Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 1253 — Child care.

Last action — Public Law 160

  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 09, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on May 01, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    4 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that a granted waiver or variance expires three years after the date that the waiver or variance becomes effective. Removes the requirement that a child receiving child care from a school must be the child of a student or employee of the school. Provides that, not later than June 30, 2026, the division of family resources (division) shall establish an organizational license category for multi-site child care centers operating under one owner, and specifies obligations of the division with regard to the new license category. Provides that, subject to exceptions, certain properties may not be required to comply with a new or different set of building, fire safety, or equipment laws than were originally enforced by the department: (1) before July 1, 2025; or (2) two years after the earlier of the date of the: (A) initial inspection; or (B) plan review. Allows a child care home that was licensed to operate a Class 2 structure before July 1, 2025, to continue operating in the structure notwithstanding the building, fire safety, or equipment laws and regulations.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 160

  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 500: yeas 72, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 345: yeas 48, nays 1

  10. Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote

  11. Senator Rogers added as third sponsor

  12. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  13. Senator Yoder added as cosponsor

  14. Senator Pol added as cosponsor

  15. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  16. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  17. Senator Doriot added as cosponsor

  18. Senator Donato added as cosponsor

  19. Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

  21. Referred to the Senate

  22. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 91, nays 0

  23. Representative Hamilton added as coauthor

  24. Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Charbonneau

  25. Amendment #1 (Hamilton) motion withdrawn

  26. Amendment #3 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 108: yeas 27, nays 65

  27. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  28. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  29. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  30. Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

  31. Coauthored by Representatives DeVon and Heaton

  32. First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

  33. Authored by Representative Heine

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (138)

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1253 do?
Provides that a granted waiver or variance expires three years after the date that the waiver or variance becomes effective. Removes the requirement that a child receiving child care from a school must be the child of a student or employee of the school. Provides that, not later than June 30, 2026, the division of family resources (division) shall establish an organizational license category for multi-site child care centers operating under one owner, and specifies obligations of the division with regard to the new license category. Provides that, subject to exceptions, certain properties may not be required to comply with a new or different set of building, fire safety, or equipment laws than were originally enforced by the department: (1) before July 1, 2025; or (2) two years after the earlier of the date of the: (A) initial inspection; or (B) plan review. Allows a child care home that was licensed to operate a Class 2 structure before July 1, 2025, to continue operating in the structure notwithstanding the building, fire safety, or equipment laws and regulations.
Who sponsors HB 1253?
HB 1253 is sponsored by Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Rodney Pol (Democrat), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Blake Doriot (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Carey Hamilton (Democrat), Robert Heaton (Republican), Dale DeVon (Republican), and Dave Heine (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1253?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2025. Enacted.
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