# Indiana HB 1116: Virtual currency kiosks.

Indiana HB 1116, Virtual currency kiosks., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Wendy McNamara (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-09 (Public Law 143) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1116
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Virtual currency kiosks.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-03-09, Public Law 143
- Sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: financial institutions, the senate, insurance and financial institutions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (226 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Prohibits the operation of virtual currency kiosks in Indiana. Provides that: (1) a person that violates these provisions commits an act that is actionable by the attorney general under law regarding deceptive consumer sales; and (2) in addition to the penalties prescribed for deceptive consumer sales, a person that knowingly or intentionally violates these provisions may be ordered to forfeit one or both of: (A) the amount of the charges assessed to users of the person's virtual currency kiosks in Indiana during the period of the violation; and (B) any virtual currency kiosk operated by the operator in Indiana. Provides that the attorney general may bring an enforcement action against: (1) the operator of a virtual currency kiosk that gives rise to a violation; and (2) the owner of the premises on which the virtual currency kiosk is located if the owner knowingly or intentionally permitted the violation.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Indiana can sue illegal kiosk operators: benefit, low. Breaking the kiosk law counts as a deceptive consumer practice, allowing Indiana's attorney general to sue operators. Property owners can also face lawsuits if they knowingly or intentionally allowed violations. For knowing or intentional illegal operation, courts can order user charges collected d…
- Indiana bans virtual currency kiosk operations: cost, low. Effective upon passage, the law bans operating virtual currency kiosks in Indiana. People can no longer use these kiosks to buy or exchange virtual currency. The ban covers kiosks that charge users, whether operators hold users' virtual currency or not.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 94 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 87 | 7 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-03-09: Public Law 143 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-19: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 296: yeas 94, nays 1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2026-02-18: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 178: yeas 45, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Senator Tomes added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2026-01-28: Senate sponsors: Senators Baldwin, Becker (House)
- 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 143: yeas 87, nays 7 (House)
- 2026-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-15: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2026-01-15: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions (House)
- 2026-01-05: Authored by Representative McNamara (House)
- 2026-01-05: Coauthored by Representatives Meltzer, Teshka, Steuerwald (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.01.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
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1116/versions/HB1116.01.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-HB1116-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).