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IN HB1040
Bill
Status
Engrossed
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Wendy McNamara
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AI Summary
- Increases penalties for battery against health care employees and school employees: touching in a rude manner becomes a Class A misdemeanor, and battery causing bodily injury becomes a Level 6 felony when committed while the employee is working, commuting, or in retaliation for work duties
- Narrows the enhanced battery penalty for Department of Child Services (DCS) employees to only those whose responsibilities include personally supervising, providing services to, or interviewing children or parents
- Requires employers of health care and school employees who are battery victims to submit semiannual workplace battery reports to the Indiana Department of Labor, beginning July 1, 2027
- Workplace battery reports must include employer name, location, number of incidents, victim job titles, dates, specific circumstances, whether hospitalization occurred, and whether law enforcement was contacted or charges filed
- Effective date: July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Battery against school and healthcare employees.
Last Action
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/19/2026
Committee Referrals
Corrections & Criminal Law1/27/2026
Courts and Criminal Code12/2/2025
Full Bill Text
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