HB 1003 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Boards and commissions.

Summary
Creates the agricultural promotion and regulation task force to study various agriculture related topics. Makes changes to requirements for the readoption of administrative rules. Repeals, merges, consolidates, or otherwise modifies various boards, commissions, and other governmental bodies. Modifies or establishes various funds. Makes changes to the membership, duties, and operations of various boards, commissions, and other governmental bodies. Expands the applicability of a statute concerning county hospital governance to Perry County, Spencer County, and Orange County. Repeals the fire prevention and building safety commission (commission). Transfers the commission's responsibilities and administrative rules to the department of homeland security. Makes certain changes to the administration of building and safety statutes and building and safety codes. Makes technical corrections. Makes an appropriation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Signed Mar 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

House Bill (H) House Bill (S) · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill has progressed from the House to the Senate, becoming an 'Engrossed' version with updated dates and sponsors. Substantively, the summary now includes the creation of a new agricultural promotion task force and the reestablishment of the governor's workforce cabinet, which were not mentioned in the original House version. The effective dates have also been updated to include June 1, 2027, and July 1, 2027.
Scope change
The bill's scope has expanded to include the creation of a new agricultural promotion and regulation task force and the reestablishment of the governor's workforce cabinet.
SCOPE

Creation of a new agricultural promotion and regulation task force to study agriculture-related topics.

Reestablishment of the governor's workforce cabinet.

Added Senate sponsors (Maxwell, Garten, Baldwin, Freeman) to the bill record.

TIMELINE

Updated effective dates to include June 1, 2027, and July 1, 2027, in addition to the original dates.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill status from 'House Bill' to 'Engrossed House Bill' and changed the bill identifier from HB to EH.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

461
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican40
38 Yea 1 Nay 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
18
Committee
6
Amendments
11
Mar 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 2, 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 422: yeas 69, nays 28
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 326: yeas 43, nays 3
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 224: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Maxwell) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 188: yeas 67, nays 29
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Amended
Amendment #12 (Campbell) failed; voice vote
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #2 (Bartels) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #7 (Pryor) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #9 (Harris) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #3 (Bartels) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Amended
Amendment #13 (Campbell) failed; Roll Call 151: yeas 31, nays 62
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #10 (Harris) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Amended
Amendment #8 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 152: yeas 39, nays 53
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #5 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors