Text of IN HB 1427 (2026)

Introduced Version HOUSE BILL No. 1427 _____ DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL Citations Affected: IC 25-1-23. Synopsis: Reporting on gender transition procedures. Requires practitioners who perform gender transition procedures to report on a quarterly basis certain information to the practitioner's regulating board concerning the gender transition procedures. Requires the submitted reports to be provided to the professional licensing agency (agency) to be compiled as an annual report. Requires the agency to post the annual report on the agency's website and submit the report to the general assembly. Effective: July 1, 2026. Smith H, Barrett, McGuire, Carbaugh January 8, 2026, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health. 2026 IN 1427—LS 6909/DI 104 Introduced Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026) PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts between statutes enacted by the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly. HOUSE BILL No. 1427 A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: 1 SECTION 1. IC 25-1-23 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS 2 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 3 1, 2026]: 4 Chapter 23. Reporting on Gender Transition Procedures 5 Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 25-1-22 apply to this chapter. 6 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "practitioner" has the meaning 7 set forth in IC 25-1-9-2. 8 Sec. 3. (a) A practitioner who performs any gender transition 9 procedure (as defined in IC 25-1-22-5) shall report the 10 performance of the procedures on a quarterly basis to the 11 practitioner's regulating board. 12 (b) The report by the practitioner under subsection (a) must 13 include the following: 14 (1) The county in which each gender transition procedure was 15 performed. 16 (2) The type of gender transition procedure performed. 17 (c) Each board that receives a report under this section shall 2026 IN 1427—LS 6909/DI 104 2 1 compile the reports on a quarterly basis not later than five (5) 2 business days after the receipt of the quarterly reports from the 3 practitioners and submit the summarized report to the professional 4 licensing agency. 5 (d) Not later than March 1 of each year, the professional 6 licensing agency shall compile each report from a regulating board 7 under subsection (c) into an annual report for the preceding 8 calendar year. The report shall be sorted by county and by gender 9 transition procedure. 10 (e) A report under this section may not provide personally 11 identifying information concerning a patient. 12 Sec. 4. The professional licensing agency shall do the following 13 concerning the annual report under section 3(d) of this chapter: 14 (1) Submit the annual report to the general assembly in an 15 electronic format under IC 5-14-6. 16 (2) Post the annual report on the professional licensing 17 agency's website. 2026 IN 1427—LS 6909/DI 104