Indiana House Bill 1172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 20 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-20 - Public Law 66
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Paternity actions. Allows a child, by the child's next friend, to commence a child custody proceeding under certain circumstances. Defines "next friend." Provides that a court having jurisdiction over a child who is the subject of a child in need of services proceeding or juvenile delinquency proceeding has concurrent jurisdiction with a court having jurisdiction over a paternity proceeding for the purpose of establishing or modifying paternity, custody, parenting time, or child support of the child.

Paternity actions.

Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Dale DeVon [R]	Rep. Carolyn Jackson [D]	Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R]
Sen. Greg Walker [R]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Rodney Pol [D]

2023-03-28 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-27 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 41 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-27 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-20	House	Public Law 66
2023-04-20	House	Signed by the Governor
2023-04-17	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-06	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-06	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-03-28	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 321: yeas 95, nays 0
2023-03-27	House	Motion to concur filed
2023-03-22	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2023-03-21	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 239: yeas 41, nays 2
2023-03-20	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-03-16	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-03-06	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-28	House	Referred to the Senate
2023-02-27	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Walker G, Ford Jon, Pol
2023-02-27	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 239: yeas 95, nays 0
2023-02-23	House	Representative Steuerwald added as coauthor
2023-02-23	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-21	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-02-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2023-02-16	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Clere
2023-01-10	House	Coauthored by Representatives DeVon and Jackson

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/#2.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/#3.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/#4.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/#5.ENRS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/#H239
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/#S239
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1172/#H321