Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 D · 4 R cosponsors

HB 1441 — Bank accounts for foster and emancipated youths.

Last action — Public Law 90

  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 21, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on April 16, 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

    4 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that a foster youth or emancipated youth is legally competent to enter into a contract with a depository financial institution to open a savings or checking account in the youth's name with the consent of a juvenile court with jurisdiction over the youth.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 90

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 365: yeas 91, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 300: yeas 49, nays 0

  10. Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote

  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  12. Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor

  13. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  14. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions

  16. Referred to the Senate

  17. Cosponsor: Senator Ford J.D.

  18. Senate sponsors: Senators Walker K, Donato, Hunley

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 113: yeas 91, nays 0

  20. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  21. Amendment #1 (Meltzer) prevailed; voice vote

  22. Representative Meltzer added as coauthor

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. Authored by Representative Campbell

  25. First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions

  26. Coauthored by Representatives Dant Chesser and Judy

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1441 do?
Provides that a foster youth or emancipated youth is legally competent to enter into a contract with a depository financial institution to open a savings or checking account in the youth's name with the consent of a juvenile court with jurisdiction over the youth.
Who sponsors HB 1441?
HB 1441 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), Stacey Donato (Republican), Kyle Walker (Republican), Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), Chris Judy (Republican), Chris Campbell (Democrat), and Wendy Dant Chesser (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1441?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2025. Enacted.
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