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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 139: Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding.

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

SB 139 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding. Primary sponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Julie Olthoff (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Public Law 69.

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.

Exempts a woman who is breastfeeding from jury duty. Sets forth requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stacey DonatoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Blake DoriotPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Linda RogersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Julie OlthoffPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Jim BuckCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Becky CashCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Joanna KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Jenny MeltzerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Mike YoungCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35

“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. Public Law 69
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Signed by the Speaker
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate
  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments
  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 340: yeas 98, nays 0
  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  10. Representative Cash added as cosponsor
  11. Representative Meltzer added as cosponsor
  12. Representative King added as cosponsor

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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