republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2025/hb-1272.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commission, committee, and board administration."
description: "Provides that, on or before July 1, 2027, and July 1 biennially thereafter, a committee that: (1) is established by the Indiana Code; (2) contains at least one member of the general assembly; (3) is authorized to exist for at least two years; and (4) does not have any reporting requirement to the executive branch, judicial branch, or the general assembly; shall submit a report to the executive director of the legislative services agency for review by the interim committee on government. Provides that the report shall describe: (1) official action taken; and (2) actionable items considered by the committee during the preceding two years. Provides, that in even-numbered years, the interim committee on government shall review the reports. Repeals the sepsis treatment guideline task force. Provides that the statutes creating the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact (compact) expire July 1, 2026. Requires the governor to give notice to each state, if any, that is a party to the compact that the state of Indiana is withdrawing from the compact. Requires the governor to certify before January 1, 2026, with respect to the compact, that notice either: (1) has been given regarding Indiana's withdrawal from the compact; or (2) was not required to be given because there are no other party states to which to give notice. Makes conforming amendments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1272"
citation: "Indiana HB 1272 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS", "AND COUNCILS; Generally", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Indiana Code", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Legislative Services Agency", "STATE GOVERNMENT; Generally", "TRANSPORTATION; Railroads", "Trains", "and Stations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doug Miller", "James Buck"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e78b0aed-2fcf-4d49-8c66-71dcdfe853c1"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1272"
source_hash: "e2f30ba8c38edb52922d7336382b53988383914dcd649b2058aaf9488d902ed8"
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 1272 (2025) — Commission, committee, and board administration.

Provides that, on or before July 1, 2027, and July 1 biennially thereafter, a committee that: (1) is established by the Indiana Code; (2) contains at least one member of the general assembly; (3) is authorized to exist for at least two years; and (4) does not have any reporting requirement to the executive branch, judicial branch, or the general assembly; shall submit a report to the executive director of the legislative services agency for review by the interim committee on government. Provides that the report shall describe: (1) official action taken; and (2) actionable items considered by the committee during the preceding two years. Provides, that in even-numbered years, the interim committee on government shall review the reports. Repeals the sepsis treatment guideline task force. Provides that the statutes creating the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact (compact) expire July 1, 2026. Requires the governor to give notice to each state, if any, that is a party to the compact that the state of Indiana is withdrawing from the compact. Requires the governor to certify before January 1, 2026, with respect to the compact, that notice either: (1) has been given regarding Indiana's withdrawal from the compact; or (2) was not required to be given because there are no other party states to which to give notice. Makes conforming amendments.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1272/HB1272.04.ENRS.pdf)
2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1272/HB1272.03.COMS.pdf)
3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1272/HB1272.02.COMH.pdf)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1272/HB1272.01.INTR.pdf)

## Votes

- HB 1272 - Miller D - 3rd Reading — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- HB 1272 - Buck - 3rd Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1272 - Miller D — **82–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doug Miller — primary (person)
- James Buck — primary (person)
- Steve Bartels — coauthor (person)
- Timothy O'Brien — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Authored by Representative Miller D
- **2025-01-13** First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-06** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-02-06** Amendment #1 (Campbell) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-02-10** Representative Bartels added as coauthor
- **2025-02-10** Senate sponsor: Senator Buck
- **2025-02-10** Representative O'Brien added as coauthor
- **2025-02-10** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 111: yeas 90, nays 1 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-02-11** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2025-03-03** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-31** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2025-04-01** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 326: yeas 48, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-14** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2025-04-16** House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 467: yeas 82, nays 0
- **2025-04-17** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-01** Public Law 161 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e78b0aed-2fcf-4d49-8c66-71dcdfe853c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).