Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 5 D cosponsors

HB 1148 — Confidentiality of birth and stillbirth records.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on April 03, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    2 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that a registration or certificate of a birth or stillbirth is open to public inspection and copying upon the request of any person that occurs 99 years (instead of 75 years) after the record is created.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 33

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Returned to the House without amendments

  7. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 257: yeas 45, nays 1

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Senators Brown L and Yoder added as cosponsors

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  13. Referred to the Senate

  14. Representative Shackleford added as coauthor

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 29: yeas 91, nays 0

  16. Senate sponsor: Senator Becker

  17. Cosponsors: Senators Jackson L and Charbonneau

  18. Representative Carbaugh added as coauthor

  19. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  20. Representative Barrett added as coauthor

  21. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  22. Authored by Representative Porter

  23. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1148 do?
Provides that a registration or certificate of a birth or stillbirth is open to public inspection and copying upon the request of any person that occurs 99 years (instead of 75 years) after the record is created.
Who sponsors HB 1148?
HB 1148 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Liz Brown (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), La Keisha Jackson (Democrat), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Robin Shackleford (Democrat), Martin Carbaugh (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), and Gregory Porter (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1148?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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