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
Juvenile
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
Permissible unsupervised activity
H.E.A. 1035, P.L. 20-2026 Effective: July 1, 2026 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1035/ … [Read more...] about Permissible unsupervised activity
Children in need of services
H.E.A. 1036, P.L. 37-2026 Effective: July 1, 2026 Requires the department of child services, subject to certain procedural safeguards, to have in-person contact with an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect: (1) before concluding an assessment; and (2) before dismissing or terminating a pending child in need of services case with the juvenile court. Read the bill … [Read more...] about Children in need of services
Child services matters
H.E.A. 1092, P.L. 78-2026 Effective: July 1, 2026 Provides that if a child who is the subject of an adoption petition is also the subject of an open or pending child in need of services (CHINS) or delinquency proceeding, the adoption petition must identify: (1) the court in which the CHINS or delinquency proceeding is open or pending and the cause number; and (2) the case … [Read more...] about Child services matters