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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana House Bill 1324 requires total purchase prices in consumer advertising to include all mandatory fees
Last action · January 8, 2026: Representative Morris added as coauthorSponsors: Ragen Hatcher and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana House Bill 1324 classifies the display or advertisement of any price that omits mandatory fees and charges as a , effective July 1, 2026. The requirement applies to suppliers advertising purchase prices, excluding government-imposed taxes or fees and reasonably expected shipping and handling charges for goods.
- Indiana's deceptive consumer sales act governs commercial practices and prohibits various forms of misrepresentation and unfair conduct in consumer transactions. 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.
Consumers
Suppliers
Suppliers must include all required fees and charges in their advertised purchase prices or face liability for deceptive acts.
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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
3 actions- Jan 8, 2026HouseRepresentative Morris added as coauthor
- Jan 6, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Jan 6, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Hatcher
Version history
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Expansion of Deceptive Trade Practices
The bill broadens Indiana's deceptive consumer sales act provisions to explicitly capture hidden fee advertising structures.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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