# Indiana HB 1065: Cancer clinical trial program.

Indiana HB 1065, Cancer clinical trial program., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Robin Shackleford (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1065
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Cancer clinical trial program.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Robin Shackleford (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: public health, the senate, health and provider services
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (144 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Allows an organization or entity to establish and administer a cancer clinical trial participation program for the purpose of providing payments to a participant for certain costs incurred by the participant while participating in a cancer clinical trial. Sets forth program requirements and participant eligibility.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Help with cancer trial costs in Indiana: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana law allows organizations to run programs that help patients pay cancer clinical trial costs. Patients must live in Indiana, qualify for a cancer trial, and have income at or below 700% of the federal poverty level. They must also live in an area the operator consider…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robin Shackleford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gregory Porter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 95 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-03: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-03: Public Law 29 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-19: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 242: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-17: Representatives Barrett, Aylesworth, Porter added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-02-17: Cosponsor: Senator Jackson L (House)
- 2025-02-17: Representative Aylesworth removed as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 166: yeas 95, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Senate sponsors: Senators Charbonneau, Crider, Yoder (House)
- 2025-02-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-11: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Aylesworth added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Shackleford (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/HB1065/versions/HB1065.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1065/versions/HB1065.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1065/versions/HB1065.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1065/versions/HB1065.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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/HB1065/versions/HB1065.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1065/versions/HB1065.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1065/versions/HB1065.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1065/versions/HB1065.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [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-HB1065-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).