Indiana House Bill 1570 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Public Law 244
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Family and juvenile law matters. Makes changes in various adoption law provisions to provide 15 days (rather than 30 days) to contest certain adoptions. Provides that a confidentiality agreement entered into between a foster parent and the department of child services (department) may not prohibit the foster parent from releasing or disclosing information to a duly elected state government official for whom the information is relevant to the official's responsibility under the law to protect children from child abuse and neglect (elected official). Provides an exception prohibiting release or disclosure of specified information and records regarding a child who is or was in foster care or under the supervision of a juvenile court, or regarding the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Provides that the department may not: (1) take adverse action against a foster parent's license; or (2) remove a foster child from the home of a foster parent; solely on the basis of the foster parent having spoken to an elected official. Requires the department to provide a licensed foster parent with: (1) an information packet describing the foster parent's rights and the grievance filing process; and (2) a complete copy of the department's policy manual. Provides that the department may not remove a foster child from the home of a foster parent, unlicensed caregiver, or de facto custodian solely on the basis of the foster parent, unlicensed caregiver, or de facto custodian having filed a petition to adopt the child. Allows a child's adoptive parent to request that the department allow the child to have visitation with the child's sibling. Requires the department to provide notice of the department's decision regarding a request for sibling visitation not later than seven business days after the department receives the request. Provides that if: (1) a child is the subject of a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services; and (2) a parent of the child has been convicted of committing one or more specified offenses against the child; there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the child's best interests to prohibit the parent from having in-person contact with the child until a dispositional decree is entered or the petition is dismissed. Provides that if a hearing regarding a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship is not held before the statutorily required deadline, the court shall dismiss the petition without prejudice: (1) upon filing of a motion with the court by a party to the proceeding; and (2) absent good cause shown for the failure to hold the hearing before the statutorily required deadline.

Family and juvenile law matters.

Rep. Julie Olthoff [R]	Rep. Ryan Lauer [R]	Rep. Donna Schaibley [R]	Rep. Carolyn Jackson [D]
Sen. Kyle Walker [R]	Sen. Greg Walker [R]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Stacey Donato [R]

2023-04-25 - Senate - Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 45 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 84 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2023-04-03 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - House - House - (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-04	House	Public Law 244
2023-05-04	House	Signed by the Governor
2023-05-01	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-25	Senate	Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 484: yeas 45, nays 4
2023-04-25	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 493: yeas 84, nays 0
2023-04-24	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2023-04-24	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2023-04-13	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Walker G
2023-04-13	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Walker K and Hunley
2023-04-11	House	House advisors appointed: Rowray, Lauer, Pack and Summers
2023-04-11	House	House conferees appointed: Olthoff and Jackson
2023-04-10	House	House dissented from Senate amendments
2023-04-10	House	Motion to dissent filed
2023-04-04	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2023-04-03	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 296: yeas 47, nays 0
2023-03-30	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-03-27	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-03-13	Senate	Senator Donato added as cosponsor
2023-03-09	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as cosponsor
2023-03-06	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
2023-03-06	Senate	Senator Walker G added as second sponsor
2023-02-22	House	Referred to the Senate
2023-02-21	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Walker K
2023-02-21	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 90, nays 0
2023-02-20	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-02-20	House	Amendment #1 (Vermilion) prevailed; voice vote
2023-02-16	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-24	House	Representative Jackson added as coauthor
2023-01-19	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
2023-01-19	House	Authored by Representative Olthoff
2023-01-19	House	Coauthored by Representatives Lauer and Schaibley

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#2.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#3.ENGH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#4.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#5.ENRS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#H193
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#S296
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#H493
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570/#S484