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Bill Family and juvenile law matters. Makes changes in various adoption law provisions to provide 15 days (rather than 30 days) to contest certain adoptions. Provides that a confidentiality agreement entered into between a foster parent and the department of child services (department) may not prohibit the foster parent from releasing or disclosing information to a duly elected state government official for whom the information is relevant to the official's responsibility under the law to protect children from child abuse and neglect (elected official). Provides an exception prohibiting release or disclosure of specified information and records regarding a child who is or was in foster care or under the supervision of a juvenile court, or regarding the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Provides that the department may not: (1) take adverse action against a foster parent's license; or (2) remove a foster child from the home of a foster parent; solely on the basis of the foster parent having spoken to an elected official. Requires the department to provide a licensed foster parent with: (1) an information packet describing the foster parent's rights and the grievance filing process; and (2) a complete copy of the department's policy manual. Provides that the department may not remove a foster child from the home of a foster parent, unlicensed caregiver, or de facto custodian solely on the basis of the foster parent, unlicensed caregiver, or de facto custodian having filed a petition to adopt the child. Allows a child's adoptive parent to request that the department allow the child to have visitation with the child's sibling. Requires the department to provide notice of the department's decision regarding a request for sibling visitation not later than seven business days after the department receives the request. Provides that if: (1) a child is the subject of a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services; and (2) a parent of the child has been convicted of committing one or more specified offenses against the child; there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the child's best interests to prohibit the parent from having in-person contact with the child until a dispositional decree is entered or the petition is dismissed. Provides that if a hearing regarding a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship is not held before the statutorily required deadline, the court shall dismiss the petition without prejudice: (1) upon filing of a motion with the court by a party to the proceeding; and (2) absent good cause shown for the failure to hold the hearing before the statutorily required deadline. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2023 HB 1570 Indiana HB 1570 (2023)
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CHILDREN AND MINORS
Adoption
CHILDREN AND MINORS
Department of Child Services
CHILDREN AND MINORS
Foster Care
CHILDREN AND MINORS
Juvenile Courts and Proceedings
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Greg Walker
Julie Olthoff
Kyle Walker
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Indiana HB 1570 (2023) — Family and juvenile law matters.

Makes changes in various adoption law provisions to provide 15 days (rather than 30 days) to contest certain adoptions. Provides that a confidentiality agreement entered into between a foster parent and the department of child services (department) may not prohibit the foster parent from releasing or disclosing information to a duly elected state government official for whom the information is relevant to the official's responsibility under the law to protect children from child abuse and neglect (elected official). Provides an exception prohibiting release or disclosure of specified information and records regarding a child who is or was in foster care or under the supervision of a juvenile court, or regarding the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Provides that the department may not: (1) take adverse action against a foster parent's license; or (2) remove a foster child from the home of a foster parent; solely on the basis of the foster parent having spoken to an elected official. Requires the department to provide a licensed foster parent with: (1) an information packet describing the foster parent's rights and the grievance filing process; and (2) a complete copy of the department's policy manual. Provides that the department may not remove a foster child from the home of a foster parent, unlicensed caregiver, or de facto custodian solely on the basis of the foster parent, unlicensed caregiver, or de facto custodian having filed a petition to adopt the child. Allows a child's adoptive parent to request that the department allow the child to have visitation with the child's sibling. Requires the department to provide notice of the department's decision regarding a request for sibling visitation not later than seven business days after the department receives the request. Provides that if: (1) a child is the subject of a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services; and (2) a parent of the child has been convicted of committing one or more specified offenses against the child; there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the child's best interests to prohibit the parent from having in-person contact with the child until a dispositional decree is entered or the petition is dismissed. Provides that if a hearing regarding a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship is not held before the statutorily required deadline, the court shall dismiss the petition without prejudice: (1) upon filing of a motion with the court by a party to the proceeding; and (2) absent good cause shown for the failure to hold the hearing before the statutorily required deadline.

Version chain

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

  1. Engrossed House Bill (H) (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 1570 - Walker K - 3rd Reading — 470 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Greg Walker — primary (person)
  • Julie Olthoff — primary (person)
  • Kyle Walker — primary (person)
  • Carolyn Jackson — coauthor (person)
  • Donna Schaibley — coauthor (person)
  • Jon Ford — cosponsor (person)
  • Ryan Lauer — coauthor (person)
  • Stacey Donato — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-19 Coauthored by Representatives Lauer and Schaibley
  • 2023-01-19 Authored by Representative Olthoff
  • 2023-01-19 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-01-24 Representative Jackson added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-16 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-02-20 Amendment #1 (Vermilion) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-02-20 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-02-21 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 90, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-02-21 Senate sponsor: Senator Walker K
  • 2023-02-22 Referred to the Senate referral
  • 2023-03-06 Senator Walker G added as second sponsor
  • 2023-03-06 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-09 Senator Ford Jon added as cosponsor
  • 2023-03-13 Senator Donato added as cosponsor
  • 2023-03-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-03-30 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-04-03 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 296: yeas 47, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-04-04 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
  • 2023-04-10 Motion to dissent filed filing
  • 2023-04-10 House dissented from Senate amendments
  • 2023-04-11 House conferees appointed: Olthoff and Jackson
  • 2023-04-11 House advisors appointed: Rowray, Lauer, Pack and Summers
  • 2023-04-13 Senate conferees appointed: Walker K and Hunley
  • 2023-04-13 Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Walker G
  • 2023-04-24 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
  • 2023-04-24 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
  • 2023-04-25 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 493: yeas 84, nays 0
  • 2023-04-25 Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 484: yeas 45, nays 4
  • 2023-04-28 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2023-04-28 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2023-05-01 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2023-05-04 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2023-05-04 Public Law 244 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9ca84753-cd7e-48c6-9ae3-878d7052f88e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).