Indiana Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
INDIANA Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
(Adjourned on April 24, 2025)
5 pet related items were proposed during the 2025 legislative session, 3 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 1333 | Landlord Pet Policies – Cat Declawing: Amends Title 32 (Property), Article 31 (Landlord-Tenant Relations), Chapter 5 (Rental Agreements; Right of Access) of Indiana Code by creating a new section to provided that a rental agreement may not require a tenant to declaw a cat as a condition of the rental agreement. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| SB 112 | Service Animals – Public Accommodation: Amends Title 16 (Health), Article 32 (Persons with Disabilities), Chapter 3.5 (Service Animals) of Indiana Code to: (1) amend the definition of “service animal” to include a service animal in training for purposes of provisions governing service animals on the premises of a public accommodation; and (20) provide that misrepresenting an animal as a service animal to obtain a right or privilege in a public accommodation is a Class C infraction. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
| ORD 2025001 | New Palestine Reptile/Exotic Animal Restrictions Ordinance: Proposed ordinance amends Title 5 (General Regulations), Chapter 50 (Animals) of New Palestine, IN Town Code by adding provisions to restrict the sale, transfer, display and possession of reptiles, dangerous and exotic animals. | PENDING |
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