IN HB1417

Establishes a 15-member Tort Reform Commission to review civil causes of action, damage caps, civil immunities, court statistics, and the nonparty system, with a report due before November 1, 2026; commission expires June 30, 2028

Limits public nuisance civil actions to governmental entities (state of Indiana or state agencies only, excluding local governments) seeking prospective injunctive relief for abatement

Restricts damages in public nuisance cases to amounts reasonably necessary for abatement and prohibits recovery of money damages for potential future harm

Allows only one public nuisance action against a defendant based on the same or substantially similar facts, with defendants permitted to move for dismissal of duplicate suits

Creates an affirmative defense for defendants who lack actual control over the source of the alleged public nuisance; applies to causes of action filed on or after July 1, 2026