HB1040Introduced in the House
Battery against school and healthcare employees.
Introduced by Wendy McNamara, District 76
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Battery against school and healthcare employees. Increases the penalty for battery on certain health care employees and school employees. Specifies that the enhancement for battery committed against a department of child services (DCS) employee applies only to those DCS employees whose responsibilities include personally supervising a child or parent, personally providing services to a child or parent, or personally interviewing a child or parent as part of an investigation. Requires the employer of a health care or school employee who is the victim of battery to make a semiannual report to the department of labor concerning workplace batteries.
Where it stands
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
February 19, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House - Third reading · January 13, 2026
92
Yes
1
No
7
Absent or Not Voting
100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Jackson | 1 | Yes |
| Earl Harris | 2 | Yes |
| Ragen Hatcher | 3 | Yes |
| Edmond Soliday | 4 | Yes |
| Dale DeVon | 5 | Yes |
| Maureen Bauer | 6 | Yes |
| Jake Teshka | 7 | Yes |
| Ryan Dvorak | 8 | Yes |
| Randy Novak | 9 | Yes |
| Charles Moseley | 10 | Absent |
Bill history
Coauthored by Representatives Engleman, Barrett
Authored by Representative McNamara
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Pfaff added as coauthor
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate sponsors: Senators Freeman, Carrasco, Raatz
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 44: yeas 92, nays 1
Referred to the Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Verify the information
- Official page on the Indiana Legislature website
- House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1 (amendment)
- House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Amendment #6 (amendment)
- Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Amendment #5 (amendment)
- Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Amendment #4 (amendment)
- Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Amendment #6 (amendment)
- Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Amendment #5 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #2 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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