LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6906 NOTE PREPARED: Dec 30, 2024
BILL NUMBER: HB 1239 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Stillbirth Prevention Program.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Summers BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State
XDEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill establishes the Stillbirth Prevention Through Fetal Movement Pilot
Program for the purpose of providing evidence based information on the importance of tracking fetal
movement in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent stillbirths, to be administered by the Indiana
Department of Health (IDOH). It allows the IDOH to award grants to increase education and the distribution
of materials on tracking fetal movement in the third trimester of pregnancy. It requires grantees to report
specified information on a quarterly and annual basis.
This bill creates a fund and appropriates $250,000 for the program. It also expires the program December
31, 2027.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The bill appropriates $250,000 from the state General Fund for the FY
2026 and FY 2027 biennium to the Stillbirth Prevention Through Fetal Movement Pilot Program Fund, a
nonreverting fund established in the bill. The bill also establishes the Stillbirth Prevention Through Fetal
Movement Pilot Program to award grants, as prescribed in the bill. The program sunsets on December 31,
2027.
The bill requires the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) to administer the program and fund. This will
increase workload for the agency but should be able to be implemented using existing staffing and resources.
[The bill requires costs for administering the fund to be paid from the fund. The IDOH’s administrative
expenditures are currently paid from the Tobacco Master Settlement Fund, a dedicated fund.]
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
HB 1239 1 State Agencies Affected: Indiana Department of Health.
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources:
Fiscal Analyst: Jason Barrett, 317-232-9809.
HB 1239 2