# Indiana HB 1416: Awareness of human trafficking.

Indiana HB 1416, Awareness of human trafficking., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by John Bartlett (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1416
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Awareness of human trafficking.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: John Bartlett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (272 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires safety rest areas, gas stations, and welcome centers to display human trafficking awareness information, and permits massage establishments to display human trafficking awareness information.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maureen Bauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 91 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 91 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Public Law 228 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 545: yeas 91, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 516: yeas 46, nays 4 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House)
- 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate conferees appointed: Bohacek and Pol (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate advisors appointed: Taylor G and Dernulc (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Concurrence withdrawn; House dissented from Senate amendments (House)
- 2025-04-21: Motion to dissent filed (House)
- 2025-04-21: House advisors appointed: Olthoff, Bauer and Gore (House)
- 2025-04-21: House conferees appointed: McNamara and Bartlett (House)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-16: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 439: yeas 44, nays 5 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Amendment #9 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Amendment #3 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Amendment #8 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senator Bohacek added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senators Glick, Carrasco, Clark, Pol, Brown L added as cosponsors (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 140: yeas 91, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Senate sponsors: Senators Dernulc and Taylor G (House)
- 2025-02-10: Amendment #1 (Olthoff) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-02-10: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-06: Representatives McNamara and Bauer added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Olthoff added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Bartlett (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.05.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.01.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/HB1416/versions/HB1416.05.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.03.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1416/versions/HB1416.01.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-HB1416-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
