# Indiana HB 1312: Public notices.

Indiana HB 1312, Public notices., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Jennifer Meltzer (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1312
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Public notices.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- Sponsor: Jennifer Meltzer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: government and regulatory reform, the senate, local government
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (86 yes, 100 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana office of technology (office) to establish a state public notice website not later than July 1, 2026. Prohibits the office from charging a fee for publishing or viewing notices. Allows a person to satisfy any notice statute by publishing notice in any of the following forms of media: (1) Newspaper, including print edition or electronic edition. (2) Locality newspaper, including print edition or electronic edition. (3) The state public notice website. (4) Political subdivision website. Requires the Indiana archives and records administration (administration) to establish standards and guidelines and enter into memoranda of understanding with agencies for the transfer and preservation of public notices from the state public notice website to the administration to preserve public notices for historical purposes. Phases out the publication of notices on the political subdivision website. Phases in the publication of notices on the state public notice website.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 57 | 36 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Amendment #1 (Porter) failed | fail | 29 | 64 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 214: yeas 57, nays 36 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate sponsor: Senator Brown L (House)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 180: yeas 29, nays 64 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #5 (Mayfield) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-03: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House)
- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representatives Miller D and Zimmerman (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Meltzer (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1312/versions/HB1312.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1312/versions/HB1312.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1312/versions/HB1312.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1312/versions/HB1312.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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
- [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1312/versions/HB1312.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1312/versions/HB1312.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1312/versions/HB1312.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1312/versions/HB1312.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [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-HB1312-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).