Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB171: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
Status: Signed into law, March 5, 2026
Family and children 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 31-19-2.5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.203-2021, SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, notice must be given to: (1) a person whose consent to adoption is required under IC 31-19-9-1; (2) a putative father who is entitled to notice under IC 31-19-4; (3) a grandparent described in IC 31-19-4.5-1(3) of a child sought to be adopted; (4) a licensed child placing agency of which the child is a ward; (5) if the child is the subject of an open or pending child in need of services proceeding under IC 31-34, the local office of the department of child services in the county in which the child in need of services proceeding was filed; and (6) if the child is a subject of an open or pending juvenile delinquency proceeding under IC 31-37, the entity, facility, or individual of which the child is a ward. (b) Proof of notice to those under subsection (a) shall be filed with the court in the adoption proceeding before the final adoption hearing can be scheduled. (c) Failure to provide notice under this section shall require setting SEA 171 -- Concur aside the adoption …
Sponsors
- Tyler Johnson (R, SD-014) · primary sponsor
- Greg Walker (R, SD-041)
- Brown, Liz (R)
- J.D. Ford (D, SD-029)
- Stacey Donato (R, SD-018)
- Lonnie Randolph (D, SD-002)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Public Law 116
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 279: yeas 46, nays 0
- : Motion to concur filed
- : Returned to the Senate with amendments
- : Representative Morris added as cosponsor
- : Representative Goss-Reaves added as cosponsor
Votes
- SB0171.04.COMH.CON01 (February 25, 2026): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB0171.04.COMH (February 19, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB0171.03.ENGS (January 22, 2026): 43 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CHILDREN AND MINORS; Children in Need of Services (CHINS), MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LAW; Child Support, Custody, and Visitation, AGENCIES; Department of Child Services (DCS), COURTS; Judges, CHILDREN AND MINORS; Generally, CHILDREN AND MINORS; Foster Care, CHILDREN AND MINORS; Adoption
Common questions
- What is SB171?
- SB171 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 SB171 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
- What is the status of SB171?
- Signed into law as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB171?
- Tyler Johnson (R, SD-014), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB171?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/sb0171
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