# Indiana HB 1299: Funding for breast cancer research.

Indiana HB 1299, Funding for breast cancer research., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Joanna King (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-03 (Representative Shackleford added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1299
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Funding for breast cancer research.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Representative Shackleford added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Joanna King (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: public health
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish a program to provide grants to cancer centers in Indiana to increase breast cancer research projects or breast cancer clinical trials. Sets forth the state department's duties under the program. Establishes the breast cancer research fund. Makes an appropriation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robin Shackleford (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-03: Representative Shackleford added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Representative Barrett added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-21: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative King (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1299/versions/HB1299.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1299/versions/HB1299.01.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
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1299/versions/HB1299.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1299/versions/HB1299.01.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-HB1299-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).