# Indiana HB 1385: Health care facility employees.

Indiana HB 1385, Health care facility employees., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Garrett Bascom (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Public Law 89) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1385
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Health care facility employees.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Public Law 89
- Sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: public health, the senate, health and provider services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (226 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides an exception to one of the disqualifying conditions for a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 91 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 88 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-04-16: Public Law 89 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-01: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 352: yeas 91, nays 2 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-03-25: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Amendment #2 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Placed back on second reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senator Yoder added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-03: Senate sponsor: Senator Crider (House)
- 2025-02-03: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 88, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-28: Representative Garcia Wilburn added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Dant Chesser added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Bascom (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.01.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
- [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1385/versions/HB1385.01.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-HB1385-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).