# Indiana HB 1272: Commission, committee, and board administration. Indiana HB 1272, Commission, committee, and board administration., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Doug Miller (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Public Law 161) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1272-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1272 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Commission, committee, and board administration. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Public Law 161 - Sponsor: Doug Miller (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: government and regulatory reform, the senate, public policy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (220 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Provides that, on or before July 1, 2027, and July 1 biennially thereafter, a committee that: (1) is established by the Indiana Code; (2) contains at least one member of the general assembly; (3) is authorized to exist for at least two years; and (4) does not have any reporting requirement to the executive branch, judicial branch, or the general assembly; shall submit a report to the executive director of the legislative services agency for review by the interim committee on government. Provides that the report shall describe: (1) official action taken; and (2) actionable items considered by the committee during the preceding two years. Provides, that in even-numbered years, the interim committee on government shall review the reports. Repeals the sepsis treatment guideline task force. Provides that the statutes creating the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact (compact) expire July 1, 2026. Requires the governor to give notice to each state, if any, that is a party to the compact that the state of Indiana is withdrawing from the compact. Requires the governor to certify before January 1, 2026, with respect to the compact, that notice either: (1) has been given regarding Indiana's withdrawal from the compact; or (2) was not required to be given because there are no other party states to which to give notice. Makes conforming amendments. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Indiana leaves an interstate compact: mixed, low. Indiana withdraws from an interstate compact effective January 1, 2026. Before that date, the governor must notify each other member state if the compact requires notice. The governor must also certify to the Legislative Council that notice was given or no other states are members. The compact-rela… - Indiana reviews inactive state groups: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana's Interim Study Committee on Government reviews reports from certain groups created by state law. Covered groups include at least one legislator and are not staffed by the Legislative Services Agency. In even-numbered years, the committee must propose legislation to… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 82 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 1 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-05-01: Public Law 161 (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 467: yeas 82, nays 0 (House) - 2025-04-14: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 326: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 111: yeas 90, nays 1 (House) - 2025-02-10: Representative O'Brien added as coauthor (House) - 2025-02-10: Senate sponsor: Senator Buck (House) - 2025-02-10: Representative Bartels added as coauthor (House) - 2025-02-06: Amendment #1 (Campbell) failed; voice vote (House) - 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-02-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Miller D (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1272/versions/HB1272.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1272/versions/HB1272.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1272/versions/HB1272.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1272/versions/HB1272.01.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/HB1272/versions/HB1272.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1272/versions/HB1272.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1272/versions/HB1272.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1272/versions/HB1272.01.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-HB1272-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).