republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/hb-1230.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Safe haven 911."
description: "Provides that due to extenuating circumstances, if a child's parent or a person is unable to give up custody of a child under the procedure set forth in Indiana's safe haven law, the child's parent or the person may request that an emergency medical services provider (provider) take custody of the child by: (1) dialing the 911 emergency call number; and (2) staying with the child until a provider arrives to take custody of the child. Provides that the emergency medical dispatch agency or the provider shall inform the child's parent or the person giving up custody of the child of the ability to remain anonymous. Provides that a provider, shall, without a court order, take custody of a child who is, or who appears to be, not more than 30 days of age if the child is voluntarily left: (1) in a newborn safety device that is located at an emergency medical services station; or (2) with medical staff after delivery in a hospital or other medical facility when the child's parent notifies the medical staff that the parent is voluntarily relinquishing the child. Allows a child's parent to remain anonymous if the child is voluntarily relinquished in a hospital or other medical facility after delivery of the child. Provides that an emergency medical services station is immune from civil liability for an act or omission relating to the operation of the newborn safety device."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1230"
citation: "Indiana HB 1230 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND MINORS generally", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "PUBLIC SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric Koch", "Ronald Grooms", "Ryan Lauer", "Travis Holdman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcc42236-4c39-46a1-901f-1e0b03306455"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1230"
source_hash: "9c06581904ea901f2a6b00b4b24b916f0d32f7a0a5a213c784d5356b5420280f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana HB 1230 (2021) — Safe haven 911.

Provides that due to extenuating circumstances, if a child's parent or a person is unable to give up custody of a child under the procedure set forth in Indiana's safe haven law, the child's parent or the person may request that an emergency medical services provider (provider) take custody of the child by: (1) dialing the 911 emergency call number; and (2) staying with the child until a provider arrives to take custody of the child. Provides that the emergency medical dispatch agency or the provider shall inform the child's parent or the person giving up custody of the child of the ability to remain anonymous. Provides that a provider, shall, without a court order, take custody of a child who is, or who appears to be, not more than 30 days of age if the child is voluntarily left: (1) in a newborn safety device that is located at an emergency medical services station; or (2) with medical staff after delivery in a hospital or other medical facility when the child's parent notifies the medical staff that the parent is voluntarily relinquishing the child. Allows a child's parent to remain anonymous if the child is voluntarily relinquished in a hospital or other medical facility after delivery of the child. Provides that an emergency medical services station is immune from civil liability for an act or omission relating to the operation of the newborn safety device.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.03.ENGH)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.05.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.02.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.04.COMS)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1230 - Lauer - 3rd Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- Ronald Grooms — primary (person)
- Ryan Lauer — primary (person)
- Travis Holdman — primary (person)
- Craig Snow — coauthor (person)
- Erin Houchin — cosponsor (person)
- Fady Qaddoura — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Walker — cosponsor (person)
- John Crane — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Bauer — coauthor (person)
- Randall Frye — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Authored by Representative Lauer
- **2021-01-14** First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Amendment #1 (Lehman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Representatives Frye, Snow C, Bauer M added as coauthors
- **2021-02-02** Senate sponsors: Senators Holdman, Grooms, Koch
- **2021-02-02** Cosponsor: Senator Houchin
- **2021-02-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 48: yeas 92, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to the Senate
- **2021-02-18** First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-11** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15** Senator Crane added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-15** Senator Walker G added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-16** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 232: yeas 49, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-16** Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-17** Returned to the House with amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-22** Motion to concur filed
- **2021-03-25** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 305: yeas 88, nays 0 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-29** Signed by the Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2021-04-21** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-04-22** Public Law 105
- **2021-04-22** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcc42236-4c39-46a1-901f-1e0b03306455`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).