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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1040

HB 1040Session 2026HousePassed a vote

Battery against school and healthcare employees.

Source-provided summary

Increases the penalty for battery on certain health care employees and school employees. Specifies that the enhancement for battery committed against a department of child services (DCS) employee applies only to those DCS employees whose responsibilities include personally supervising a child or parent, personally providing services to a child or parent, or personally interviewing a child or parent as part of an investigation. Requires the employer of a health care or school employee who is the victim of battery to make a semiannual report to the department of labor concerning workplace batteries.

Latest development · Feb 19, 2026

Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

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Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 2, 2025
Latest passage
Jan 13, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

EducationHealthJustice & Public SafetyLabor & Employment

Source subjects

AGENCIES; Department of Child Services (DCS)CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; GenerallyHEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; GenerallySCHOOLS; Officers and Employees (Other than Teachers)

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAaron Freeman
Primary sponsorCyndi Carrasco
Primary sponsorJeff Raatz
Primary sponsorWendy McNamara
coauthorBrad Barrett
coauthorKaren Engleman
coauthorTonya Pfaff

Action timeline

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View full action timeline13 actions⌄
  1. Feb 19, 2026

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  2. Feb 19, 2026

    Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

    Amendment PassageSenate
  3. Feb 12, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  4. Jan 27, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  5. Jan 14, 2026

    Referred to the Senate

    ReferralHouse
  6. Jan 13, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 44: yeas 92, nays 1

    PassageReading 3Reading 3House
  7. Jan 13, 2026

    Senate sponsors: Senators Freeman, Carrasco, Raatz

    House
  8. Jan 12, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2House
  9. Jan 8, 2026

    Representative Pfaff added as coauthor

    House
  10. Jan 8, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  11. Dec 2, 2025

    Authored by Representative McNamara

    House
  12. Dec 2, 2025

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  13. Dec 2, 2025

    Coauthored by Representatives Engleman, Barrett

    House

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Source data last updated Apr 21, 2026.