republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/hb-1555.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Military family occupational licenses."
description: "Provides that a military service applicant who has held an occupational license, certification, registration, or permit (license) in another jurisdiction for at least one year may qualify for an Indiana license. Removes the requirement that an applicant have a license for at least two of the five years preceding the date of the application. Provides that an applicant may not have a complaint or investigation pending before an occupational licensing board (board) that relates to unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime. Provides that a military member's dependent may apply for an occupational license under the same conditions as a military member's spouse. Requires the board to issue a license to an applicant upon application based on work experience in another state if certain conditions are met. Provides that the requirement that a nonresident is entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as required of a resident who is issued a license by a board does not apply to a member of the military, a military spouse, or a dependent who applies for a real estate broker or appraiser license. Allows an applicant to appeal a final determination of the board. Makes a technical correction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1555"
citation: "Indiana HB 1555 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSES AND LICENSING", "MILITARY FORCES", "REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS", "BROKERS", "AND SALESPERSONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Garten", "Chris May", "Eric Koch"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe3fa3e6-2db3-44ac-9669-d60c3a001309"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1555"
source_hash: "174f51b0e3fd7c3f0c771ede1965518c483a2c01b5f0f353d91e967d2e6bf46d"
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 1555 (2023) — Military family occupational licenses.

Provides that a military service applicant who has held an occupational license, certification, registration, or permit (license) in another jurisdiction for at least one year may qualify for an Indiana license. Removes the requirement that an applicant have a license for at least two of the five years preceding the date of the application. Provides that an applicant may not have a complaint or investigation pending before an occupational licensing board (board) that relates to unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime. Provides that a military member's dependent may apply for an occupational license under the same conditions as a military member's spouse. Requires the board to issue a license to an applicant upon application based on work experience in another state if certain conditions are met. Provides that the requirement that a nonresident is entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as required of a resident who is issued a license by a board does not apply to a member of the military, a military spouse, or a dependent who applies for a real estate broker or appraiser license. Allows an applicant to appeal a final determination of the board. Makes a technical correction.

## 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/2023/bills/HB1555/versions/HB1555.04.ENRS)
2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1555/versions/HB1555.02.COMH)
3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1555/versions/HB1555.03.COMS)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1555/versions/HB1555.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1555 - Koch - 3rd Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Garten — primary (person)
- Chris May — primary (person)
- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- Joanna King — coauthor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Bauer — coauthor (person)
- Scott Baldwin — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Bartels — coauthor (person)
- Susan Glick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Coauthored by Representative Bartels
- **2023-01-19** Authored by Representative May
- **2023-01-19** First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Representative King J added as coauthor
- **2023-02-02** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-07** Representative Bauer M added as coauthor
- **2023-02-07** Senate sponsor: Senator Koch
- **2023-02-07** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 94: yeas 95, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2023-02-27** First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Senator Garten added as second sponsor
- **2023-03-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 258: yeas 50, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** Senator Baldwin added as cosponsor
- **2023-03-27** Senator Glick added as cosponsor
- **2023-03-27** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- **2023-03-28** Returned to the House without amendments `receipt`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Public Law 87 `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** 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/fe3fa3e6-2db3-44ac-9669-d60c3a001309`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).