# Indiana HB 1610: Onsite wastewater industry registry.

Indiana HB 1610, Onsite wastewater industry registry., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Cory Criswell (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Representatives Baird, Pressel, Jackson C added as coauthors) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1610
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Onsite wastewater industry registry.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Representatives Baird, Pressel, Jackson C added as coauthors
- Sponsor: Cory Criswell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: environmental affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, an individual may not engage in onsite sewage system service of a residential onsite sewage system in Indiana unless the individual registers with the board of registration for onsite wastewater professionals (board) as an onsite wastewater professional. Requires the board to adopt management rules to implement the registration program and to maintain a public registry of registered onsite wastewater professionals.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cory Criswell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-30: Representatives Baird, Pressel, Jackson C added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Criswell (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1610/versions/HB1610.01.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/HB1610/versions/HB1610.01.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-HB1610-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).