# Indiana HB 1307: Department of child services ombudsman. Indiana HB 1307, Department of child services ombudsman., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Alex Burton (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Public Law 33) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1307-2026 - 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 1307 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Department of child services ombudsman. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-02-24, Public Law 33 - Sponsor: Alex Burton (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: family, the senate, family and children services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (137 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Provides that the office of the department of child services ombudsman (ombudsman office) shall (rather than may, under current law): (1) employ technical experts and other employees to carry out the purposes of the ombudsman office; (2) receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints alleging that the department of child services failed to protect the physical or mental health or safety of a child or failed to follow specific laws, rules, or written policies; (3) issue recommendations if: (A) the ombudsman office determines that a complaint has merit; or (B) an investigation by the ombudsman office reveals a problem with an agency, facility, or program; and (4) take other specified actions and undertake other specified initiatives. Provides that if a local child protection team is involved in the initial investigation of a matter, a different local child protection team shall (rather than may, under current law) assist the ombudsman office in the ombudsman office's investigation of the matter. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alex Burton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 1 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-02-24: Public Law 33 (House) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-19: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 188: yeas 44, nays 1 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-28: Representative Garcia Wilburn added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 93, nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-28: Senate sponsors: Senators Donato, Ford J.D. (House) - 2026-01-27: Representative Cash added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-12: Representative McGuire added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs (House) - 2026-01-06: Authored by Representative Burton (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1307/versions/HB1307.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1307/versions/HB1307.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1307/versions/HB1307.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1307/versions/HB1307.01.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 - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1307/versions/HB1307.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1307/versions/HB1307.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1307/versions/HB1307.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1307/versions/HB1307.01.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-HB1307-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).