Various probate matters.
Summary
Establishes the guardianship code revision task force (task force) to study a recodification of the current guardianship code with any necessary changes. Allows a person indebted to a minor or having possession of property belonging to a minor to pay the debt or deliver the property without a court order in an amount up to $25,000 and to pay the debt or deliver the property to a custodian under the Indiana Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. Specifies that a court may do the following when issuing a protective order: (1) authorize delivery of property to a custodian under the Indiana Uniform Transfers to Minors Act; and (2) order a trustee, custodian, or other person to file periodic reports concerning certain property transactions of a minor. Allows a person having the care and custody of a minor with whom the minor resides to petition a court to compromise a claim on behalf of the minor. Requires a court to hold a hearing on certain petitions concerning a proposal to compromise a claim on behalf of a minor and allows a court to appoint a guardian ad litem, an attorney, or other representative to represent the best interest of the minor in the proceeding. Provides that, under the Indiana Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, a trustee or administrator of certain plans may transfer funds due under a plan to the custodian of a minor who is designated as a beneficiary. Allows a custodian to transfer part or all of the minor's custodial property out of the custodial form under the Indiana Uniform Transfers to Minors Act to certain types of trusts or accounts without a court order. Provides that when a power of appointment in a trust (earlier power) is exercised to create another power of appointment (subsequent power) or another nonvested property interest, then the subsequent power or nonvested property interest created through the exercise of the earlier power is considered to have been created at the time of the creation of the earlier power, unless: (1) the instrument creating the earlier power; or (2) the instrument exercising the earlier power; explicitly provides that the subsequent power or nonvested property interest is considered to have been created at the time of the irrevocable exercise of the earlier power. Specifies that language conferring general authority in a power of attorney with respect to personal or family maintenance authorizes an attorney in fact to take certain actions on behalf of the principal for the benefit of the principal and the principal's spouse, children, and other persons customarily supported by the principal. Removes the authorization to employ or contract with servants or companions from the description of health care powers. Provides that the application is only to a lifetime or inter vivos transfer of property to a trust or similar arrangement under which the spouse of the transferor is granted an earlier power that can be exercised during the spouse's lifetime or upon the spouse's death to create a subsequent limited power of appointment or another nonvested property interest. Provides that the exercise of the earlier power or another nonvested property interest is considered to have been created at the time of the creation of the earlier power by the transferor. Specifies that certain written agreements executed between an owner of residential real property and a family member, attorney in fact, health care representative, or guardian that provide for an ownership interest in the residential real property are not prohibited residential real estate service agreements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Dec 8, 2025
Signed Mar 5, 2026
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MODERATE
The document was converted from a finalized 'Enrolled Senate Act' into a draft 'Senate Bill' format, including the addition of a formal legislative digest that summarizes the bill's purpose and affected laws. The substantive policy text regarding the establishment of a Guardianship Code Revision Task Force and related probate law amendments remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the differences are purely formatting and structural, converting the text from an enacted law format to a bill draft format.
TECHNICAL
Added a legislative digest summarizing the bill's purpose, affected citations, and effective date.
Added bill tracking numbers, committee referral dates, and sponsor names.
Removed the 'Enrolled Senate Act' header and specific printing code instructions regarding how amendments appear in the final code.
Reorganized the layout and spacing to match standard Senate Bill drafting conventions.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 12, 2026 · House Feb 16, 2026
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Jan 12, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican39
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 5, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 315: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 411: yeas 93, nays 2
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 249: yeas 89, nays 0
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 17: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Carrasco) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Dec 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Jeter
RRepublican
P
Cyndi Carrasco
RRepublican
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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