Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1290: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
Status: In committee, January 6, 2026
Wage matters.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
From the introduced text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety. SECTION 1. IC 22-2-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.67-2025, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter: "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor or the commissioner's authorized representative. "Department" means the department of labor. "Occupation" means an industry, trade, business, or class of work in which employees are gainfully employed. "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, business trust, the state, or other governmental agency or political subdivision during any work week in which they have two (2) or more employees. However, it shall not include any employer who is subject to the minimum wage provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 201-219). "Employee" means any person employed or permitted to work or perform any service for remuneration or under any contract of hire, 2026 IN 1290--LS 6887/DI written or oral, express or implied by an employer in any occupation in this state, but shall not include any of the following: (a) Persons less than sixteen (16) years of age. (b) Persons engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business who, in performing the services in question, are free from control or direction both …
Sponsors
- Andrew Ireland (R, HD-090) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
- : Authored by Representative Ireland
Subjects: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Collective Bargaining, Benefits, and Wages, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Minimum Wage, LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally
Common questions
- What is HB1290?
- HB1290 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
- What does HB1290 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
- What is the status of HB1290?
- In committee as of January 6, 2026. Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (January 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1290?
- Andrew Ireland (R, HD-090).
- Where is the official record for HB1290?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/hb1290
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