# Indiana HB 1253: Child care. Indiana HB 1253, Child care., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Dave Heine (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Public Law 160) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1253-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1253 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Child care. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Public Law 160 - Sponsor: Dave Heine (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: family, the senate, family and children services, appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (238 yes, 66 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Provides that a granted waiver or variance expires three years after the date that the waiver or variance becomes effective. Removes the requirement that a child receiving child care from a school must be the child of a student or employee of the school. Provides that, not later than June 30, 2026, the division of family resources (division) shall establish an organizational license category for multi-site child care centers operating under one owner, and specifies obligations of the division with regard to the new license category. Provides that, subject to exceptions, certain properties may not be required to comply with a new or different set of building, fire safety, or equipment laws than were originally enforced by the department: (1) before July 1, 2025; or (2) two years after the earlier of the date of the: (A) initial inspection; or (B) plan review. Allows a child care home that was licensed to operate a Class 2 structure before July 1, 2025, to continue operating in the structure notwithstanding the building, fire safety, or equipment laws and regulations. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child care providers gain building rule protections: benefit, high. Effective upon passage, the law limits newer building, fire-safety, and equipment requirements for properties inspected or plan-reviewed by Indiana's Department of Homeland Security. Protection applies to reviews or inspections before July 1, 2025, or within two years after the earlier initial insp… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dave Heine (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Carey Hamilton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Heaton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Amendment #3 (Hamilton) failed | fail | 27 | 65 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-05-01: Public Law 160 (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 500: yeas 72, nays 0 (House) - 2025-04-14: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 345: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senator Rogers added as third sponsor (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senator Yoder added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senator Pol added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senator Doriot added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Senator Donato added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-20: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 91, nays 0 (House) - 2025-02-11: Representative Hamilton added as coauthor (House) - 2025-02-11: Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Charbonneau (House) - 2025-02-10: Amendment #1 (Hamilton) motion withdrawn (House) - 2025-02-10: Amendment #3 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 108: yeas 27, nays 65 (House) - 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-02-06: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-27: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House) - 2025-01-09: Coauthored by Representatives DeVon and Heaton (House) - 2025-01-09: First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs (House) - 2025-01-09: Authored by Representative Heine (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.06.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.07.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.02.COMH?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.04.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.05.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.01.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 (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.06.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.07.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.03.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.05.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1253/versions/HB1253.01.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) - [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-HB1253-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).