# Indiana HB 1021: Training in human trafficking awareness.

Indiana HB 1021, Training in human trafficking awareness., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Craig Haggard (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (Representative Harris added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1021
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Training in human trafficking awareness.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-21, Representative Harris added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a food or lodging establishment to do the following: (1) Require each employee of the food or lodging establishment to annually complete a training course offered by the United States Department of Homeland Security in recognizing and responding to human trafficking (training requirement). (2) Maintain for each employee a written record of the title and date of completion of each training course completed by the employee (training records). (3) Include in the food or lodging establishment's biennial report to the secretary of state an attestation that the food or lodging establishment has complied with the training requirement in each of the two years covered by the report. (4) Post in a location in the food or lodging establishment that is readily accessible by all employees of the food or lodging establishment a conspicuous written notice: (A) asking employees to report suspected human trafficking; and (B) providing contact information for state and federal agencies to which suspected human trafficking can be reported. Provides that the office of the secretary of state may audit the training records of a food or lodging establishment to verify the food or lodging establishment's attestation regarding the training requirement in the food or lodging establishment's biennial report.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-21: Representative Harris added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Haggard (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1021/versions/HB1021.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1021/versions/HB1021.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1021-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).