# Indiana HB 1134: Executive sessions.

Indiana HB 1134, Executive sessions., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Ben Smaltz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Public Law 158) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1134
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Executive sessions.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Public Law 158
- Sponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: government and regulatory reform, the senate, local government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (205 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows meetings of a state or local agency governing body concerning the following topics to be held in executive session: (1) Employee health care options with respect to special exceptions to coverage. (2) Employee specific compensation or employment matters of individual employees (excluding general discussion of employee compensation during a budget process). (3) Employee handbook changes. (3) Review of negotiations on the performance of publicly bid contracts, when public knowledge may result in increased cost. (4) Solicitation of contract proposals containing a bidder's proprietary information.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 67 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 91 | 4 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-05-01: Public Law 158 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 465: yeas 67, nays 13 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 324: yeas 47, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-17: Senate sponsor: Senator Buck (House)
- 2025-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 167: yeas 91, nays 4 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Amendment #1 (Smaltz) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-02-13: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Smaltz (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House)
- 2025-01-08: Coauthored by Representative Davis (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.01.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
- [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1134/versions/HB1134.01.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-HB1134-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).