# Indiana HB 1031: Dental matters. Indiana HB 1031, Dental matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1031-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1031 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Dental matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: public health, the senate, health and provider services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (225 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Specifies the persons that may file an action to obtain an injunction against an individual practicing dentistry without a license and the action that is required or allowed to be included in an injunction. Specifies information that a dentist who maintains a dental office must submit to the state board of dentistry. States that language concerning the administration of dental anesthetics may not be construed to prohibit a physician from practicing in a dental office. Allows a dentist to delegate the authority to take x-ray images to a dental assistant working in certain correctional facilities without direct supervision as long as the dentist is available to supervise the dental assistant remotely. Removes certain language regarding the regulation of dentists. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Martin Carbaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 83 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Public Law 149 (House) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 460: yeas 83, nays 0 (House) - 2025-04-15: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senator Charbonneau added as second sponsor (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 318: yeas 50, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senator Bohacek added as third sponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senator Becker added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 76: yeas 92, nays 0 (House) - 2025-02-04: Senate sponsor: Senator Brown L (House) - 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-21: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-21: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House) - 2025-01-09: Representatives Carbaugh and McGuire added as coauthors (House) - 2025-01-09: Representative Ledbetter added as coauthor (House) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Goss-Reaves (House) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.04.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.03.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.01.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 - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.03.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1031/versions/HB1031.01.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) - [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-HB1031-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).