Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1389: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
Status: Signed into law, February 26, 2026
Adoption and foster care matters.
What the bill says
An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law. SECTION 1. IC 31-9-2-5.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 5.2. "Adoption or foster care service", for purposes of IC 31-10-3.5, refers to any one (1) or more of the following: (1) Promoting foster parenting. (2) Coordinating placement of a child in a home or facility licensed under IC 31-27. (3) Recruiting a foster parent or an adoptive parent. (4) Licensing or certifying a foster family home. (5) Promoting adoption. (6) Assisting with an adoption or supporting an adoptive parent. (7) Performing or assisting with a home study. (8) Assisting with a kinship guardianship or a kinship caregiver. (9) Providing any family preservation service. (10) Providing any family support service or temporary family reunification service. SECTION 2. IC 31-9-2-40.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 40.9. "Discriminate", for purposes of IC 31-10-3.5, HEA 1389 -- Concur includes any one (1) or more of the following acts when done wholly or partially based on a person's sincerely held religious belief: (1) Denying or otherwise making unavailable any funding to the person, (B) a loan; (C) a scholarship; (D) a guarantee; or (E) …
Sponsors
- Shane Lindauer (R, HD-063) · primary sponsor
- Jeter, Chris (R)
- Dale DeVon (R, HD-005)
- Robert Heaton (R, HD-046)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Public Law 43
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 300: yeas 84, nays 12
- : Motion to concur filed
- : Returned to the House with amendments
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 194: yeas 44, nays 0
- : Senator Donato added as third sponsor
Votes
- HB1389.03.COMS.CON01 (February 19, 2026): 84 yea, 12 nay, passed
- HB1389.03.COMS (February 17, 2026): 44 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HB1389.02.COMH (February 2, 2026): 69 yea, 29 nay, passed
- HB1389.02.COMH.AMH003 (January 29, 2026): 29 yea, 62 nay, failed
- HB1389.02.COMH.AMH002 (January 29, 2026): 26 yea, 63 nay, failed
Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT; Generally, CHURCHES AND RELIGIONS, CHILDREN AND MINORS; Foster Care, CIVIL RIGHTS, CHILDREN AND MINORS; Adoption
Common questions
- What is HB1389?
- HB1389 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
- What does HB1389 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
- What is the status of HB1389?
- Signed into law as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1389?
- Shane Lindauer (R, HD-063), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1389?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/hb1389
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