# Indiana HB 1354: Veterinary medicine.

Indiana HB 1354, Veterinary medicine., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Mike Aylesworth (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Public Law 62) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1354
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Veterinary medicine.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Public Law 62
- Sponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: agriculture and rural development, the senate, agriculture
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (234 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Amends the licensure applicability provision for veterinarians to include registration and permits for veterinary technicians. Requires certain individuals to submit to both a state and national background check. Allows the state police department to release the results of a national criminal history background check to an authorized employee of the board of animal health. Makes a technical correction.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Veterinary workers face paid background check requirements: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana applicants for an initial veterinarian or veterinary technician credential must pay for state and national criminal history checks. National checks use FBI records based on fingerprints or another method of positive identification. At renewal, a licensing board, comm…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 91 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-10: Public Law 62 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 306: yeas 94, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Motion to concur call withdrawn (House)
- 2025-03-13: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-03-11: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 220: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senator Glick added as second sponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-11: Senate sponsor: Senator Leising (House)
- 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 91, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Aylesworth (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1354/versions/HB1354.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1354/versions/HB1354.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1354/versions/HB1354.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1354/versions/HB1354.01.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
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1354/versions/HB1354.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1354/versions/HB1354.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1354/versions/HB1354.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1354/versions/HB1354.01.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-HB1354-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).