# Indiana HB 1478: Pro bono legal services fee.

Indiana HB 1478, Pro bono legal services fee., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Alex Zimmerman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Public Law 106); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1478
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Pro bono legal services fee.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Public Law 106
- Sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: judiciary, the senate, tax and fiscal policy
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (138 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Removes the sunset provision for pro bono legal services fees.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Court filers keep paying $1 fee: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana continues its $1 legal aid fee by removing the cutoff scheduled for that date. Filers pay it for each civil or probate action requiring a civil or probate costs fee. It also applies to small claims actions requiring a small claims costs fee or township docket fee. Al…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Edward DeLaney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 1 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-04-22: Public Law 106 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-15: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-08: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 348: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 116: yeas 90, nays 1 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Senate sponsors: Senators Koch, Charbonneau, Pol (House)
- 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-03: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Zimmerman (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representatives Bascom and DeLaney (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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/HB1478/versions/HB1478.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1478/versions/HB1478.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [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-HB1478-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).