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HB 1465

Office of administrative law proceedings.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jenny Meltzer

HB 1465 creates a centralized Office of Administrative Law Proceedings to consolidate Indiana's administrative hearings from dispersed agencies into one entity with dedicated judges.

First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Bill Summary · HB 1465

Legislative bill overview

HB 1465 establishes an Office of Administrative Law Proceedings in Indiana, creating a centralized entity to handle administrative hearings and proceedings across state agencies. The bill would consolidate what are currently dispersed administrative law functions into a dedicated office with professional administrative law judges.

Why is this important

Administrative proceedings affect thousands of Hoosiers annually through licensing disputes, unemployment benefits appeals, professional regulation hearings, and other agency decisions. A centralized office could improve consistency, efficiency, and due process protections across the state's administrative systems, though it represents a significant structural change to how agencies currently operate independently.

Potential points of contention

  • Agency autonomy concerns: Agencies may resist centralizing control over their hearings, viewing it as reducing their independence and domain expertise in specialized areas
  • Implementation costs: Creating a new office with administrative law judges requires budget allocation that must be justified or offset elsewhere
  • Jurisdictional scope: Unclear which agencies would fall under this office's authority and whether all administrative proceedings would be included, potentially creating coordination conflicts
  • Judicial vs. administrative balance: Questions about whether centralized judges would adequately understand specialized agency missions or apply uniform standards inappropriately to different regulatory contexts

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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