# Indiana HB 1070: Hunger-free campus grant program.

Indiana HB 1070, Hunger-free campus grant program., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Earl Harris (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-08 (First reading: referred to Committee on Education) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1070
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Hunger-free campus grant program.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-08, First reading: referred to Committee on Education
- Sponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the hunger-free campus grant program (grant program) to provide grants to state educational institutions for purposes of addressing food insecurity among students enrolled in state educational institutions. Provides that the commission for higher education (commission) shall provide a grant under the grant program to a state educational institution, if at least one campus is designated by the commission as a hunger-free campus. Establishes criteria that a campus of a state educational institution must meet in order to be designated a hunger-free campus. Makes an appropriation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Harris (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1070/versions/HB1070.01.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
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1070/versions/HB1070.01.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1070-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).