republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2022/hb-1294.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Restraint of pregnant inmates; pregnancy from certain sex offenses."
description: "Provides that a correctional facility, including a jail, shall: (1) use the least restrictive restraints necessary on a pregnant inmate when the pregnant inmate is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy; or (2) use no restraints on a pregnant inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, during the immediate postdelivery period, or dealing with a medical emergency related to the pregnancy, with certain exceptions. Repeals the current statute concerning prenatal and postnatal care and treatment and incorporates it into the new chapter concerning pregnant inmates. Adds sexual misconduct with a service provider as a Level 4 felony to the definition of \"violent offense\", and requires a person convicted of: (1) sexual misconduct with a service provider; (2) child molesting; and (3) rape; to pay restitution for pregnancy and childbirth expenses to the victim if the pregnancy is a result of the offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1294"
citation: "Indiana HB 1294 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTION", "Department of", "CORRECTION", "Institutions and Inmates", "CRIMES AND OFFENSES", "Offenses Against Persons", "HEALTH generally", "PREGNANCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rita Fleming", "Susan Glick", "Vaneta Becker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-03-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee68c9a1-9ce8-406b-ae1b-9b3c02543acc"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1294"
source_hash: "a4938d185a43f65ddc2bde7bb425c72ad2f80efd3b261a4509870671c5bf28ef"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana HB 1294 (2022) — Restraint of pregnant inmates; pregnancy from certain sex offenses.

Provides that a correctional facility, including a jail, shall: (1) use the least restrictive restraints necessary on a pregnant inmate when the pregnant inmate is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy; or (2) use no restraints on a pregnant inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, during the immediate postdelivery period, or dealing with a medical emergency related to the pregnancy, with certain exceptions. Repeals the current statute concerning prenatal and postnatal care and treatment and incorporates it into the new chapter concerning pregnant inmates. Adds sexual misconduct with a service provider as a Level 4 felony to the definition of "violent offense", and requires a person convicted of: (1) sexual misconduct with a service provider; (2) child molesting; and (3) rape; to pay restitution for pregnancy and childbirth expenses to the victim if the pregnancy is a result of the offense.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1294/versions/HB1294.04.ENRS)
2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1294/versions/HB1294.02.COMH)
3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1294/versions/HB1294.03.COMS)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1294/versions/HB1294.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1294 - Glick - 3rd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rita Fleming — primary (person)
- Susan Glick — primary (person)
- Vaneta Becker — primary (person)
- Brad Barrett — coauthor (person)
- Cindy Ziemke — coauthor (person)
- Kyle Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Young — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bohacek — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Pol — cosponsor (person)
- Vanessa Summers — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-10** Coauthored by Representative Ziemke
- **2022-01-10** Authored by Representative Fleming
- **2022-01-10** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-24** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-01-24** Representatives Barrett and Summers added as coauthors
- **2022-01-25** Senate sponsors: Senators Glick and Becker
- **2022-01-25** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 92, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-26** Referred to the Senate
- **2022-02-02** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Senators Young M and Walker K added as cosponsors
- **2022-02-10** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-14** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 207: yeas 46, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15** Senator Bohacek added as cosponsor
- **2022-02-17** Senator Pol added as cosponsor
- **2022-02-17** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- **2022-02-17** Returned to the House with amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-22** Motion to concur filed
- **2022-03-02** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 330: yeas 89, nays 0 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-03-04** Signed by the Speaker
- **2022-03-07** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2022-03-09** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2022-03-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-10** Public Law 78

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee68c9a1-9ce8-406b-ae1b-9b3c02543acc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).