# Indiana HB 1334: Unborn children.

Indiana HB 1334, Unborn children., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Lorissa Sweet (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-27 (Representative Payne added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1334
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Unborn children.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-27, Representative Payne added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Modifies the definition of "human being" in the criminal code to include an unborn child. Removes applicability language concerning certain abortions in the wrongful death or injury of a child statutes. Clarifies the duress defense relating to culpability. Repeals the section that provides that the homicide chapter does not apply to certain abortions. Removes language from the murder, manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter statutes regarding intentionally killing a fetus. Repeals the crime of feticide. Repeals the section that concerns the applicability of certain crimes related to abortion, the termination of a pregnancy, or the killing of a fetus. Provides that the homicide and battery chapters apply to a victim who is an unborn child.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay Patterson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Zach Payne (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-27: Representative Payne added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Sweet (House)
- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representative Patterson (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1334/versions/HB1334.01.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/HB1334/versions/HB1334.01.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-HB1334-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).