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type: "Bill"
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title: "Child welfare task force."
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description: "Establishes the child welfare task force (task force) to study specified topics regarding child welfare services in Indiana. Requires the task force to submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, and not later than October 15, 2027, for review by the interim study committee on child services."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 1273"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1273 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)", "CHILDREN AND MINORS; Children in Need of Services (CHINS)", "CHILDREN AND MINORS; Foster Care", "CHILDREN AND MINORS; Generally", "COURTS; Juvenile Courts", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Behavioral Health", "TASK FORCES AND COMMITTEES; New"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dale DeVon", "Linda Rogers", "Liz Brown", "Stacey Donato"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-13"
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last_action: "2025-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/943f2739-0643-46d7-9ee8-e7dad61ea786"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1273"
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source_hash: "216a1ac6d2b6c463d613fe61defc231f89fee03096ff92a85e7de819833f87a0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana HB 1273 (2025) — Child welfare task force.
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Establishes the child welfare task force (task force) to study specified topics regarding child welfare services in Indiana. Requires the task force to submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, and not later than October 15, 2027, for review by the interim study committee on child services.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1273/HB1273.04.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1273/HB1273.05.ENRS.pdf)
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3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1273/HB1273.03.COMS.pdf)
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4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1273/HB1273.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1273 - DeVon — **81–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1273 - DeVon - 3rd Reading — **90–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1273 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — **42–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dale DeVon — primary (person)
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- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
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- Liz Brown — primary (person)
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- Stacey Donato — primary (person)
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- Carolyn Jackson — coauthor (person)
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- Julie McGuire — coauthor (person)
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- La Keisha Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
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- Ryan Lauer — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-13** Authored by Representative DeVon
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- **2025-01-13** First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-27** Representative McGuire added as coauthor
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- **2025-01-30** Representative Lauer added as coauthor
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- **2025-01-30** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-03** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-03** Representative Jackson C added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-04** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 87: yeas 90, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-04** Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2025-02-18** First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-18** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-27** Senator Brown L added as third sponsor
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- **2025-03-27** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-27** Amendment #2 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-27** Senator Donato added as second sponsor
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- **2025-03-31** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
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- **2025-03-31** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
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- **2025-03-31** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 308: yeas 42, nays 4 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** Senator Jackson L added as cosponsor
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- **2025-04-14** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-16** House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 468: yeas 81, nays 0
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- **2025-04-17** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-21** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2025-04-23** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-01** Public Law 162 `became-law`
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- **2025-05-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/943f2739-0643-46d7-9ee8-e7dad61ea786`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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