# Indiana HB 1689: Human services matters. Indiana HB 1689, Human services matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Edward Clere (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1689-2025 - 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 1689 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Human services matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Edward Clere (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: public health, the senate, health and provider services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (274 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Provides that provisions of law concerning the statewide waiver ombudsman apply to an individual who has a disability and receives services administered by the bureau of disabilities services. (Current law specifies that these provisions apply to an individual who has a developmental disability and receives services under the federal home and community based services program.) Specifies that these provisions do not apply to an individual served by the long term care ombudsman program. Changes references from "statewide waiver ombudsman" to "statewide bureau of disabilities services ombudsman". Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office of the secretary) to prepare an annual report on the provision of Medicaid home and community based waiver services. Specifies the information that must be included in the report. Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services advisory council to provide recommendations to the division of disability and rehabilitative services to ensure the delivery of appropriate high quality services to recipients. Requires the office of the secretary to provide to the division of disability and rehabilitative services advisory council reports on the office of the secretary's plans to provide services to individuals who require extraordinary care and specifies the timing of the reports. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader oversight for disability service users: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Bureau of Disabilities Services Ombudsman oversees covered disability services beyond Medicaid waiver services. It serves people with developmental disabilities receiving bureau-administered services, excluding clients of the long-term care ombudsman. The law provides ac… - Public review before extraordinary-care Medicaid changes: benefit, low. Effective upon passage, the law requires advisory council review and public feedback before federal requests for extraordinary-care Medicaid waiver changes. State officials must present the proposed care definition and qualification method at least 90 days before requesting federal approval. They m… - Mental health safety plans shared without consent: mixed, low. Psychiatric crisis centers, inpatient units, and residential treatment providers must share state-format safety plans when an eligible requester identifies possible harm. The requester must determine that the patient may harm themself or others; patient consent is not required. Eligible requesters… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cherrish Pryor (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gregory Porter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 44 | 1 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 1 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Public Law 243 (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 502: yeas 44, nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 538: yeas 91, nays 0 (House) - 2025-04-21: Senate conferees appointed: Goode and Jackson L (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Deery (Senate) - 2025-04-17: House advisors appointed: Barrett, Isa, Goss-Reaves and Pryor (House) - 2025-04-17: House dissented from Senate amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to dissent filed (House) - 2025-04-17: House conferees appointed: Clere and Porter (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 368: yeas 47, nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-10: Senate sponsors: Senators Goode, Ford J.D., Deery (House) - 2025-02-10: Cosponsor: Senator Yoder (House) - 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 119: yeas 92, nays 0 (House) - 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-02-04: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House) - 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representatives Porter, Behning, Pryor (House) - 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Clere (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1689/versions/HB1689.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1689/versions/HB1689.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1689/versions/HB1689.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1689/versions/HB1689.01.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/HB1689/versions/HB1689.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1689/versions/HB1689.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1689/versions/HB1689.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1689/versions/HB1689.01.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-HB1689-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).