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Bill Department of child services matters. Defines "Indian child" for purposes of family and juvenile law. Provides that certain records relating to foster care children may be maintained in an electronic format. Provides that certain individuals may request a child's Social Security number for income tax purposes. Requires the department of child services (department) to: (1) develop a form an individual may submit to request a child's Social Security number; and (2) approve or deny a request for a child's Social Security number not later than 10 business days after receiving the request. Requires the department to approve an individual's request for a child's Social Security number if: (1) the child lived with the individual in the 18 months preceding the request; and (2) the child lived with the individual for: (A) at least six months in any one calendar year; or (B) more than 1/2 of the days the child lived during a calendar year if the child was born or died in the calendar year; unless the child does not have a Social Security number or the department does not have a record of the child's Social Security number. Provides that certain information, documents, reports, pictures, videos, images, or recordings related to department matters are confidential. Requires that information that is otherwise confidential must be made available to: (1) a tribal representative, agency, or organization authorized by an Indian child's tribe to care for, diagnose, treat, review, evaluate, or monitor active efforts regarding the Indian child, and the Indian child's parent, guardian, or custodian; and (2) the United States Department of State and foreign governments to comply with federal law and treaties. Provides that the department: (1) may; and (2) under specified circumstances, shall; notify a child care worker's employer of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect made against the child care worker. Makes a technical correction. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2023 HB 1340 Indiana HB 1340 (2023)
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CHILDREN AND MINORS
Child Support
Custody
and Visitation
CHILDREN AND MINORS
Department of Child Services
INCOME TAXES
Adjusted Gross Income Taxes
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Social Security
NATIVE AMERICANS
enacted
Dale DeVon
Greg Walker
Stacey Donato
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Indiana HB 1340 (2023) — Department of child services matters.

Defines "Indian child" for purposes of family and juvenile law. Provides that certain records relating to foster care children may be maintained in an electronic format. Provides that certain individuals may request a child's Social Security number for income tax purposes. Requires the department of child services (department) to: (1) develop a form an individual may submit to request a child's Social Security number; and (2) approve or deny a request for a child's Social Security number not later than 10 business days after receiving the request. Requires the department to approve an individual's request for a child's Social Security number if: (1) the child lived with the individual in the 18 months preceding the request; and (2) the child lived with the individual for: (A) at least six months in any one calendar year; or (B) more than 1/2 of the days the child lived during a calendar year if the child was born or died in the calendar year; unless the child does not have a Social Security number or the department does not have a record of the child's Social Security number. Provides that certain information, documents, reports, pictures, videos, images, or recordings related to department matters are confidential. Requires that information that is otherwise confidential must be made available to: (1) a tribal representative, agency, or organization authorized by an Indian child's tribe to care for, diagnose, treat, review, evaluate, or monitor active efforts regarding the Indian child, and the Indian child's parent, guardian, or custodian; and (2) the United States Department of State and foreign governments to comply with federal law and treaties. Provides that the department: (1) may; and (2) under specified circumstances, shall; notify a child care worker's employer of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect made against the child care worker. Makes a technical correction.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

  • HB 1340 - Walker G - 3rd Reading — 470 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Dale DeVon — primary (person)
  • Greg Walker — primary (person)
  • Stacey Donato — primary (person)
  • Julie Olthoff — coauthor (person)
  • Vanessa Summers — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-17 Authored by Representative DeVon
  • 2023-01-17 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-01-26 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-01-30 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-01-30 Representatives Olthoff and Summers added as coauthors
  • 2023-01-31 Senate sponsors: Senators Walker G and Donato
  • 2023-01-31 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 60: yeas 98, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-02-01 Referred to the Senate referral
  • 2023-02-27 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-13 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-03-21 Amendment #1 (Walker G) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-21 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-03-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 249: yeas 47, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-03-24 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
  • 2023-03-30 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2023-04-06 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 373: yeas 89, nays 0
  • 2023-04-11 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-13 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2023-04-18 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2023-04-20 Public Law 77 became-law
  • 2023-04-20 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ebd3563c-a88b-45eb-ba81-fd3ff57c9668. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).