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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 182: Gender issues.

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 182 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Gender issues. Primary sponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Martin Carbaugh (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Representative Isa added as cosponsor.

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.

Defines "female", "male", "gender", and "sex" for all Indiana statutes. Provides that the department of correction shall assign an offender, including a delinquent offender, to a facility or program that is based on the offender's sex. States that a local health officer shall mark the sex of an individual as male or female on a birth certificate. Provides that the Indiana department of health may make an addition to a birth certificate, for purposes of paternity, in certain situations. Provides the circumstances for when the sex designation on a birth certificate can be amended. Requires public schools, including charter schools, and state educational institutions to designate a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area as follows: (1) For the exclusive use of the male sex. (2) For the exclusive use of the female sex. Provides, with exceptions, that an individual shall only use a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area that is designated for the sex that is the individual's sex. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Prohibits public schools, including charter schools, and state educational institutions from requiring a student to share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex, unless the individual who is a member of the opposite sex is a family member. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz BrownPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Tyler JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Chris GartenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate45
Martin CarbaughPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81
David AbbottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Gary ByrneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Tony IsaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Julie McGuireCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
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. Representative Isa added as cosponsor
  2. Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
  4. Referred to the House
  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 101: yeas 37, nays 8
  6. Cosponsor: Representative McGuire
  7. House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh
  8. Senator Young M added as coauthor
  9. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  10. Amendment #2 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote
  11. Senator Byrne added as coauthor
  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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