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IN HB1236

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Judy

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a new licensing system for fire suppression equipment professionals in Indiana, establishing four classes of business licenses (A through D) and four classes of technician licenses (1 through 4) based on the type of equipment serviced
  • Assigns regulatory authority to the Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education, including rulemaking, license issuance, fee establishment, and disciplinary powers
  • Requires applicants to be at least 18 years old, complete board-prescribed training, pass an examination, and submit to a national criminal background check
  • Covers service, repair, recharging, inspection, installation, maintenance, and hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers, preengineered systems, engineered systems, and carbon dioxide-based fire suppression equipment
  • Makes unlicensed practice, license fraud, impersonation, or providing false information to the board a Class B misdemeanor, effective July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Fire prevention and suppression equipment.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

1/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Veterans Affairs and Public Safety1/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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