# Indiana HB 1099: Safe haven infants and foster youth. Indiana HB 1099, Safe haven infants and foster youth., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Dale DeVon (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1099-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1099 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Safe haven infants and foster youth. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-03, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: family, the senate, family and children services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (139 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Provides that the maximum age for a safe haven infant is 60 days of age. Repeals the definition of "abandoned child". Amends the definition of "foster youth". Makes conforming changes. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents get longer safe haven window: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana's safe haven age limit rises from 30 to 60 days. Emergency medical providers must take custody without a court order when parents voluntarily leave infants who are, or appear, within that limit with them or in qualifying newborn safety devices. Parents can also relin… - Some safe haven parents lose notices: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, courts need not notify safe haven parents of periodic case reviews when they legally withhold their names. Notice of hearings to end parental rights is also not required for parents who withhold their names. That hearing exception also applies when parents indicate they are… - Foster youth eligibility starts at 15: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana's foster-youth definition for transitional services covers ages 15 through 23, lowering the minimum from 16. Youth must have been found by a court to need services or been in foster care when they became adults. Participation in older youth collaborative care or volu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Travis Holdman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vanessa Summers (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-04-03: Public Law 30 (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 243: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 90, nays 0 (House) - 2025-02-04: Senate sponsor: Senator Donato (House) - 2025-02-04: Cosponsors: Senators Holdman and Walker G (House) - 2025-02-03: Representative Summers added as coauthor (House) - 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-27: Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor (House) - 2025-01-21: Representative Pierce K added as coauthor (House) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs (House) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative DeVon (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1099/versions/HB1099.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1099/versions/HB1099.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1099/versions/HB1099.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1099/versions/HB1099.01.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 - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1099/versions/HB1099.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1099/versions/HB1099.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1099/versions/HB1099.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1099/versions/HB1099.01.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) - [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-HB1099-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).