# Indiana HB 1143: Licensure of accountants.

Indiana HB 1143, Licensure of accountants., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Heath VanNatter (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Public Law 85) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1143
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Licensure of accountants.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Public Law 85
- Sponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: employment, the senate, tax and fiscal policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (227 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Revises the education and experience requirements for licensure as a certified public accountant. Repeals language allowing various substitutions for licensure requirements.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 90 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 91 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-16: Public Law 85 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-03: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 362: yeas 90, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-03-25: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 265: yeas 46, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senator Donato added as second sponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senator Buchanan added as third sponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-01-28: Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers (House)
- 2025-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 28: yeas 91, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-08: Coauthored by Representative Gore (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative VanNatter (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1143/versions/HB1143.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1143/versions/HB1143.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1143/versions/HB1143.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1143/versions/HB1143.01.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/HB1143/versions/HB1143.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1143/versions/HB1143.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1143/versions/HB1143.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1143/versions/HB1143.01.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-HB1143-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).