SB0176: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.
Page last updated: Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
- Current Chamber: senate
- Origin Chamber: senate
- Description: Nursing matters.
Legislators
Authors (3)
Coauthors (20)
- Senator Vaneta Becker (Republican)
- Senator Justin Busch (Republican)
- Senator Mike Bohacek (Republican)
- Senator Jean Leising (Republican)
- Senator Michael Crider (Republican)
- Senator La Keisha Jackson (Democratic)
- Senator J.D. Ford (Democratic)
- Senator Lonnie Randolph (Democratic)
- Senator Scott Alexander (Republican)
- Senator Ron Alting (Republican)
- Senator Jeff Raatz (Republican)
- Senator James Buck (Republican)
- Senator Susan Glick (Republican)
- Senator Andrea Hunley (Democratic)
- Senator Mark Spencer (Democratic)
- Senator Fady Qaddoura (Democratic)
- Senator Rodney Pol (Democratic)
- Senator David Niezgodski (Democratic)
- Senator Greg Taylor (Democratic)
- Senator James Tomes (Republican)
Sponsors (1)
Cosponsors (3)
Advisors (0)
Conferees (0)
Actions (34 total)
- Apr 9, 2025, 8:00 PM: Public Law 45
- Apr 9, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the Governor
- Apr 2, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the President of the Senate
- Mar 31, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the Speaker
- Mar 27, 2025, 11:10 AM: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 303: yeas 49, nays 0
- Mar 26, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Mar 24, 2025, 12:33 PM: Motion to concur filed
- Mar 21, 2025, 7:23 AM: Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Mar 20, 2025, 8:01 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 284: yeas 90, nays 0
- Mar 20, 2025, 7:55 AM: Representative Lopez added as cosponsor
- Mar 17, 2025, 9:46 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Mar 13, 2025, 7:38 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Mar 3, 2025, 11:30 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
- Jan 24, 2025, 5:29 AM: Referred to the House
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:28 AM: Senator Tomes added as coauthor
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:28 AM: Senator Taylor G added as coauthor
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:28 AM: Senators Hunley, Spencer, Qaddoura, Pol, Niezgodski added as coauthors
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:28 AM: Senator Glick added as coauthor
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:28 AM: Senator Buck added as coauthor
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:28 AM: Senators Alting and Raatz added as coauthors
- Jan 23, 2025, 10:28 AM: Senator Alexander added as coauthor
- Jan 23, 2025, 9:53 AM: Cosponsors: Representatives Behning and Shackleford
- Jan 23, 2025, 9:52 AM: House sponsor: Representative Barrett
- Jan 23, 2025, 9:48 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 16: yeas 49, nays 0
- Jan 21, 2025, 9:55 AM: Senator Charbonneau added as second author
- Jan 21, 2025, 9:07 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Jan 16, 2025, 6:16 AM: Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- Jan 16, 2025, 6:16 AM: Senators Becker, Busch, Bohacek, Leising, Crider, Jackson L, Ford J.D. added as coauthors
- Jan 16, 2025, 6:16 AM: Senator Johnson T added as third author
- Jan 16, 2025, 6:16 AM: Senator Johnson T removed as coauthor
- Jan 16, 2025, 5:07 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 13, 2025, 9:15 AM: Senator Johnson T added as coauthor
- Jan 8, 2025, 7:16 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
- Jan 8, 2025, 7:16 AM: Authored by Senator Yoder
Digest
Adds members to the Indiana state board of nursing and changes the required qualifications for certain members. Amends the requirements that an individual applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse must meet. Provides that an applicant for a state accredited program of practical nursing (program) is not required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Requires a student of the program to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before completing the program.