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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1065

HB 1065Session 2026HousePassed a vote

Ban on gratuities for public officials.

Source-provided summary

Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally violates a specified provision by commingling the funds of a committee with the personal funds of an officer, a member, or an associate of the committee commits a Class A misdemeanor. Enhances the penalty to a Level 6 felony if a person commingles at least $50,000 of committee funds.

Latest development · Feb 25, 2026

House dissented from Senate amendments

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Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 5, 2025
Latest passage
Feb 24, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Source subjects

CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities, Damages, and PenaltiesCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New OffensesLOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Generally

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAaron Freeman
Primary sponsorHarold Slager
Primary sponsorRick Niemeyer
cosponsorFady Qaddoura
coauthorJulie Olthoff

Action timeline

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View full action timeline24 actions⌄
  1. Feb 25, 2026

    House dissented from Senate amendments

    House
  2. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate conferees appointed: Niemeyer, Qaddoura

    Senate
  3. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate advisors appointed: Freeman, Taylor G

    Senate
  4. Feb 25, 2026

    House advisors appointed: Olthoff, Meltzer, Gore

    House
  5. Feb 25, 2026

    House conferees appointed: Slager, Bauer

    House
  6. Feb 25, 2026

    Motion to dissent filed

    FilingHouse
  7. Feb 24, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 231: yeas 47, nays 1

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  8. Feb 24, 2026

    Returned to the House with amendments

    ReceiptSenate
  9. Feb 23, 2026

    Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

    Amendment PassageSenate
  10. Feb 23, 2026

    Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  11. Feb 19, 2026

    Placed back on second reading

    Reading 2Senate
  12. Feb 19, 2026

    Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor

    Senate
  13. Feb 16, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  14. Feb 12, 2026

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  15. Feb 5, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  16. Feb 3, 2026

    Referred to the Senate

    ReferralHouse
  17. Feb 2, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 168: yeas 85, nays 0

    PassageReading 3Reading 3House
  18. Feb 2, 2026

    Senate sponsors: Senators Niemeyer, Freeman

    House
  19. Jan 28, 2026

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    Reading 2House
  20. Jan 28, 2026

    Amendment #3 (Slager) prevailed; voice vote

    Amendment PassageHouse
  21. Jan 22, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  22. Jan 12, 2026

    Representative Olthoff added as coauthor

    House
  23. Dec 5, 2025

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  24. Dec 5, 2025

    Authored by Representative Slager

    House

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.