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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 172: Administrative rulemaking.

Passed one chamber 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 172 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Administrative rulemaking. Primary sponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Doug Miller (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Reassigned to Committee on Ways and Means.

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Official summary

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

Provides that if the implementation and compliance costs of a proposed rule, provisional rule, or interim rule exceed $100,000 (instead of $1,000,000) over a two year period: (1) the rule cannot be published in the Indiana Register until the budget committee has reviewed the rule; (2) the budget agency and the office of management and budget may not approve any part of the proposed rule prior to review by the budget committee; and (3) in the case of a provisional rule or an interim rule, the governor may not approve a rule prior to the budget committee's review of the rule. Provides that an agency may adopt a rule only if the agency has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the governor that certain circumstances exist. Specifies that provisional and interim rulemaking may be used only under specified circumstances if the combined implementation and compliance costs would not exceed $500,000 for businesses, units, and individuals if effective over a two year period.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tyler JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Chris GartenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate45
Liz BrownPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Doug MillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Garrett BascomCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Ed CharbonneauCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Aaron FreemanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Eric KochCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate44

“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. Reassigned to Committee on Ways and Means
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
  3. Referred to the House
  4. Senator Koch added as coauthor
  5. Cosponsor: Representative Bascom
  6. House sponsor: Representative Miller D
  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 98: yeas 46, nays 0
  8. Senators Freeman, Charbonneau added as coauthors
  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  10. Senator Garten added as second author
  11. Senator Brown L added as third author
  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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