# Indiana HB 1181: Worker classification on public projects.

Indiana HB 1181, Worker classification on public projects., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Chuck Moseley (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-08 (First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1181
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Worker classification on public projects.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-08, First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
- Sponsor: Chuck Moseley (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: employment
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a contractor in any contractor tier except for tier 1 (a general or prime contractor) on a: (1) public works project; or (2) tax advantaged construction project; to complete a weekly report of wages and hours of the contractor's employees who work on the project. Requires the department of labor to employ an investigator to investigate complaints of employee misclassification. Provides that the investigator shall be located at the Marion County prosecuting attorney's office. Extends certain protections to an employee who reports, complains, or testifies about employee misclassification.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chuck Moseley (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Moseley (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1181/versions/HB1181.01.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/HB1181/versions/HB1181.01.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-HB1181-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).