# Indiana HB 1141: Mental health and substance abuse coverage.

Indiana HB 1141, Mental health and substance abuse coverage., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Cindy Ledbetter (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-11 (Representatives Patterson and Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1141
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Mental health and substance abuse coverage.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-11, Representatives Patterson and Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
- Sponsor: Cindy Ledbetter (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the department of insurance (department) to implement and enforce applicable provisions of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act of 2008 (act). Requires the department to: (1) before July 1, 2026, submit a report to the general assembly regarding compliance with the act; (2) make the report available to the public; and (3) before November 1, 2026, make a presentation to the interim study committee on financial institutions and insurance regarding the contents of the report. Sets forth certain standards regarding reimbursement rates for providers of mental illness or substance abuse services.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay Patterson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-02-11: Representatives Patterson and Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Ledbetter (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1141/versions/HB1141.01.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/HB1141/versions/HB1141.01.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-HB1141-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).