SB0143: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
- Current Chamber: senate
- Origin Chamber: senate
- Description: Parental rights.
Legislators
Authors (3)
Coauthors (15)
- Senator Gary Byrne (Republican)
- Senator Mike Gaskill (Republican)
- Senator Tyler Johnson (Republican)
- Senator Stacey Donato (Republican)
- Senator Blake Doriot (Republican)
- Senator Brian Buchanan (Republican)
- Senator James Tomes (Republican)
- Senator Greg Goode (Republican)
- Senator Lonnie Randolph (Democratic)
- Senator Randy Maxwell (Republican)
- Senator Chris Garten (Republican)
- Senator Linda Rogers (Republican)
- Senator Mike Bohacek (Republican)
- Senator Jeff Raatz (Republican)
- Senator James Buck (Republican)
Sponsors (1)
Cosponsors (3)
Advisors (0)
Conferees (0)
Actions (30 total)
- Apr 14, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 8, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Apr 8, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the Speaker
- Apr 8, 2025, 12:10 PM: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 371: yeas 43, nays 4
- Apr 8, 2025, 5:15 AM: Motion to concur filed
- Apr 2, 2025, 4:50 AM: Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Apr 1, 2025, 11:16 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 344: yeas 69, nays 24
- Mar 31, 2025, 10:23 AM: Representative Wesco added as cosponsor
- Mar 27, 2025, 7:20 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Mar 24, 2025, 10:34 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Mar 13, 2025, 8:18 AM: Representative Prescott added as cosponsor
- Mar 13, 2025, 7:59 AM: Representative Commons added as cosponsor
- Mar 3, 2025, 11:30 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 28, 2025, 11:48 AM: Referred to the House
- Jan 27, 2025, 10:54 AM: Senator Buck added as coauthor
- Jan 27, 2025, 10:33 AM: House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
- Jan 27, 2025, 10:30 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 23: yeas 44, nays 5
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:26 AM: Senator Raatz added as coauthor
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:26 AM: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
- Jan 23, 2025, 9:00 AM: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Jan 23, 2025, 9:00 AM: Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
- Jan 21, 2025, 9:53 AM: Senator Rogers added as coauthor
- Jan 21, 2025, 9:53 AM: Senator Garten added as coauthor
- Jan 21, 2025, 9:53 AM: Senator Clark B added as third author
- Jan 21, 2025, 9:53 AM: Senators Gaskill, Johnson T, Donato, Doriot, Buchanan, Tomes, Goode, Randolph, Maxwell added as coauthors
- Jan 21, 2025, 9:53 AM: Senator Alexander added as second author
- Jan 16, 2025, 5:07 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 13, 2025, 9:11 AM: Senator Byrne added as coauthor
- Jan 8, 2025, 7:16 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 8, 2025, 7:16 AM: Authored by Senator Brown L
Digest
Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest. Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) advising, directing, or coercing a child to withhold certain information from the child's parent; or (2) denying a child's parent access to certain information. Allows a parent to bring an action against a governmental entity for certain violations and provides for certain relief. Specifies that the parent of a child does not have a right to access certain medical care on behalf of the child if the child does not have an affirmative right of access to the medical care.