HB1226Introduced in the House
Public purchasing from Indiana businesses.
Introduced by Shane Lindauer, District 63
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Public purchasing from Indiana businesses. Provides a price preference to a business that is not an Indiana business but offers to provide supplies manufactured, assembled, or produced in Indiana. Provides that an Indiana business that offers to provide supplies manufactured, assembled, or produced in Indiana is eligible for an additional price preference for a contract awarded by a state agency. (Under current law, the additional price preference applies only when two or more equal bids are submitted.) Provides a 25% price preference for the purchase of flags that are manufactured in the United States.
Where it stands
First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
February 2, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House - Third reading · January 28, 2026
89
Yes
0
No
11
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 | Not Voting |
| Earl Harris | 2 | Absent |
| Ragen Hatcher | 3 | Yes |
| Edmond Soliday | 4 | Yes |
| Dale DeVon | 5 | Yes |
| Maureen Bauer | 6 | Absent |
| Jake Teshka | 7 | Yes |
| Ryan Dvorak | 8 | Yes |
| Randy Novak | 9 | Yes |
| Charles Moseley | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Authored by Representative Lindauer
First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
Representative Bartels added as coauthor
Representative Miller D added as coauthor
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Amendment #1 (Moseley) prevailed; Roll Call 50: yeas 85, nays 0
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate sponsor: Senator Schmitt
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 89, nays 0
Referred to the Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
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