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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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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.
- Engrossed House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- HB 1198 - Crider - 3rd Reading — 46–3 (pass) · upper
- HB 1198 - Lawson - 3rd Reading — 88–2 (pass) · lower
- HB 1198 - Lawson — 92–0 (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).