# Indiana SB 182: Adult protective services. Indiana SB 182, Adult protective services., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Michael Crider (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Public Law 47) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB182-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 182 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Adult protective services. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Public Law 47 - Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: family and children services, the house, judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary Specifies that the adult protective services reporting applies to reports received through a statewide toll free telephone call or through online reporting. Requires an adult protective services unit (unit) to investigate and determine whether a report is to be referred to law enforcement or another agency for investigation. Removes language specifying entities to be informed of an endangered adult report. Removes language requiring the prosecuting attorneys council of Indiana to concur on standards of practice concerning services provided by the unit. Removes language that required the division of aging to maintain nonidentifying statistical records concerning unsubstantiated reports about endangered adults. Authorizes the division to determine when endangered adult reports may be made available and only requires the alleged victim to give consent of the release. (Current law requires all parties to give consent.) Requires the unit to share appropriate information to coordinate and implement services. Removes language that allowed a prosecuting attorney or head of a governmental entity to give written permission for a unit or staff member to be designated as a representative. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Protective services staff cannot represent adults: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, adult protective services units and staff cannot serve as an endangered adult’s representative. The ban covers personal representatives, health care representatives, guardians, court-appointed guardians ad litem, and other representatives. The law removes the earlier excepti… - Statewide reporting and help for endangered adults: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana provides statewide toll-free and online reporting for suspected harm to endangered adults. Police must immediately forward reports to adult protective services, which must notify the state division overseeing those services. Units must investigate suspected cases and… - Required reports of vulnerable adults’ financial exploitation: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, qualified individuals must report suspected financial exploitation of financially vulnerable adults to adult protective services. They must also notify the commissioner when they have reason to believe exploitation occurred, was attempted, or is being attempted. After both n… - Narrower grounds for adult protection: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana’s endangered-adult definition covers people age 18 or older who meet two tests. Mental illness, intellectual disability, dementia, or another physical or mental incapacity must prevent them from managing property or self-care. They must also face harm or threatened h… - Adult protection records kept and shared: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the division must keep adult protective services intake and case records for at least five years. This replaces the requirement to keep nonidentifying statistics about reports that were not substantiated. Reports remain confidential, with disclosure allowed for necessary ser… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-24 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-04-10: Public Law 47 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-03-26: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House) - 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 298: yeas 94, nays 0 (House) - 2025-03-20: Representatives Jeter, Davis, Garcia Wilburn added as cosponsors (House) - 2025-03-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-17: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 53: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-03: House sponsor: Representative DeVon (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senator Johnson T added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Crider (Senate) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0182/versions/SB0182.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0182/versions/SB0182.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0182/versions/SB0182.02.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0182/versions/SB0182.03.COMH?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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0182/versions/SB0182.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0182/versions/SB0182.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0182/versions/SB0182.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0182/versions/SB0182.03.COMH?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-SB182-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).