# Indiana HB 1092: Child services matters.

Indiana HB 1092, Child services matters., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Dale DeVon (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Public Law 78); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1092
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Child services matters.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Public Law 78
- Sponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: family, the senate, judiciary
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (220 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Requires a sports wagering certificate holder and vendor to withhold funds from a person who requests a certain type of withdrawal from the person's mobile sports wagering account if the person is delinquent in the person's child support payments. Requires an order establishing paternity to be obtained without further proceedings if certain conditions are met. Allows the state to approve additional payment facilities for purposes of accepting child support payments. Provides that if a child who is the subject of an adoption petition is also the subject of an open or pending child in need of services (CHINS) or delinquency proceeding, the adoption petition must identify: (1) the court in which the CHINS or delinquency proceeding is open or pending and the cause number; and (2) the case number of the CHINS or delinquency proceeding; if known to the petitioner. Requires a volunteer of an applicant for licensure as a child caring institution to undergo a criminal background check if the volunteer is likely to have unsupervised contact with children in the child caring institution or will have access to a child's medical records. Provides that the department may deny an application for licensure as a child caring institution, group home, or child placing agency if the applicant was previously licensed as a residential child care provider and the license was revoked within one year of the application. Provides that a department caseworker who wishes to interview a child at the child's school must provide the caseworker's department issued credential in order to interview the child alone.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Recent revocations can block child-services licenses: cost, low. Indiana's Department of Child Services can deny certain child-services license applications because of a recent license revocation. This applies when the applicant previously held a license under the same licensing law. That license must have been revoked within one year before the new application.
- Gaming winnings go toward overdue child support: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana gaming operators must check in-person payouts of $600 or more for overdue child support. Vendors must also check payouts requiring a Form W-2G or equivalent tax filing. When the claimant owes overdue support, the operator or vendor must withhold it and send money and…
- Paternity affidavits speed child support orders: mixed, medium. At a child-support hearing, the law requires an order establishing paternity and child support for a child named in a qualifying paternity affidavit. The affidavit must have been signed under Indiana's paternity-affidavit law and must not have been set aside under that law. No further proceedings t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 80 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-04: Public Law 78 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-25: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2026-02-25: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 373: yeas 92, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 232: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2026-02-02: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 169: yeas 80, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Senate sponsor: Senator Walker G (House)
- 2026-02-02: Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-28: Amendment #1 (DeVon) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-12: Representative Olthoff added as coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs (House)
- 2026-01-05: Authored by Representative DeVon (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.05.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.01.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/HB1092/versions/HB1092.05.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1092/versions/HB1092.01.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-HB1092-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).