House Bill
HB 1347
Real estate matters.
In plain English
Requires broker companies to deposit money belonging to others into a trust account they maintain. Adds disclosures of historic district location and conservation easements to residential sales disclosure forms. Requires managing brokers to hold an active broker's license for at least three years and pass a written exam, and makes other changes.
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Official digest
Requires a broker company to deposit funds belonging to others into a trust account that the broker company maintains. Requires that residential real estate sales disclosure forms include disclosures by an owner that a property is located within a locally designated historic district. Requires that residential real estate sales disclosure forms include disclosures by an owner of any conservation easement. Requires the Indiana professional licensing agency in consultation with the Indiana real estate commission to perform annual and random audits for compliance of more than one percent (1%) but less than ten percent (10%) of the practitioners who hold a broker's license required to take continuing education courses. Provides that to become a managing broker, an individual, among other things, must: (1) hold an active broker's license for at least three years; and (2) pass a written examination. Amends provisions relating to real estate agreements. Makes a technical correction.
Latest action: Signed by the Governor, May 1, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Tim O'Brien, Wendy Dant Chesser, Mike Andrade, Greg Goode, Lonnie Randolph
Roll-call votes
3 recorded votes, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
House · Jan 28, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: HB 1347 - Clere - 3rd Reading
Passed
91 yes1 no8 did not vote
Republicans: 66 yes, 0 no, 4 did not voteDemocrats: 23 yes, 1 no, 4 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (91)
- Alaina Shonkwiler (R)
- Alex Burton (D)
- Alex Zimmerman (R)
- Andrew Ireland (R)
- Beau Baird (R)
- Becky Cash (R)
- Ben Smaltz (R)
- Bob Behning (R)
- Bob Heaton (R)
- Bob Morris (R)
- Brad Barrett (R)
- Bruce Borders (R)
- Carey Hamilton (D)
- Carolyn Jackson (D)
- Cherrish Pryor (D)
- Chris Campbell (D)
- Chris Jeter (R)
- Chris Judy (R)
- Chris May (R)
- Chuck Moseley (D)
- Cindy Ledbetter (R)
- Cory Criswell (R)
- Craig Haggard (R)
- Craig Snow (R)
- Dale DeVon (R)
- Danny Lopez (R)
- Dave Hall (R)
- Dave Heine (R)
- David Abbott (R)
- Doug Miller (R)
- Ed Clere (I)
- Ed DeLaney (D)
- Elizabeth Rowray (R)
- Ethan Lawson (R)
- Ethan Manning (R)
- Garrett Bascom (R)
- Greg Steuerwald (R)
- Gregory Porter (D)
- Hal Slager (R)
- Heath VanNatter (R)
- Hunter Smith (R)
- J.D. Prescott (R)
- Jack Jordan (R)
- Jake Teshka (R)
- Jeff Thompson (R)
- Jenny Meltzer (R)
- Jim Lucas (R)
- Jim Pressel (R)
- Joanna King (R)
- Julie McGuire (R)
- Julie Olthoff (R)
- Justin Moed (D)
- Karen Engleman (R)
- Kendell Culp (R)
- Kyle Miller (D)
- Kyle Pierce (R)
- Lindsay Patterson (R)
- Lori Goss-Reaves (R)
- Lorissa Sweet (R)
- Mark Genda (R)
- Martin Carbaugh (R)
- Matt Commons (R)
- Matt Hostettler (R)
- Matt Lehman (R)
- Matt Pierce (D)
- Maureen Bauer (D)
- Michelle Davis (R)
- Mike Andrade (D)
- Mike Karickhoff (R)
- Mitch Gore (D)
- Peggy Mayfield (R)
- Phil GiaQuinta (D)
- Robb Greene (R)
- Robin Shackleford (D)
- Ryan Lauer (R)
- Shane Lindauer (R)
- Sheila Klinker (D)
- Steve Bartels (R)
- Sue Errington (D)
- Tim O'Brien (R)
- Tim Wesco (R)
- Tim Yocum (R)
- Tony Isa (R)
- Tonya Pfaff (D)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Vanessa Summers (D)
- Vernon Smith (D)
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)
- Wendy Dant Chesser (D)
- Wendy McNamara (R)
No (1)
- Ryan Dvorak (D)
Did not vote (8)
- Earl Harris (D)
- Ed Soliday (R)
- John Bartlett (D)
- Mike Aylesworth (R)
- Ragen Hatcher (D)
- Reneé Pack (D)
- Todd Huston (R)
- Zach Payne (R)
Senate · Mar 18, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: HB 1347 - Walker K - 3rd Reading
Passed
49 yes0 no1 did not vote
Republicans: 38 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteDemocrats: 10 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (49)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Greg Walker (R)
- J.D. Ford (D)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Vaneta Becker (R)
Did not vote (1)
- Jim Buck (R)
House · Apr 16, 2025
Final vote: concurrence or conference report
Roll call text: HB 1347 - Clere
Passed
82 yes0 no18 did not vote
Republicans: 58 yes, 0 no, 12 did not voteDemocrats: 22 yes, 0 no, 6 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (82)
- Alaina Shonkwiler (R)
- Alex Burton (D)
- Alex Zimmerman (R)
- Andrew Ireland (R)
- Beau Baird (R)
- Becky Cash (R)
- Ben Smaltz (R)
- Bob Heaton (R)
- Bob Morris (R)
- Brad Barrett (R)
- Bruce Borders (R)
- Carey Hamilton (D)
- Carolyn Jackson (D)
- Cherrish Pryor (D)
- Chris Campbell (D)
- Chris Jeter (R)
- Chris Judy (R)
- Chuck Moseley (D)
- Cindy Ledbetter (R)
- Cory Criswell (R)
- Craig Haggard (R)
- Dale DeVon (R)
- Dave Hall (R)
- David Abbott (R)
- Doug Miller (R)
- Earl Harris (D)
- Ed Clere (I)
- Ed DeLaney (D)
- Ed Soliday (R)
- Elizabeth Rowray (R)
- Ethan Lawson (R)
- Ethan Manning (R)
- Garrett Bascom (R)
- Greg Steuerwald (R)
- Gregory Porter (D)
- Hal Slager (R)
- Heath VanNatter (R)
- Hunter Smith (R)
- J.D. Prescott (R)
- Jack Jordan (R)
- Jake Teshka (R)
- Jenny Meltzer (R)
- Jim Lucas (R)
- Jim Pressel (R)
- Joanna King (R)
- John Bartlett (D)
- Julie McGuire (R)
- Julie Olthoff (R)
- Karen Engleman (R)
- Kendell Culp (R)
- Kyle Miller (D)
- Kyle Pierce (R)
- Lindsay Patterson (R)
- Lori Goss-Reaves (R)
- Lorissa Sweet (R)
- Matt Commons (R)
- Matt Hostettler (R)
- Matt Pierce (D)
- Michelle Davis (R)
- Mike Andrade (D)
- Mike Aylesworth (R)
- Peggy Mayfield (R)
- Phil GiaQuinta (D)
- Ragen Hatcher (D)
- Robb Greene (R)
- Robin Shackleford (D)
- Ryan Lauer (R)
- Shane Lindauer (R)
- Sheila Klinker (D)
- Steve Bartels (R)
- Sue Errington (D)
- Tim O'Brien (R)
- Tim Wesco (R)
- Tim Yocum (R)
- Tony Isa (R)
- Tonya Pfaff (D)
- Unknown member
- Vanessa Summers (D)
- Vernon Smith (D)
- Wendy Dant Chesser (D)
- Wendy McNamara (R)
- Zach Payne (R)
Did not vote (18)
- Bob Behning (R)
- Chris May (R)
- Craig Snow (R)
- Danny Lopez (R)
- Dave Heine (R)
- Jeff Thompson (R)
- Justin Moed (D)
- Mark Genda (R)
- Martin Carbaugh (R)
- Matt Lehman (R)
- Maureen Bauer (D)
- Mike Karickhoff (R)
- Mitch Gore (D)
- Reneé Pack (D)
- Ryan Dvorak (D)
- Todd Huston (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.