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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 176: Nursing matters.

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 176 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Nursing matters. Primary sponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Signed by the Governor.

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Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad BarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Tyler JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Ed CharbonneauPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Shelli YoderPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Scott AlexanderCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Ron AltingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Vaneta BeckerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Bob BehningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Mike BohacekCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Jim BuckCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Justin BuschCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Michael CriderCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
J.D. FordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Sue GlickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Andrea HunleyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
La Keisha JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Jean LeisingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate42
Danny LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
David NiezgodskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Rodney PolCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Fady QaddouraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Jeff RaatzCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Robin ShacklefordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Mark SpencerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Greg TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Jim TomesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate49

“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 45
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker
  5. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 303: yeas 49, nays 0
  6. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  7. Motion to concur filed
  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments
  9. Representative Lopez added as cosponsor
  10. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 284: yeas 90, nays 0
  11. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

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