# Indiana HB 1490: Equine dentistry at horse racing tracks.

Indiana HB 1490, Equine dentistry at horse racing tracks., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Beau Baird (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Public Law 94) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1490
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Equine dentistry at horse racing tracks.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Public Law 94
- Sponsor: Beau Baird (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: agriculture and rural development, the senate, agriculture
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (229 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Allows the horse racing commission (commission) to issue a license for certain individuals to provide teeth floating on a licensed horse race track in Indiana. Provides an exception to the licensing and special permits requirements of veterinary medicine for certain individuals who are licensed by the commission.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New licenses for racetrack horse dentists: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission can license nonveterinarians to provide horse teeth-floating services. Teeth floating means filing or rasping sharp tooth edges with a manual hand tool. Applicants need an out-of-state teeth-floating license, current certification from the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Moed (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 90 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 1 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-16: Public Law 94 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-03: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 367: yeas 90, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-03-25: Representative Moed added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-03-25: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 275: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senator Doriot added as second sponsor (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-10: Senate sponsor: Senator Leising (House)
- 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 117: yeas 92, nays 1 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Representative Aylesworth added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-03: Representative Barrett added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Baird (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1490/versions/HB1490.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1490/versions/HB1490.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1490/versions/HB1490.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1490/versions/HB1490.01.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/HB1490/versions/HB1490.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1490/versions/HB1490.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1490/versions/HB1490.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1490/versions/HB1490.01.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-HB1490-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).