellers to provide buyers with a guide on radon, testing, and mitigation from the Indiana Department of Health.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Real estate brokers who represent sellers
  • People selling residential property
  • Potential buyers of residential property

Terms To Know

Radon warning statement
A written notice about the risks and information related to radon gas in a home.
Broker's real estate license
A permit given by the Indiana Real Estate Commission that allows someone to work as a real estate broker.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if sellers do not follow these requirements.
  • It is unclear how this will be enforced or who will check compliance.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Taylor G

  2. 2025-12-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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

Information and disclosures concerning radon.

Establishes that, before signing a purchase agreement to sell or transfer residential property, an individual or entity issued a broker's real estate license by the Indiana real estate commission representing a seller shall ensure that the seller: (1) provides a radon warning statement to the buyer; (2) discloses in writing to the buyer any knowledge the seller has of radon concentrations in the dwelling; and (3) provides the buyer with a guide on radon, testing, and mitigation published by the Indiana department of health.