# Indiana HB 1489: Indiana-Ireland trade commission. Indiana HB 1489, Indiana-Ireland trade commission., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Timothy O'Brien (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1489-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1489 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Indiana-Ireland trade commission. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: government and regulatory reform, the senate, commerce and technology - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (252 yes, 64 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Establishes the Indiana-Ireland trade commission (commission) to advance bilateral trade and investment between Indiana and Ireland and other related matters. Specifies the membership of the commission and certain requirements for the operations of the commission. Requires the commission to provide an annual report of its activities. Provides for the expiration of the commission. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Trade commission accepts funds under public oversight: benefit, low. The commission can accept gifts, grants, and bequests from people, businesses, foundations, government agencies, and other organizations. A majority of voting members must approve spending this money on commission costs and work. Meetings must be open to the public, and records fall under state pub… - Trade commission members serve without pay: cost, low. The commission has nine governor-appointed voting members and four nonvoting legislative advisers. Voting seats must include a chamber member, a higher education representative, two Irish-American community or interest representatives, and two civic or Irish-American organization leaders. At most t… - Indiana creates temporary Ireland trade commission: mixed, low. Effective upon passage, the law creates the Indiana-Ireland Trade Commission in the executive branch. It promotes trade, investment, business and academic exchanges, shared policy work, mutual economic support, and investment in infrastructure. The governor’s office provides staff support. The law… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Edward DeLaney (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 89 | 1 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 87 | 1 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Amendment #2 (Bartlett) failed | fail | 28 | 62 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Public Law 176 (House) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 487: yeas 89, nays 1 (House) - 2025-04-14: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senator Busch added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 328: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Amendment #2 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Senators Koch, Byrne, Donato added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-02-19: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-03: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 69: yeas 87, nays 1 (House) - 2025-02-03: Senate sponsors: Senators Buchanan, Doriot, Maxwell (House) - 2025-01-30: Amendment #3 (O'Brien) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2025-01-30: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-01-30: Amendment #2 (Bartlett) failed; Roll Call 43: yeas 28, nays 62 (House) - 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House) - 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative O'Brien (House) - 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representatives Baird, Wesco, DeLaney (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.05.ENGS?format=pdf) - Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.03.ENGH?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.06.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.02.COMH?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.04.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.01.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/HB1489/versions/HB1489.05.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.03.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.06.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1489/versions/HB1489.01.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-HB1489-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).