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Bill Local public work projects. Changes the amount of a public work project that a board may perform using its own workforce, without awarding a contract, from an estimated cost of less than $250,000 to an estimated cost of less than $375,000, adjusted annually to account for inflation. Provides that the department of local government finance shall annually publish the adjusted cost estimate threshold on the department's website. Removes the distinction between a political subdivision that is a school corporation and a political subdivision that is not a school corporation for the cost of a public work project that is not subject to certain procedures. Provides that if a federal grant is to be issued to fund a portion of the construction on a public work project, the successful bidder has 90 days to proceed with the contract. Provides that plans and specifications approved by an architect or engineer are not required for certain public work on a public building. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2025 HB 1198 Indiana HB 1198 (2025)
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BOARDS
COMMISSIONS
AND COUNCILS; Generally
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; Hospitals
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Unemployment
STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts
Procurements
and Purchases
STATE GOVERNMENT; Public Works and Improvements
TRANSPORTATION; Aircraft
TRANSPORTATION; Infrastructure; Highways
Roads
and Streets
enacted
Ethan Lawson
Michael Crider
4 24 3 2025-01-08 2025-04-16 openstates ocd-bill/788aaab1-aef0-4ccc-9d62-dafc476fc173 https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1198 5dc84cf4683ce5a578a1d5067d9b6bcf10c04c16cf5c6f6f234df01768896cd2 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
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Indiana HB 1198 (2025) — Local public work projects.

Changes the amount of a public work project that a board may perform using its own workforce, without awarding a contract, from an estimated cost of less than $250,000 to an estimated cost of less than $375,000, adjusted annually to account for inflation. Provides that the department of local government finance shall annually publish the adjusted cost estimate threshold on the department's website. Removes the distinction between a political subdivision that is a school corporation and a political subdivision that is not a school corporation for the cost of a public work project that is not subject to certain procedures. Provides that if a federal grant is to be issued to fund a portion of the construction on a public work project, the successful bidder has 90 days to proceed with the contract. Provides that plans and specifications approved by an architect or engineer are not required for certain public work on a public building.

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. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HB 1198 - Crider - 3rd Reading — 463 (pass) · upper
  • HB 1198 - Lawson - 3rd Reading — 882 (pass) · lower
  • HB 1198 - Lawson — 920 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Ethan Lawson — primary (person)
  • Michael Crider — primary (person)
  • Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)
  • Kyle Miller — coauthor (person)
  • Linda Rogers — cosponsor (person)
  • Peggy Mayfield — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-08 Authored by Representative Lawson
  • 2025-01-08 Coauthored by Representative Pressel
  • 2025-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-01-27 Representative Mayfield added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-30 Representative Miller K added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-30 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2025-02-03 Amendment #1 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-03 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-02-05 Referred to the Senate referral
  • 2025-02-04 Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
  • 2025-02-04 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 84: yeas 88, nays 2 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2025-02-04 Cosponsor: Senator Rogers
  • 2025-02-18 First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2025-03-10 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-03-12 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 227: yeas 46, nays 3 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2025-03-27 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2025-04-01 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 351: yeas 92, nays 0
  • 2025-04-03 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2025-04-03 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-09 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2025-04-16 Public Law 86 became-law
  • 2025-04-16 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/788aaab1-aef0-4ccc-9d62-dafc476fc173. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).