republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2025/hb-1198.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local public work projects."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1198"
citation: "Indiana HB 1198 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["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"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ethan Lawson", "Michael Crider"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/788aaab1-aef0-4ccc-9d62-dafc476fc173"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1198"
source_hash: "5dc84cf4683ce5a578a1d5067d9b6bcf10c04c16cf5c6f6f234df01768896cd2"
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 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](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1198/HB1198.03.ENGH.pdf)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1198/HB1198.05.ENRS.pdf)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1198/HB1198.04.COMS.pdf)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1198/HB1198.01.INTR.pdf)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/788aaab1-aef0-4ccc-9d62-dafc476fc173`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).