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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana HB 1063 expands deceptive consumer sales laws to government agency transactions
Last action · January 8, 2026: Representative Morris added as coauthorSponsors: Mike Andrade and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana HB 1063 expands the deceptive consumer sales act to cover products and services provided to state and local agencies, effective July 1, 2026. Under the bill, the state attorney general enforces actions involving state agencies, while actions are handled by local attorneys unless the local unit requests attorney general intervention. Courts are granted authority to issue injunctions, order escrow payments of unlawfully received funds, and award investigation costs in these actions.
State and local government agencies purchasing goods or services gain formal consumer protection enforcement mechanisms under state trade laws, shifting legal recourse options for public sector contracts.
- The Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act governs trade practices and provides legal remedies for consumers subjected to unfair or deceptive business acts. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Agencies
State agencies are included under consumer transaction and supplier definitions, enabling legal action through the attorney general for deceptive practices.
Local Agencies
Local agencies gain statutory protections for product and service acquisitions, with enforcement handled by local attorneys or the attorney general upon request.
Suppliers
Entities providing products or services to state and local government bodies are subject to state deceptive consumer sales regulations and potential court penalties.
Key Facts
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Who handles deceptive sales actions involving a local government agency?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Jan 8, 2026HouseRepresentative Morris added as coauthor
- Jan 5, 2026HouseRepresentative Pierce K removed as coauthor
- Dec 5, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Dec 5, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representatives Teshka, Pierce K, Slager
- Dec 5, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Andrade
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Expansion to Public Procurement
Shifts transactions involving state and local government agencies into the scope of the state deceptive consumer sales act.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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