republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2025/hb-1005.md

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Bill	Housing and building matters.	Requires (rather than allows) a city, town, or county (unit) that requires a building permit for construction of a Class 2 structure to allow the inspection to be provided by private providers in addition to the unit's inspectors. Provides that a "home inspector" or a unit employee may not act as a private provider. Provides that if an applicant uses a private provider because the unit is unable to timely perform a plan review, the unit: (1) must refund the applicant for any plan review fees; and (2) may charge a convenience fee of not more than $100. Provides that a unit: (1) may not require a registered architect or engineer to prepare construction documents for a Class 2 structure when constructed in accordance with the building code; and (2) may require a registered architect or engineer to prepare construction documents as proof of equivalence of alternative materials, appliances, equipment, or method of design or construction. If required by the unit, creates deadlines for the following: (1) Issuance of building permits. (2) Performance of plan reviews. (3) Performance of inspections. (4) Submission of construction documents or plans. (5) Issuance of certificates of occupancy or certificates of completion and compliance. Requires the state to give political subdivisions that enact certain land use policies priority in receiving loans from the residential housing infrastructure assistance revolving fund.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2025	HB 1005	Indiana HB 1005 (2025)	bill	BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS CITIES AND TOWNS; Generally CONSTRUCTION COUNTY GOVERNMENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Budget and Appropriations HOMELAND SECURITY; Fire Prevention and Building Safety Regulations PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING; Building and Construction STATE GOVERNMENT; State and Local Funding ZONING AND PLANNING	enacted	Chris Garten Doug Miller Linda Rogers	4	27	3	2025-01-21	2025-05-01	openstates	ocd-bill/aa595afa-8b69-46b3-b0a0-97b25cebe598	https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1005	8ae5d218fe82d80f673141b462c37c991d988685278b4cd480c93c7ac6ac5f66	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1005 (2025) — Housing and building matters.

Requires (rather than allows) a city, town, or county (unit) that requires a building permit for construction of a Class 2 structure to allow the inspection to be provided by private providers in addition to the unit's inspectors. Provides that a "home inspector" or a unit employee may not act as a private provider. Provides that if an applicant uses a private provider because the unit is unable to timely perform a plan review, the unit: (1) must refund the applicant for any plan review fees; and (2) may charge a convenience fee of not more than $100. Provides that a unit: (1) may not require a registered architect or engineer to prepare construction documents for a Class 2 structure when constructed in accordance with the building code; and (2) may require a registered architect or engineer to prepare construction documents as proof of equivalence of alternative materials, appliances, equipment, or method of design or construction. If required by the unit, creates deadlines for the following: (1) Issuance of building permits. (2) Performance of plan reviews. (3) Performance of inspections. (4) Submission of construction documents or plans. (5) Issuance of certificates of occupancy or certificates of completion and compliance. Requires the state to give political subdivisions that enact certain land use policies priority in receiving loans from the residential housing infrastructure assistance revolving fund.

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 1005 - Miller D - 3rd Reading — 93–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1005 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — 45–5 (pass) · upper
• HB 1005 - Miller D — 69–16 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Chris Garten — primary (person)
• Doug Miller — primary (person)
• Linda Rogers — primary (person)
• Blake Doriot — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Hall — coauthor (person)
• Greg Taylor — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Bohacek — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Morris — coauthor (person)
• Shelli Yoder — cosponsor (person)
• Timothy O'Brien — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-21 First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-01-21 Coauthored by Representatives Hall and O'Brien
• 2025-01-21 Authored by Representative Miller D
• 2025-01-27 Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• 2025-01-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-06 Representative Morris added as coauthor
• 2025-02-10 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-02-11 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 126: yeas 93, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-02-12 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2025-02-11 Senate sponsors: Senators Rogers and Garten
• 2025-03-03 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-03-20 Senator Bohacek added as cosponsor
• 2025-03-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-03-31 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-03-31 Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
• 2025-04-01 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 317: yeas 45, nays 5 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-04-02 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2025-04-01 Senator Taylor G added as cosponsor
• 2025-04-01 Senator Doriot added as cosponsor
• 2025-04-14 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2025-04-16 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 459: yeas 69, nays 16
• 2025-04-17 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2025-04-21 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2025-04-23 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2025-05-01 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-01 Public Law 146 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa595afa-8b69-46b3-b0a0-97b25cebe598. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).