This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2026 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of selected bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law. Civil Housing matters (S.E.A. 285, P.L. 138-2026) Regulation and investment of cryptocurrency (H.E.A 1042, P.L. 49-2026) Civil rights commission (H.E.A. 1193, P.L. … [Read more...] about 2026 Legislative Session Digest
Family
Family and children matters
S.E.A. 171, P.L. 116-2026 Effective: March 5, 2026 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/171/ … [Read more...] about Family and children matters
Child services matters
H.E.A. 1092, P.L. 78-2026 Effective: July 1, 2026 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1092/ … [Read more...] about Child services matters
Child services matters
H.E.A. 1257, P.L. 84-2026 Effective: July 1, 2026 Provides that a court may grant postadoption contact privileges to the birth parent of a child if the child is at least one year of age (rather than two years of age, under current law). Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1257/ … [Read more...] about Child services matters
Mid-Session: Family Law
The following family law bill passed out of its originating house: SB 52 Grandparent visitation … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Family Law