HB 1226 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Public purchasing from Indiana businesses.

Summary

Provides a price preference to a business that is not an Indiana business but offers to provide supplies manufactured, assembled, or produced in Indiana. Provides that an Indiana business that offers to provide supplies manufactured, assembled, or produced in Indiana is eligible for an additional price preference for a contract awarded by a state agency. (Under current law, the additional price preference applies only when two or more equal bids are submitted.) Provides a 25% price preference for the purchase of flags that are manufactured in the United States.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed House Bill (S) → House Bill (H) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from HB 1226.2 to HB 1226.1 and updated with new printing dates and digest numbers. The core policy regarding price preferences for Indiana businesses and US-made flags remains unchanged, though the text was reorganized to remove a specific provision about equal bids and add a formal committee report.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain the same, as the core text regarding price preferences was restored after being removed in the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from HB 1226.2 to HB 1226.1.

Digest and reprint dates updated from January 21, 2026, to January 14, 2026.

A formal committee report was added, confirming the bill passed the committee with a unanimous vote.

REQUIREMENT

A sentence limiting the price preference to situations with two or more equal bids was removed from the summary text.

Floor votes · House Jan 28, 2026

How they voted

88–0

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 99

Jan 28, 2026

D Democratic29

23 Yea 6

79% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican69

64 Yea 5

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 89, nays 0

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment #1 (Moseley) prevailed; Roll Call 50: yeas 85, nays 0

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors