republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2020/hb-1174.md

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Bill	Youth helmet safety.	Provides that: (1) the executive director of the department of homeland security with assistance from the state emergency medical services medical director; and (2) the state fire marshal; shall partner with state agencies, including the state department of health and state educational institutions, to develop public safety education and outreach programs. Provides that the fire prevention and public safety fund may be used to support: (1) fire safety and prevention programs; and (2) public safety education and outreach programs, including, but not limited to, youth helmet safety.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2020	HB 1174	Indiana HB 1174 (2020)	bill	CHILDREN AND MINORS Labor Laws and Safety Issues HOMELAND SECURITY STATE AGENCIES	enacted	James Merritt Michael Crider Randall Frye	4	20	2	2020-01-08	2020-03-30	openstates	ocd-bill/1574b1c2-68c3-40f8-aff4-f76a8429cfae	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1174	98f840ecf9701b224c8987fd343d34eb6f48b991f97f2d17c44207b9087f82c8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1174 (2020) — Youth helmet safety.

Provides that: (1) the executive director of the department of homeland security with assistance from the state emergency medical services medical director; and (2) the state fire marshal; shall partner with state agencies, including the state department of health and state educational institutions, to develop public safety education and outreach programs. Provides that the fire prevention and public safety fund may be used to support: (1) fire safety and prevention programs; and (2) public safety education and outreach programs, including, but not limited to, youth helmet safety.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
2. House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
3. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
4. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1174 - Crider - 3rd Reading — 50–0 (pass) · upper
• HB 1174 - Frye - 3rd Reading — 92–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• James Merritt — primary (person)
• Michael Crider — primary (person)
• Randall Frye — primary (person)
• Brad Barrett — coauthor (person)
• Rita Fleming — coauthor (person)
• Sheila Klinker — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2020-01-08 Authored by Representative Frye R
• 2020-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety reading-1, referral-committee
• 2020-01-09 Representatives Barrett and Fleming added as coauthors
• 2020-01-28 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2020-01-29 Representative Klinker added as coauthor
• 2020-01-30 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2020-02-03 Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
• 2020-02-03 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 158: yeas 92, nays 1 reading-3, passage
• 2020-02-04 Referred to the Senate
• 2020-02-10 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2020-02-25 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2020-02-25 Senator Merritt added as second sponsor
• 2020-02-27 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2020-03-03 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 295: yeas 50, nays 0 reading-3, passage
• 2020-03-04 Signed by the Speaker
• 2020-03-04 Returned to the House without amendments
• 2020-03-09 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
• 2020-03-11 Signed by the President of the Senate
• 2020-03-14 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2020-03-30 Public Law 43

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1574b1c2-68c3-40f8-aff4-f76a8429cfae. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).