# Indiana HB 1036: Children in need of services. Indiana HB 1036, Children in need of services., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-26 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1036-2026 - 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 1036 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Children in need of services. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-02-26, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: judiciary, the senate, family and children services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (234 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Requires the department of child services, subject to certain procedural safeguards, to have in-person contact with an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect: (1) before concluding an assessment; and (2) before dismissing or terminating a pending child in need of services case with the juvenile court. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Burton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-26: Public Law 37 (House) - 2026-02-25: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-19: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 294: yeas 94, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-19: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 45, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Maxwell added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senator Hunley added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senators Goode, Donato, Walker G, Qaddoura added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senators Schmitt, Gaskill, Johnson T added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-02-02: Senate sponsors: Senators Rogers, Pol, Clark (House) - 2026-02-02: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 189: yeas 95, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-02: Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-02: Cosponsor: Senator Ford J.D. (House) - 2026-01-29: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-12-04: Representative McGuire added as coauthor (House) - 2025-12-01: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-12-01: Authored by Representative Garcia Wilburn (House) - 2025-12-01: Coauthored by Representative Burton (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.03.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.01.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 - [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1036/versions/HB1036.01.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-HB1036-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).