# Indiana HB 1370: Public contracts for local units.

Indiana HB 1370, Public contracts for local units., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Edward Clere (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1370
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Public contracts for local units.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
- Sponsor: Edward Clere (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: government and regulatory reform
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that a political subdivision must upload a digital copy of every contract entered into after December 31, 2025, to the Indiana transparency website (website). Changes the individual responsible for submitting a statement attesting that a political subdivision uploaded a contract entered into in the preceding year to the website from the executive of the political subdivision to the fiscal officer of the political subdivision. Requires the department of local government finance to develop and implement an application programming interface that would allow a political subdivision to upload multiple contracts at once directly from the political subdivision's network to the website.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Clere (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1370/versions/HB1370.01.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/HB1370/versions/HB1370.01.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-HB1370-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).