# Indiana HB 1429: Ethics training for local officials.

Indiana HB 1429, Ethics training for local officials., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1429
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Ethics training for local officials.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-21, First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- Sponsor: Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: local government
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires an elected county, city, town, or township officer (officer) to complete a two hour ethics training course (training course) every two years. Specifies training course requirements. Requires the office of the attorney general, in coordination with the state board of accounts (SBOA) and the public access counselor, to develop an online training course not later than February 1, 2026. Requires the training course to be made available for viewing on the SBOA website. Allows a third party to provide a training course, if the course is approved by the office of the attorney general. Requires an officer to certify to the SBOA that the officer has completed a training course. Requires the SBOA to publish on its website: (1) a list of all officers who have submitted a training certification; and (2) lists of all training certifications submitted for previous years.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carey Hamilton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Dant Chesser (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representatives Hamilton and Clere (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1429/versions/HB1429.01.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/HB1429/versions/HB1429.01.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-HB1429-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).