# Indiana HB 1230: Professional licensing agency. Indiana HB 1230, Professional licensing agency., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Doug Miller (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1230-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1230 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Professional licensing agency. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-02-24, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Doug Miller (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: employment, the senate, commerce and technology - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary Provides that a state agency must determine if an alleged violator has substantially corrected the violation and notify an alleged violator whether the alleged violator is in substantial compliance with a state rule or state statute not more than 90 days after certain occurrences (current law provides for 30 days). Adds certification language for purposes of renewals. Allows certain boards to assess different fines for individuals and businesses for purposes of disciplinary sanctions. Makes various changes to the following boards: (1) The state board of cosmetology and barber examiners. (2) The committee of hearing aid dealer examiners. (3) The respiratory care committee. Provides that certain persons may not own an interest in an appraisal management company. Repeals the Indiana Code chapter relating to the professional licensing agency's duties and merges the agency's duties in another existing Indiana Code chapter. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More protections for professional license renewals: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, boards must send license and certificate expiration notices at least 90 days ahead. If the agency misses that notice, holders avoid failure-to-renew sanctions by renewing within 45 days after receiving notice. Boards must process complete applications within 10 days, or 24 h… - Mailing address privacy for licensed professionals: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, mailing addresses join the personal information generally protected from public disclosure by Indiana licensing officials. This covers license applicants, license holders, and board members. Exceptions remain for specified government uses, proceedings, research, written cons… - Online training options for auctioneer applicants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the auctioneer commission can approve online classes toward applicants’ required 80 hours of training. Classes must cover the required subjects and come from a commission-approved provider. Approval is not automatic for every online course. - Unpaid state debts block professional licenses: cost, medium. Indiana licensing officials must give revenue, alcohol and tobacco, and motor vehicle agencies access to applicants’ and licensees’ names. Licensing officials cannot issue or renew licenses after those agencies report a covered debt. Covered debts include tax warrants, Alcohol and Tobacco Commissio… - Tighter ownership rules for appraisal companies: cost, medium. The law expands the bar on owning any interest in an appraisal management company beyond people with revoked appraiser credentials. It also covers appraiser licenses or certificates refused, denied, canceled, or surrendered instead of revocation. The state appraiser licensing agency must have deter… - Higher licensing penalties for business entities: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, boards can impose disciplinary fines and civil penalties up to $5,000 per covered business-entity violation. That raises the previous $1,000 maximum; the individual-practitioner cap stays at $1,000 per violation. Boards choose whether to impose these penalties and can set am… - Longer waits for licensing violation reviews: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana’s licensing agency gets 90 days, instead of 30, to review reported corrections of violations. Within that time, it must decide whether the violation was substantially corrected and notify the person or business. The clock starts after the earlier of the correction-pl… - Licensing agency must reduce staffing needs: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana’s professional licensing agency must centralize its staff, work, and services. It must do so in a way that significantly reduces the number of staff needed. The law sets no staffing target or funding amount and specifies no change in service access or fees. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-24: Public Law 29 (House) - 2026-02-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-19: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 183: yeas 45, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Donato added as third sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senator Buchanan added as second sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-27: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-22: Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers (House) - 2026-01-22: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 95, nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-15: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-05: Authored by Representative Miller D (House) - 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1277: Health and human services 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/HB1230/versions/HB1230.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1230/versions/HB1230.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1230-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).