# Indiana HB 1305: Mental health and substance use disorder screening.

Indiana HB 1305, Mental health and substance use disorder screening., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Mike Andrade (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Coauthored by Representatives DeLaney and Pfaff) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1305
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Mental health and substance use disorder screening.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Coauthored by Representatives DeLaney and Pfaff
- Sponsor: Mike Andrade (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires each school corporation and charter school to develop a plan to conduct developmentally appropriate evidence based: (1) mental health screening; and (2) substance use disorder screening; for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Establishes notification, consent, and data destruction requirements. Requires the department of education to make available to school corporations and charter schools developmentally appropriate evidence based mental health screening and substance use disorder screening tools and resources.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Andrade (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward DeLaney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tonya Pfaff (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representatives DeLaney and Pfaff (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Andrade (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1305/versions/HB1305.01.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
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1305/versions/HB1305.01.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-HB1305-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).