Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1092: Child services matters.
Status: Signed into law, March 4, 2026
Requires a sports wagering certificate holder and vendor to withhold funds from a person who requests a certain type of withdrawal from the person's mobile sports wagering account if the person is delinquent in the person's child support payments. Requires an order establishing paternity to be obtained without further proceedings if certain conditions are met. Allows the state to approve additional payment facilities for purposes of accepting child support payments. Provides that if a child who is the subject of an adoption petition is also the subject of an open or pending child in need of services (CHINS) or delinquency proceeding, the adoption petition must identify: (1) the court in which the CHINS or delinquency proceeding is open or pending and the cause number; and (2) the case number of the CHINS or delinquency proceeding; if known to the petitioner. Requires a volunteer of an applicant for licensure as a child caring institution to undergo a criminal background check if the volunteer is likely to have unsupervised contact with children in the child caring institution or will have access to a child's medical records. Provides that the department may deny an application for licensure as a child caring institution, group home, or child placing agency if the applicant was previously licensed as a residential child care provider and the license was revoked within one year of the application. Provides that a department caseworker who wishes to interview a child at the child's school must provide the caseworker's department issued credential in order to interview the child alone.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
From the introduced text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law. SECTION 1. IC 4-38-11-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.293-2019, SECTION 43, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall provide information to a certificate holder concerning persons who are delinquent in child support. (b) Prior to a certificate holder disbursing a payout of six hundred dollars ($600) or more, in winnings, from sports wagering to a person who is delinquent in child support and who is claiming the winning sports wager in person at the certificate holder's facility, or is requesting a withdrawal from the person's mobile sports wagering account, the certificate holder: (1) may deduct and retain an administrative fee in the amount of the lesser of: (A) three percent (3%) of the amount of delinquent child support withheld under subdivision (2)(A); or (B) one hundred dollars ($100); and (2) shall: 2026 IN 1092--LS 6542/DI (A) withhold the amount of delinquent child support owed from winnings; (B) transmit to the and (ii) identifying information, including the full name, address, and Social Security number of the obligor and the child support case identifier, the date and amount of the payment, and the name and location of the licensed owner, operating agent, or trustee; and (C) issue the …
Sponsors
- Dale DeVon (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Julie Olthoff (R, HD-019)
- Lori Goss-Reaves (R, HD-031)
Latest actions
- : Public Law 78
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Motion to concur filed
- : House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 373: yeas 92, nays 0
- : Returned to the House with amendments
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 232: yeas 48, nays 0
- : Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Votes
- HB1092.05.ENGS.CON01 (February 25, 2026): 92 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HB1092.05.ENGS (February 24, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HB1092.03.ENGH (February 2, 2026): 80 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CHILDREN AND MINORS; Children in Need of Services (CHINS), MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LAW; Child Support, Custody, and Visitation, CHILDREN AND MINORS; Child Care Programs, COURTS; Juvenile Courts, AGENCIES; Department of Child Services (DCS)
Common questions
- What is HB1092?
- HB1092 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Child services matters.
- What does HB1092 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
- What is the status of HB1092?
- Signed into law as of March 4, 2026. Latest action: Public Law 78 (March 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1092?
- Dale DeVon (R, HD-005), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1092?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1092
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