# Indiana HB 1302: Various labor and safety matters. Indiana HB 1302, Various labor and safety matters., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Jake Teshka (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Public Law 91); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1302-2026 - 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 1302 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Various labor and safety matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-03-04, Public Law 91 - Sponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: employment, the senate, pensions and labor - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (201 yes, 32 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Repeals various provisions concerning the Indiana department of labor employer data base for youth employment. Removes provisions relating to a belt examiner certificate. Makes corresponding changes. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Mine belt examiners need no certificate: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana removes the belt examiner certificate requirement for people working in that mining role. Related rules requiring that certificate for service or employment also end. The law does not specify changes to wages, hiring, or other mining safety rules. - More election jobs for eligible teens: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana counties can appoint eligible nonvoters ages 16–17 to more election jobs with unanimous election-board approval. Jobs include election officers other than inspectors, officer assistants, absentee ballot preparation, absentee boards, ballot counting, and couriers. Tee… - Less registration paperwork for teen employers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana ends specified registration and reporting duties for employers with at least five workers ages 14–17. Those employers no longer must register with the state labor department or submit and update the information required by those rules. The related public database of… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick McKinley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 69 | 25 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 40 | 7 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-03-04: Public Law 91 (House) - 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-26: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 394: yeas 69, nays 25 (House) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-25: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 252: yeas 40, nays 7 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senator Walker G added as second sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senator McKinley added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senator Donato added as third sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senators Doriot, Maxwell added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-28: Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers (House) - 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 126: yeas 92, nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (House) - 2026-01-06: Authored by Representative Teshka (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.03.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.01.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 - [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1302/versions/HB1302.01.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-HB1302-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).