republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/hb-1460.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professional and occupational licensing."
description: "Allows a board that regulates a health care provider or a regulated professional under IC 25 to use electronic means of communication to conduct meetings if certain requirements are met. Allows the Indiana department of health (state department) to collect certain information from individuals who provide home health services, are a qualified medication aide, or are a certified nurse aide. Adds the board of physical therapy and the state department's consumer services and health care regulation commission for purposes of workforce renewal information and an annual report. Establishes time periods for the professional licensing agency (PLA) to post meeting agendas and meeting minutes on the applicable board's website. Requires the PLA to post certain information concerning board vacancies and application forms. Requires the PLA to send notification to an applicant of incomplete items in an application. Requires that new and renewed licenses with the PLA be submitted electronically, unless a paper application is requested. Requires the PLA to post on its website information about the number of licenses issued and wait times for the licenses. Requires the governor to fill a vacancy on certain occupational boards within 90 days. Allows the PLA to make an appointment to the board if the governor does not make the appointment. Allows the board to issue a temporary permit for a registered nurse applicant and a licensed practical nurse applicant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1460"
citation: "Indiana HB 1460 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP", "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH", "Health Care Professionals", "HEALTH", "State Department and Agencies", "LICENSES AND LICENSING", "NURSES AND NURSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Barrett", "Liz Brown", "Tyler Johnson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf0b759e-48a0-463f-ac4a-5242da79b90a"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1460"
source_hash: "91a331c00994c01daef800c394aa037ce4998bb9ffac96866f8b5e431c2afc3c"
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 1460 (2023) — Professional and occupational licensing.

Allows a board that regulates a health care provider or a regulated professional under IC 25 to use electronic means of communication to conduct meetings if certain requirements are met. Allows the Indiana department of health (state department) to collect certain information from individuals who provide home health services, are a qualified medication aide, or are a certified nurse aide. Adds the board of physical therapy and the state department's consumer services and health care regulation commission for purposes of workforce renewal information and an annual report. Establishes time periods for the professional licensing agency (PLA) to post meeting agendas and meeting minutes on the applicable board's website. Requires the PLA to post certain information concerning board vacancies and application forms. Requires the PLA to send notification to an applicant of incomplete items in an application. Requires that new and renewed licenses with the PLA be submitted electronically, unless a paper application is requested. Requires the PLA to post on its website information about the number of licenses issued and wait times for the licenses. Requires the governor to fill a vacancy on certain occupational boards within 90 days. Allows the PLA to make an appointment to the board if the governor does not make the appointment. Allows the board to issue a temporary permit for a registered nurse applicant and a licensed practical nurse applicant.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.03.ENGH)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.05.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.02.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.04.COMS)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1460/versions/HB1460.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1460 - Johnson - 3rd Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brad Barrett — primary (person)
- Liz Brown — primary (person)
- Tyler Johnson — primary (person)
- Ethan Manning — coauthor (person)
- Heath VanNatter — coauthor (person)
- Rita Fleming — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Coauthored by Representatives Manning and Fleming
- **2023-01-17** Authored by Representative Barrett
- **2023-01-17** First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13** Representative Fleming removed as coauthor
- **2023-02-13** Representatives VanNatter and Fleming added as coauthors
- **2023-02-20** Amendment #2 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-20** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 184: yeas 89, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Senate sponsor: Senator Johnson
- **2023-02-22** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2023-03-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Health and Provider Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-10** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Senator Brown L added as second sponsor
- **2023-04-11** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 375: yeas 48, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2023-04-20** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 468: yeas 93, nays 0
- **2023-04-24** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Public Law 148 `became-law`
- **2023-05-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf0b759e-48a0-463f-ac4a-5242da79b90a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).