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Bill Termination of parental rights. Defines "safe haven infant". Provides that a licensed child placing agency may not take certain actions against an individual based upon the individual's immunization status. Allows the emergency medical services provider to notify either the department of child services (department) or a licensed child placing agency to take custody of a safe haven infant. Requires the department and a licensed child placing agency to contact certain agencies to determine if the safe haven infant has been reported missing. Provides that a safe haven infant is presumed eligible for Medicaid. Establishes procedures for termination of parent-child relationship involving a safe haven infant. Requires the department's attorney or a licensed child placing agency to file a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship not later than 15 days after taking custody of the safe haven infant. Requires a licensed child placing agency to place the safe haven infant with a preapproved adoptive parent. Provides that both parents' consent to termination of the parent-child relationship is irrevocably implied without further court action if, after at least 28 days, neither parent petitioned the court for custody. Requires that a putative parent notice be published and provides specific language for the notice. Requires an affidavit of publication of the putative parent notice to be filed with the court. Prohibits the court from inquiring about the reason for the parents' absence. Provides that a prospective adoptive family may only be charged certain costs by the licensed child placement agency. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2023 SB 345 Indiana SB 345 (2023)
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CHILDREN AND MINORS
Child Support
Custody
and Visitation
CHILDREN AND MINORS
Department of Child Services
COURTS generally
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LAW
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Joanna King
Liz Brown
Travis Holdman
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Indiana SB 345 (2023) — Termination of parental rights.

Defines "safe haven infant". Provides that a licensed child placing agency may not take certain actions against an individual based upon the individual's immunization status. Allows the emergency medical services provider to notify either the department of child services (department) or a licensed child placing agency to take custody of a safe haven infant. Requires the department and a licensed child placing agency to contact certain agencies to determine if the safe haven infant has been reported missing. Provides that a safe haven infant is presumed eligible for Medicaid. Establishes procedures for termination of parent-child relationship involving a safe haven infant. Requires the department's attorney or a licensed child placing agency to file a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship not later than 15 days after taking custody of the safe haven infant. Requires a licensed child placing agency to place the safe haven infant with a preapproved adoptive parent. Provides that both parents' consent to termination of the parent-child relationship is irrevocably implied without further court action if, after at least 28 days, neither parent petitioned the court for custody. Requires that a putative parent notice be published and provides specific language for the notice. Requires an affidavit of publication of the putative parent notice to be filed with the court. Prohibits the court from inquiring about the reason for the parents' absence. Provides that a prospective adoptive family may only be charged certain costs by the licensed child placement agency.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

  • SB 345 - King J - 3rd Reading — 8114 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Joanna King — primary (person)
  • Liz Brown — primary (person)
  • Travis Holdman — primary (person)
  • Dave Heine — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth Rowray — cosponsor (person)
  • James Buck — coauthor (person)
  • Jeff Raatz — coauthor (person)
  • Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
  • Martin Carbaugh — cosponsor (person)
  • Tyler Johnson — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-12 Authored by Senator Holdman
  • 2023-01-12 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-01-26 Senator Brown L added as second author
  • 2023-02-16 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-02-16 Senator Buck added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-16 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-20 Amendment #1 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-02-20 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-02-21 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 142: yeas 46, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-02-21 House sponsor: Representative King
  • 2023-02-21 Cosponsors: Representatives Carbaugh and Heine
  • 2023-02-21 Senator Johnson added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-21 Senator Raatz added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-22 Referred to the House referral
  • 2023-02-27 Representative Rowray E added as cosponsor
  • 2023-02-28 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-16 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-03-20 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-03-21 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 284: yeas 81, nays 14 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-03-22 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
  • 2023-04-03 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2023-04-04 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 324: yeas 48, nays 0
  • 2023-04-06 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2023-04-11 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-17 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2023-04-20 Public Law 45 became-law
  • 2023-04-20 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/54279e08-6a89-45bd-bbe3-53e7574f1fba. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).