# Indiana HB 1403: Juvenile justice matters.

Indiana HB 1403, Juvenile justice matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Wendy McNamara (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1403
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Juvenile justice matters.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: judiciary, the senate, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (224 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the duties of the statewide juvenile justice oversight body established by the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana (oversight body). Requires the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute) to consider the recommendations of the oversight body (rather than consider only a single, specified plan developed by the oversight body as provided under current law) in adopting a funding formula for the juvenile diversion grant program, juvenile community alternatives grant program, and juvenile behavioral health competitive grant program. Requires a recipient of a grant under the juvenile diversion grant program, juvenile community alternatives grant program, or juvenile behavioral health competitive grant program to engage in collaborative service planning with specified entities, and sets out the characteristics of collaborative service planning. Makes the following changes with regard to the juvenile behavioral health competitive grant program (program): (1) Provides that the institute may use available funds to strengthen the institute's capacity to manage grants under the program. (2) Requires the institute to submit an annual report to specified recipients regarding the program. (3) Removes references to pilot program from the juvenile behavioral health competitive grant pilot program. Amends comparable provisions regarding: (1) the juvenile diversion grant program and juvenile community alternatives grant program; and (2) the program; to bring the provisions into closer conformity with one another. Amends certain deadlines concerning funds.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 79 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 97 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-04-30: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-30: Public Law 122 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 473: yeas 79, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 362: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senator Pol added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senator Alexander added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senator Taylor G added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-17: Senate sponsor: Senator Crider (House)
- 2025-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 174: yeas 97, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-11: Representative Garcia Wilburn added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative McNamara (House)
- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representative Meltzer (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.01.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/HB1403/versions/HB1403.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1403/versions/HB1403.01.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-HB1403-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).