House Bill

HB 1092

Child services matters.

In plain English

Requires sports betting companies to withhold money from a person's mobile betting account withdrawal if the person is behind on child support. Requires certain adoption petitions to identify any open child in need of services or delinquency case involving the child. Requires background checks for some child caring institution volunteers, and makes other changes.

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Official digest

Requires a sports wagering certificate holder and vendor to withhold funds from a person who requests a certain type of withdrawal from the person's mobile sports wagering account if the person is delinquent in the person's child support payments. Requires an order establishing paternity to be obtained without further proceedings if certain conditions are met. Allows the state to approve additional payment facilities for purposes of accepting child support payments. Provides that if a child who is the subject of an adoption petition is also the subject of an open or pending child in need of services (CHINS) or delinquency proceeding, the adoption petition must identify: (1) the court in which the CHINS or delinquency proceeding is open or pending and the cause number; and (2) the case number of the CHINS or delinquency proceeding; if known to the petitioner. Requires a volunteer of an applicant for licensure as a child caring institution to undergo a criminal background check if the volunteer is likely to have unsupervised contact with children in the child caring institution or will have access to a child's medical records. Provides that the department may deny an application for licensure as a child caring institution, group home, or child placing agency if the applicant was previously licensed as a residential child care provider and the license was revoked within one year of the application. Provides that a department caseworker who wishes to interview a child at the child's school must provide the caseworker's department issued credential in order to interview the child alone.

Latest action: Public Law 78, March 4, 2026Full text and history at iga.in.gov

Authors and sponsors

Dale DeVon, Greg Walker

Co-authors and co-sponsors: Julie Olthoff, Lori Goss-Reaves

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 · Feb 2, 2026

Third reading: vote to pass

Roll call text: HB 1092 - DeVon - 3rd Reading

Passed

80 yes0 no20 did not vote

Republicans: 53 yes, 0 no, 16 did not voteDemocrats: 26 yes, 0 no, 4 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes (80)

Did not vote (20)

Senate · Feb 24, 2026

Third reading: vote to pass

Roll call text: HB 1092 - Walker G - 3rd Reading

Passed

48 yes0 no2 did not vote

Republicans: 39 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote

How each member voted

House · Feb 25, 2026

Final vote: concurrence or conference report

Roll call text: HB 1092 - DeVon

Passed

92 yes0 no8 did not vote

Republicans: 62 yes, 0 no, 7 did not voteDemocrats: 29 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes (92)

Did not vote (8)

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.