# Indiana HB 1040: Battery against school and healthcare employees.

Indiana HB 1040, Battery against school and healthcare employees., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Wendy McNamara (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1040
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Battery against school and healthcare employees.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Last action: 2026-02-19, Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (92 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Increases the penalty for battery on certain health care employees and school employees. Specifies that the enhancement for battery committed against a department of child services (DCS) employee applies only to those DCS employees whose responsibilities include personally supervising a child or parent, personally providing services to a child or parent, or personally interviewing a child or parent as part of an investigation. Requires the employer of a health care or school employee who is the victim of battery to make a semiannual report to the department of labor concerning workplace batteries.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tonya Pfaff (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 1 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-02-19: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2026-01-13: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 44: yeas 92, nays 1 (House)
- 2026-01-13: Senate sponsors: Senators Freeman, Carrasco, Raatz (House)
- 2026-01-12: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-08: Representative Pfaff added as coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-08: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-12-02: Authored by Representative McNamara (House)
- 2025-12-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-12-02: Coauthored by Representatives Engleman, Barrett (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1040/versions/HB1040.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1040/versions/HB1040.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1040/versions/HB1040.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1040/versions/HB1040.01.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 (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1040/versions/HB1040.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1040/versions/HB1040.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1040/versions/HB1040.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1040/versions/HB1040.01.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1040-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).