# Indiana HB 1029: Alzheimer's disease and dementia education. Indiana HB 1029, Alzheimer's disease and dementia education., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Gregory Porter (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Public Law 19) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1029-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1029 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Alzheimer's disease and dementia education. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-02-24, Public Law 19 - Sponsor: Gregory Porter (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: public health, the senate, health and provider services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (134 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) collaborate with a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the public about Alzheimer's disease and dementia; and (2) identify and collaborate with additional partners in the education. Requires the state department to partner for outreach in the education and publish certain educational materials on the state department's website. Allows the state department to accept grants, services, and property from public and private entities for the education. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gregory Porter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Carolyn Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-02-24: Public Law 19 (House) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-19: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 174: yeas 44, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senator Hunley added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senator Tomes added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Bohacek added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Yoder added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-01-27: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-20: Senate sponsors: Senators Charbonneau, Becker, Jackson L (House) - 2026-01-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 51: yeas 90, nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-15: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-05: Representative McNamara added as coauthor (House) - 2025-12-01: Coauthored by Representatives Barrett, Jackson C (House) - 2025-12-01: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House) - 2025-12-01: Authored by Representative Porter (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1029/versions/HB1029.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1029/versions/HB1029.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1029/versions/HB1029.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1029/versions/HB1029.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) - HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed) - HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1029/versions/HB1029.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1029/versions/HB1029.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1029/versions/HB1029.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1029/versions/HB1029.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1200-2026) - [HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1115-2026) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1029-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).