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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1254: Various dental matters; respiratory care.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1254 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Various dental matters; respiratory care. Primary sponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Signed by the Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amends the educational requirements for dental hygienists. Amends the requirements for administration of nitrous oxide by a dental hygienist. Allows the state board of dentistry to establish additional requirements for an applicant who has failed the licensure examination at least three times. Amends the licensure and temporary permit requirements for respiratory care practitioners.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lori Goss-ReavesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Liz BrownPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Lindsay PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor
  2. Public Law 59
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. Signed by the Speaker
  6. House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 367: yeas 90, nays 2
  7. Motion to concur filed
  8. Returned to the House with amendments
  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 44, nays 1
  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source