republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/hb-1222.md

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Bill	Residential real estate service agreements.	Defines a "residential real estate service agreement" as an agreement: (1) under which a service provider agrees to provide one or more services: (A) in connection with the maintenance, purchase, or sale of residential real estate; and (B) that are not to be performed in their entirety within one year after the agreement is entered into; and (2) that: (A) purports to run with the land or to be binding on future owners; (B) allows for the assignment of the right to provide one or more of the services under the agreement without the consent of the owner of the residential real estate; or (C) purports to create a lien or an encumbrance on, or a security interest in, the residential real estate. Provides that a residential real estate service agreement that is entered into after March 14, 2024, is void and unenforceable. Prohibits a person from recording after March 14, 2024, a residential real estate service agreement in Indiana, regardless of when the residential real estate service agreement is entered into. Provides that a county recorder, or an employee of a county recorder, who records a residential real estate service agreement that is presented to the county recorder's office for recording is not civilly liable under the bill's provisions, regardless of when the recording occurs. Provides that if a residential real estate service agreement (agreement) is recorded in Indiana after March 14, 2024, any person with an interest in the residential real estate that is the subject of the agreement may: (1) apply to a court in the county in which the agreement is recorded for a declaratory judgment declaring the agreement unenforceable; and (2) recover the person's actual damages against any service provider that: (A) is a party to the agreement; and (B) recorded, or caused to be recorded, the agreement. Provides that a service provider that: (1) enters into a residential real estate service agreement with any person; or (2) records, or causes to be recorded, a residential real estate service agreement in Indiana; after March 14, 2024, commits a deceptive act that is subject to the remedies and penalties under the deceptive consumer sales act (act), including an action by the attorney general under the act. Provides that the bill's provisions do not apply to: (1) a residential real estate service agreement entered into before March 15, 2024 (except as otherwise provided in the bill); or (2) certain specified products, contracts, rights, agreements, services, or liens.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2024	HB 1222	Indiana HB 1222 (2024)	bill	CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal Documents CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Immunity and Exemption from Liability CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities Damages and Penalties CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liens and Encumbrances COURTS; Generally CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against Property LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Recorders PROPERTY; Housing PROPERTY; Real Estate REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Attorney General TRADE REGULATIONS; Consumer Credit and Consumer Protection (Including the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC))	enacted	Craig Haggard Eric Koch Greg Goode Scott Alexander	4	20	2	2024-01-09	2024-03-11	openstates	ocd-bill/5f768b57-2f14-4c0a-ac15-afb90feced0a	https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1222	7384cb3225fbd577d2486f7564358599acdec70611d65c713d5916c1a3e35c58	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1222 (2024) — Residential real estate service agreements.

Defines a "residential real estate service agreement" as an agreement: (1) under which a service provider agrees to provide one or more services: (A) in connection with the maintenance, purchase, or sale of residential real estate; and (B) that are not to be performed in their entirety within one year after the agreement is entered into; and (2) that: (A) purports to run with the land or to be binding on future owners; (B) allows for the assignment of the right to provide one or more of the services under the agreement without the consent of the owner of the residential real estate; or (C) purports to create a lien or an encumbrance on, or a security interest in, the residential real estate. Provides that a residential real estate service agreement that is entered into after March 14, 2024, is void and unenforceable. Prohibits a person from recording after March 14, 2024, a residential real estate service agreement in Indiana, regardless of when the residential real estate service agreement is entered into. Provides that a county recorder, or an employee of a county recorder, who records a residential real estate service agreement that is presented to the county recorder's office for recording is not civilly liable under the bill's provisions, regardless of when the recording occurs. Provides that if a residential real estate service agreement (agreement) is recorded in Indiana after March 14, 2024, any person with an interest in the residential real estate that is the subject of the agreement may: (1) apply to a court in the county in which the agreement is recorded for a declaratory judgment declaring the agreement unenforceable; and (2) recover the person's actual damages against any service provider that: (A) is a party to the agreement; and (B) recorded, or caused to be recorded, the agreement. Provides that a service provider that: (1) enters into a residential real estate service agreement with any person; or (2) records, or causes to be recorded, a residential real estate service agreement in Indiana; after March 14, 2024, commits a deceptive act that is subject to the remedies and penalties under the deceptive consumer sales act (act), including an action by the attorney general under the act. Provides that the bill's provisions do not apply to: (1) a residential real estate service agreement entered into before March 15, 2024 (except as otherwise provided in the bill); or (2) certain specified products, contracts, rights, agreements, services, or liens.

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 1222 - Haggard - 3rd Reading — 94–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1222 - Alexander - 3rd Reading — 47–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Craig Haggard — primary (person)
• Eric Koch — primary (person)
• Greg Goode — primary (person)
• Scott Alexander — primary (person)
• Jerry Torr — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-09 Coauthored by Representatives Torr and Miller D
• 2024-01-09 Authored by Representative Haggard
• 2024-01-09 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-01-29 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-01-30 Representative Miller D removed as coauthor
• 2024-01-31 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-02-02 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2024-02-01 Senate sponsors: Senators Alexander and Goode
• 2024-02-01 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 124: yeas 94, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-02-12 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-02-19 Senator Koch added as third sponsor
• 2024-02-22 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-02-26 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-02-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 212: yeas 47, nays 1 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-02-28 Returned to the House without amendments receipt
• 2024-03-04 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2024-03-05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2024-03-08 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2024-03-11 Public Law 62 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5f768b57-2f14-4c0a-ac15-afb90feced0a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).