HB 1296 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Mental health services.

Summary
Requires the secretary of family and social services to certify integrated reentry and correctional support programs. Requires the owner of a recovery residence to register with the division of mental health and addiction (division). Sets forth the requirements for registration. Requires the division to post a list of registered recovery residences on the division's public website and include certain information concerning each recovery residence. Requires the division to adopt rules concerning: (1) the issuance, revocation, and denial of a registration; and (2) any rules necessary to implement these provisions. Allows the division to contract with certain entities to administer the registration of recovery residences.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Signed Feb 24, 2026
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What changed between versions

House Bill (S) House Bill (H) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally approved by the House and Senate, transitioning from a draft version to an engrossed version ready for the Governor's signature. The primary changes are administrative, including updated dates reflecting the legislative timeline and the addition of Senate sponsors' names, while the substantive text of the bill remains unchanged.
TIMELINE

The bill's status was updated to reflect that it was read a second and third time, passed by the Senate, and officially engrossed on February 6, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Names of Senate sponsors (Clark, Crider, Ford J.D., Jackson L., Yoder, Becker) were added to the header, and the bill title was updated from HB 1296 to EH 1296.

Drafting markers and previous version dates (January 20, 2026) were removed to finalize the document.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2026 · House Jan 28, 2026

How they voted

490
Passed
Total votes 49
Feb 10, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
40 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Feb 24, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 152: yeas 50, nays 0
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 92, nays 1
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors