# Indiana HB 1466: Various agency administrative procedures. Indiana HB 1466, Various agency administrative procedures., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Jennifer Meltzer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1466-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1466 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Various agency administrative procedures. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Jennifer Meltzer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: judiciary, the senate - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (229 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary Provides that the department of natural resources is subject to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative law proceedings. Provides that the secretary of family and social services is the ultimate authority for Medicaid applicants and recipient eligibility appeals. Provides that in Medicaid applicant eligibility cases, except in certain circumstances, the order from the administrative law judge is final after 61 days without further affirmation from the ultimate authority. Provides that the review of certain professional disciplinary reviews are not subject to the office of administrative law proceedings. Sets forth the process to select a hearing officer for the professional disciplinary reviews. Makes changes to motor vehicle dealer services statutes to be consistent with the jurisdiction of the office of administrative law proceedings. Provides that the department of child services (DCS) is the ultimate authority of the review of decisions concerning residential child care base rates. Removes the duty of DCS to adopt rules concerning the administrative review by DCS of a proposed or approved substantiated report of child abuse or neglect, before or after an administrative hearing is available or conducted. Makes conforming changes. Makes technical corrections and conforming amendments required by HEA 1003-2024 concerning the office of administrative law proceedings. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Medicaid applicant appeals get automatic finality: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Family and Social Services Administration secretary is the final authority for Medicaid eligibility appeals. In applicant cases, a judge's order becomes final after 61 days without further approval. This applies only when no objection or notice under the state's order-re… - Dealers gain clearer paths to challenges: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, vehicle franchisees can challenge proposed manufacturer or distributor actions through the Office of Administrative Law Proceedings. They must petition within 30 days after receiving notice; an appointed judge holds a hearing and decides whether good cause exists. Dealers ha… - Dealers get simpler warranty rate disputes: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, dealers can use customer-paid repair orders from the 180 days before submitting warranty-rate declarations. Retail-rate samples use the lesser of 100 sequential customer-paid repair orders or 90 consecutive days. After a timely manufacturer or distributor rebuttal, dealers c… - Bee notice hearings allow easier access: benefit, low. People challenging a written notice about an apiary, where bees are kept, can request a hearing for temporary relief. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the hearing must occur within five days after the request is received. It can take place virtually or at a location convenient for both parties,… - New procedures for natural resource disputes: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Natural Resources Commission follows the applicable state administrative procedures. Parties can request combined water cases that share legal or factual questions and a common party besides the agencies. Judges must combine them when doing so may improve efficiency; at… - Residents can request high-hazard safety oversight: benefit, low. Property owners, their representatives, and downstream residents can ask the Department of Natural Resources to classify structures as high hazard. Requests must be written and concern structures outside the department's jurisdiction under these rules. The requester must believe failure threatens l… - High-hazard violations can enter property records: cost, low. The Division of Water can record a sworn notice of an unresolved high-hazard structure violation in county property records. This follows exhausted agency appeals without timely court review, court review that leaves enforcement standing, or a settlement. The department must record a release when t… - Lake emergency orders lose hearing notices: cost, low. Temporary freshwater lake emergency orders no longer must include notice of a hearing to be held as soon as practicable. After a hearing, the director can continue, change, or end the order. - Pest notice challenges face longer waits: cost, low. People challenging pest or pathogen notices from inspections can request a hearing for temporary relief. The hearing deadline increases from five days to 30 days after the request is received. The parties can agree to a different schedule. - Child services reviews gain and lose protections: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Department of Child Services decisions come under the applicable state administrative procedures. The specified Division of Family Resources decisions remain excluded. Child Services no longer must create a separate review process for substantiated abuse or neglect reports i… - Dealer discipline appeals carry firm deadlines: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, people facing dealer-services disciplinary orders have 30 days after service to petition for review. The Office of Administrative Law Proceedings assigns a judge to handle the case under state administrative procedures. The judge must set a hearing date within 30 days after… - Only owners can challenge water baselines: mixed, low. Only facility owners can seek administrative review of covered baseline water-use determinations under the compact for Indiana basin waters. Before completing its investigation, the department must tell the owner the proposed baseline amount. The owner gets at least 30 days to submit supporting doc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 91 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-04-16: Public Law 92 (House) - 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-01: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 353: yeas 91, nays 0 (House) - 2025-03-27: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2025-03-26: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Senator Pol added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate sponsor: Senator Carrasco (House) - 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 250: yeas 91, nays 0 (House) - 2025-02-19: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-02-17: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-02-10: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House) - 2025-02-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Meltzer (House) - 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representatives Steuerwald, Jeter, Zimmerman (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.04.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.03.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.01.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/HB1466/versions/HB1466.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.03.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1466/versions/HB1466.01.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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1466-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).